Boykin Spaniel
United States
Male: 15.5-18 inch ( 39-46 cm) Female: 14-16.5 inches ( 35-42 cm)
Not specified
The Boykin Spaniel is a not recognized by the FCI breed of dog in the United States that is recognized by the AKC since 2009. The breed is the official state dog of South Carolina.
Origin and History
The Boykin Spaniel was first bred in the early 20th century in Spartanburg in the U.S. state of South Carolina as a breed and is named after its Erstzüchter Lemuel Whitaker Boykin ( 1861-1932 ) named. Boykin, who organized hunting trips for tourists got the stray dogs Dumpy from a friend who had found him behind a church. This dog stood in the sequence as an excellent water dog out, but he was less than a retriever and so worried when hunting from a boat for less vibration.
Boykin crossed Dumpy with the likewise unclaimed bitch Singo, which he had found in a Tiertransportbox at the station of Camden and has been described as a reddish brown and spaniel -like. The Boykin Spaniel goes back to the progeny from this cross. Over time, however, other breeds were bred again and again, as the Boykin Spaniel was bred at the time purely as a working dog.
In the 1960s, for the first time a stud book was opened. In the late 1990s, a group of breeders be applied for AKC recognition, which meant that the Boykin Spaniel was first issued in 2008 in the Miscellaneous Class. 2009, the definitive recognition by the AKC, who then assigned the race of the Sporting Group.
Description
The Boykin Spaniel is a versatile, compact -built hound type spaniel. He should be able to move in the terrain agile and quite fast and is just be persistent enough to hunt all day long can. His physique is well balanced, slightly longer than tall, ideal 35-46 cm shoulder height.
The coat of the Boykin Spaniel is medium long, straight to slightly wavy, and consists of a short, dense undercoat and a medium long outer coat, longer on ears, chest, abdomen and legs. The color is brown or liver-colored in different shades, with a small white spot on the chest is tolerated.
Use
Versatile hunting and retriever especially for water hunting, and increasingly family dog.
Nature
The Boykin Spaniel is generally friendly and a willing working dog for hunting, which is relatively easy to train. He seeks human companionship and usually gets along well with children and other dogs. Characters from the aggressiveness and pronounced aversion are errors and must be punished in the assessment.