Description: The Welsh Springer Spaniel is a lovely dog, to look at, that is a working dog of medium size. The head is slightly round but in good proportion to the body. The muzzle is about the same length as the skull but is square in shape. This dogs' nose is an opened nostril dog and the colour is black or brown depending on the coat colour. The Spaniel Welsh Springer teeth are level or scissor in bite. The eyes are oval in shape and brown, ranging from dark to light. These are fairly wide set. Long ears, which are set close to the head and hang from eye level, have fringed hair reach down to the cheeks of the dog. The Spaniel Welsh Springer tail is docked, in countries that permit docking, setting the tail to the top line and is level; this is carried parallel to the back. The height in dogs is 17-19 inches and in the bitches it is 16-18 inches. The weight is for dogs 40-45 pounds and in the bitches it is 35-45 pounds. The coat is soft, flat and wavy or straight. This is medium in length with feathering on the ears and tail, this should be light. Colouring is red and white with all patterning accepted.

History: This dog, the Welsh Springer Spaniel, is a descendant of the English Springer Spaniel. The breed dates back to 1300 AD and this was called the "Cocker" this is a large family including Clumber, Sussex, the Irish Water Spaniels, to name a few. The needs of the hunt started to sort out the type, and needs of use for this breed. The most obvious being if the dog was needed for water or land. The Welsh Springer Spaniel was classed as a separate breed in the 1800. The role of this dog was to find and spring the game. The Welsh Springer Spaniel is very resilient and can work in all weathers. This breed has good stamina and can work for hours at a time. The Spaniel Welsh Springer dog can wander, and so training is very important. Talents this dog is known for are; retrieving, gun dog, tracking, watchdog and hunting.