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- AKC group
Sporting
- Size
Medium
- Height
44.5–52 cm
- Weight
13.5–18.1 kg
- Energy
High
- Energy notes
High: this is a working gundog in the standards’ own terms. FCI lists pointing dogs as the utilization and requires a working trial; The Kennel Club describes a very energetic hunt-point-retrieve dog, while AKC calls the breed strong, vigorous, energetic, and quick.
- Trainability
High
- Coat
A dense, medium-length coat that is flat or slightly wavy, never curly.
- Origin
France
- Temperament
The standard picture is alert, happy, sociable, and mentally balanced. AKC calls for a happy, alert dog, neither mean nor shy; FCI adds adaptability, an intelligent and attentive expression, sociability, and mental balance.
- AKC group
Sporting
- Size
Medium
- Height
48–51 cm (AKC ideals)
- Weight
~18–23 kg (AKC)
- Energy
High
- Energy notes
High. The AKC standard says the Springer is built for endurance and suggests 'power, endurance and agility,' and the Kennel Club recommends more than two hours of exercise a day.
- Trainability
High
- Coat
The Springer has a medium-length outer coat, flat or wavy, over a short, soft, dense undercoat, and together they make the dog largely waterproof, weatherproof and thornproof.
- Origin
United Kingdom
- Temperament
The AKC standard describes the typical Springer as friendly, eager to please, quick to learn and willing to obey, a tractable dog that is easy to handle in the field. The FCI and Kennel Club call it friendly, happy and biddable.
