A fierce hunter with a kind heart | Springer Spaniel 

I caught that too, not too fond of the spritzer either.

Our stiff upper lip shall never be compromised 🤣

Nice say😁👍

Dawn Michelle, my dog hates being brushed, the only difference between Griffin and Bella is she lets you know all about that and how upset she is at you, for taking care of her,and Griffin doesn’t bark, howl loudly or try to escape me when the shower/ groom process is about to begin.

English gentlemen raped and ransacked half the world, but yes haha muh tee time, innit.

What was his name ?

@@seth1455 what a thoughtful question.. and now I want to know as well. :)

@@seth1455 His name was Chester!

Aww what an amazing coincidence we have similar stories! I too had a English Springer named Chester only that I grew up with him and he almost made to 16, passed away the summer we both turned 15. So 25 years ago here. He also was also one in a million 💕

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It's funny that he stuck his tongue out everytime his nails were clipped XD

@@menschlicherroboter6791 He was doing that because he was nervous.

@@menschlicherroboter6791 A dog licking his lips is a sign of nervousness.

Beautiful story. Thank you

This is so cute 💜 aww I'm glad you got to spend time with her 💘💘💘

what a great story! We gave our spaniel a nice elegant name before we discovered her love of muddy puddles and getting dirty at every opportunity. Now her nickname is "wriggles" in Chinese and it couldn't suit her better. I'm just happy to be able to give something else such a nice life full of exploration and waggy tails!

Aww, I know you must miss Wags. So glad you guys saved her and have her a good home! Beautiful story ❤️

Wags was an angel.

I was a boi. They were two girls. Can I make IT any more obvious? I am RU-vid's ALPHA MALE. Acknowledge IT, dear james

@@AxxLAfriku p pardon?

@@skullsnbones_ It's a bot, report and move on

I have a working spaniel. He's does his job when he's called upon but an absolute nutter at home and loves EVERYONE especially kids. Perhaps we're just lucky that he can switch between roles with ease lol. Such a sweet lad he is.

@@AxxLAfriku OK avril levigne

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Burs are the worst. Had a long hair shitzu get them on her head and ears. I had to use a flea comb to get them out. It took a long time.

My mom's apartment has chestnut trees and when her Shih Tzu/Bicchon mix was a puppy, he'd hide chestnuts in his mouth (I swear I'm not trying to make a joke, lol) and get leaves in his fur. I'd bring him back inside and while plucking the leaves out, I'd notice he's not looking at me and kept guiltily averting his eyes. That's when I'd get him to spit out his hoard, lol. He'd look both ashamed of his actions and mad that I took them away 😂

Have you any advice for dealing with burrs? I have a cocker spaniel and a spaniel mix and and they occasionally get little burrs and sticks and things stuck to them

@@dariel7001 We used to just pick/comb/cut out the real bad ones. There's a video of a lady using coconut oil on her samoyed dogs that apparently works good too, for the real stubborn ones

@@dariel7001 A flea comb has worked for me but it is a nuisance.

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Can confirm the mud xD I spent maybe a year of my childhood putting down newspaper for him to dry off in a backroom after coming back from exercise. Drowned in mud and then perfectly clean.

"Hey, I just point at the birds, run and grab 'em, man."

A lot of spaniels are pleasers. They have a sweet temperament and are fine with people being in charge.

Huskies are goofing off in the back of the classroom and are not very good note-takers

​@@Mhill08huskies are the stars of the track team. My sister had one who kept running away. We got calls from people all over town telling us that they'd found her dog. 😂

Spingers definitley have a lot of personality in their eyes, especially the liver and white ones it seems. I've had 3 black and whites and 1 liver, and the liver has these beautiful, almost human like eyes. Her eyelashes are super long and pretty too, almost like she has extensions

Best of luck!

I have a friend who was adopted in India when she was 3 and brought to the US. Her home had a husky, and she was so scared of it at first, but now she loves dogs! I’m sure you will get over your fear too☺️

@@kittywizard7777 thank you 😊

@@Nancy-in4tn Dogs are the best! They have so much unconditional love to give you. Dogs are the best friend you could ever have. I'm proud of you for trying to overcome that fear! ❤🙂

Yey! I’m so happy you found this helpful.

The owners have taken good care of him!

Our GSP is like that. People think he’s 2-3, but he’s 8.

I have a Brittany Spaniel who never grew to full size so everyone thinks he's a puppy despite him being 8! They're naturally young looking dogs anyway though until they go grey :)

You took the words out of my mouth - a real baby face 😍

I grew up with a springer, people thought she was a puppy even through she was over 12 years old.

Thank heavens spaniels have a really long life! Hope your elder one sees a few years longer!!

