ESSFTA’s Top Twenty
2026 National Specialty
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ESSFTA’s Top Twenty is an independent event held alongside the ESSFTA National Specialty, focusing on celebrating excellence within the English Springer Spaniel breed. The Top Twenty Committee has organized this event to honor the top English Springer Spaniels that achieved remarkable success in conformation, performance, and field activities during the previous year, utilizing the ESSFTA ranking system. Invited dogs receive recognition through an invitation to the annual event, a rosette, and occasionally a trophy to commemorate their Top 20 ranking.
This event aims to honor, educate, and entertain judges, exhibitors, breeders, and dog enthusiasts, while also acknowledging the contributions of breeders, handlers, and owners. The conformation competition serves as a motivational challenge for breeders and owners to focus on producing English Springer Spaniels that excel in structure, movement, temperament, and conformation, as outlined in the AKC-approved breed standard.
The conformation segment of the ESSFTA’s Top Twenty employs a scoring system that highlights key attributes from the breed standard. Each dog will be assessed independently by three judges based on their adherence to these standards. The top two dogs will be distinguished with Winner and Reserve Winner rosettes. Additionally, a People’s Choice competition allows the audience to vote for their favorite dog.
An Owner-Handled People’s Choice award is presented to the dog handled by the owner that receives the most spectator votes.
Dogs and their owners from both performance and hunting categories will have the chance to showcase their accomplished English Springer Spaniels to an appreciative audience, competing for the Performance People’s Choice award.
