Dogs

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN England

MOST SUITED AS Field sports dog and family pet.

WEIGHT
The weight is about 36kg (79lb) for dogs and 30kg (66lb) for bitches.

COAT
The Clumber Spaniel has a dense coat of medium length silken hair. The colour is usually white with lemon markings, although orange markings are also permissible.

CARE REQUIRED
The coat must be groomed regularly with brush and comb and the ear passages should be kept clean. Some of them have trouble with irritation of the ear but there are special lotions which provide relief. Occasionally it will become necessary to trim them back to breed standard, removing the unruly hairs which stick out, leaving the dog looking first class once more. If too much hair grows under the ears, it is best not to wait until the next overall trim to clip this.

CHARACTER
The Clumber Spaniel is a gentle-natured, equable, cheerful, yet noble dog which has a good memory, a considerable stamina, and is calm indoors.

TRAINING
The good memory combined with the fact that it likes to do things for its handler make this a fairly easily taught pupil.

SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
Clumber Spaniels get on well with other dogs and that is true also for cats and other house­hold animals. They are usually very trustworthy with children but they will avoid strangers - unlike the American Cocker Spaniel these are not dogs that are friends with everybody.

EXERCISE
The Clumber Spaniel is primarily a field sports dog but it has no difficulty in adapting its exer­cise needs to the family. Watch the diet carefully if they do not get much exercise.