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There were only 37 Skye Terrier puppies registered with the Kennel Club in 2010 There are only 60 KC registered Harriers in the UK in 2023. Vulnerable Native Breeds are a group of dog breeds originating in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and identified by The Kennel Club (KC) as having annual registration numbers of 300 puppies or fewer within the UK. [1]
The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) is the UK's leading veterinary charity, carrying out more than one million free veterinary consultations a year.It was founded in 1917 by Maria Dickin to provide care for sick and injured animals of the poor.
Max (12 August 2007 – 6 April 2022) was [1] an English Springer Spaniel pet dog who in February 2021 became the first ever pet to receive the PDSA Order of Merit, an award which is considered the animal equivalent of the OBE and is normally reserved for dogs such as police dogs or service dogs. [2] [3] He died on 6 April 2022. [4] [5] [6]
The Clumber Spaniel is the largest of the English spaniel breeds, [1] and is long and heavy-bodied, standing only 17 to 20 inches (43 to 51 cm) in height but weighing from 55 to 85 pounds (25 to 39 kg). [2]
The English Cocker Spaniel is a breed of gun dog. It is noteworthy for producing one of the most varied numbers of pups in a litter among all dog breeds. The English Cocker Spaniel is an active, good-natured, sporting dog [1] standing well up at the withers and compactly built. [2] There are "field" or "working" cockers and "house" cockers.
The Sussex Spaniel is a low compact spaniel similar in appearance, but not in colour, to a Clumber Spaniel. It is normally no taller than 15–16 in (38–41 cm) at the withers and the usual weight range is 45–50 lb (20–23 kg) with a roughly rectangular appearance. [ 4 ]
The Kennel Club (UK) designated all medium legged spaniels which were not Clumber nor Sussex Spaniels as English Springer Spaniels in 1902. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The Norfolk Spaniel was included under this designation, with the term "Norfolk Spaniel" considered for use to cover these types of spaniels, but ultimately rejected as the Club believed that ...
The Welsh Springer Spaniel (Welsh: Llamgi Cymru or Tarfgi Cymru) is a breed of dog and a member of the spaniel family. Thought to be comparable to the old Land Spaniel, they are similar to the English Springer Spaniel and historically have been referred to as both the Welsh Spaniel and the Welsh Cocker Spaniel. They were relatively unknown ...