@@Entropy__ Thank you, we do too! At least another year maybe. ♥️

When I was younger, our spaniel (when she was a puppy)used to unlock her crate from the inside, and then open our other dogs crate. The spaniel would get on top of any table/counter/shelf to get food despite the gates and barriers in place. Truly a remarkably smart dog lol

Growing up, my family obtained a rejected Springer from the breeder for free. My dad wanted a pure bred dog but didn't want to pay (that's another story). The dog was soooooo naughty and incredibly fearless. Granted he was not properly trained he would run for hours and dive for rocks in the creek and seemingly not tire. Omg he was a terrible escape artist, charging the door if anyone came to visit where he'd run around around tramping flowers for ours. We could not train him to stay off furniture. As soon as we left he'd sit on my mom's luxury sofa like a king with a view out the bay window. He also swiped a sandwich right out of my dad's hands mid-bite. He liked starting fights with other dogs-- nothing malicious, he was just an ass trying to hump everyone. He jumped off the roof of a house, landing on an umbrella table, got hit by a car, ate rat poison and drank gallons of filthy creek water and he lived to be 16 until we had to put him down. He was even excited to go to his final destination and fought until the very end. I feel badly that he wasn't properly trained, but he'd been returned twice to the breeder. He really did his own thing and I believe in his mind the punishment was always worth the crime.

MsPuggles “nothing malicious just being an ass and trying to hump everyone” 😂😂😂 thank you for sharing!

​@RaniaIsAwesome Sounds like springer rage/guarding behaviour. It happens when they're not trained out of it and gets worse if you don't get a handle on it. It certainly wasn't normal for your dog to attack you - springers are normally much more controlled than that and love kids to the point of deference.

​​​@@itsonlysound Good thoughts. We've had springers (no secret, my YT "handle") all our lives. Rage, despite the reports (it's the squeaky wheels, however rare, that get heard and then proliferated "out there" - making it seem a more regular "thing" - not the good ones) - an anomaly borne out of abuse and/or bad back-yard or irresponsible puppy mill breeding and/or (exacerbated by) combo of poor/absent socialization and even rudimentary training. I had one, beautiful 5 yr male rescue that was heading that direction were it not for our intervention... Some discipline (gentle but firm) letting him know he was loved but definitely not the alpha in the house, and some training--admittedly more difficult if older-- staved off most of if. Maybe 5% remained, an occasional "where did that come from?" no-teeth throat growl "brain tick" if he was displeased with something that we said or did... Remnant from abuse (unknown if...) or other combo of the above "maladies." Incredible dogs, I am biased, but to me the greatest-- and as so many have said those eyes!... but as with any breed (except Goldens - am sure not true but at least it seems!), know--via as much research as you can re background--what you're getting.

I love when dogs have pet cats! Someone summed it up in comments on a video from the Dodo: “When you’re a dog person but your dog is a cat person.”

@@catc8927 I couldn’t agree more! 🤣

Our Springer puppy is definitely the older Springer's baby. He loves that puppy and really mommies her.

Gotta balance out the huskies and Mayonnaise's of the world somehow 🤣🤣

You could basically buy a tennis ball...and throw it. They will chase for /days/; tiring them out is near bloody impossible. I tried with my guy :P

Same! My european english springer is ready for an adventure but after about 30 minutes she falls asleep for the rest of the day. On top of me. 🤣🤣

@@carolinegarrett3542 I've been searching so hard for a euro springer in the states but it's difficult to find for me. Which country did u get your pup from? 🐶

@@fishnuggets6624 Lone Star Springers!! Located in Texas.

Uhhh what? Sounds like my kinda dog!!

My guy looked basically the same until he was 12-13; and lived to 16. They last a long time if exercised!

@@Entropy__ Thanks for the info, I’ve always liked ESP’s they just seem to be a real “peoples dog” if that makes sense.

@@Smokeyr67 Ye. Definitely planning on getting one, once have a mortgage sorted. Bloody adulthood is far less than that I thought growing up!

That might look cute, but the dog is trying to tell you it's anxious. Unfortunately, that's just part of needing to get nails clipped.

@@1AnimalWhisperer So we agree then

They have that English discipline

Same here! My first dog at age 5 was a springer, and now I have 3 springer girls! RIP Scooby 2007-2021, you were the best first dog a boy could ask for 😊❤️

I had a cocker spaniel growing up who always paraded around the house when she came home from the groomer. She liked looking pretty. She even usually got a bow barrette. She got into the burrs on the edge of our deck ALL THE TIME. Nightmare!

I also had a Springer named Rocky !

Even though Spaniels seem to be powered by Duracell, most of them are well behaved if properly trained and socialized. They are a great family dog for active people.

Hi 👋 dear, how are you doing?

Is that a thing?? My mo is almost 70 years old with a spaniel puppy 3mos

Ours don't have that problem. I do clean their ears every few months (now that I learnt how to do it from GWTD) but I wouldn't say they ever had lots of wax