French Spaniel

During this period, the French Spaniel was known to have split into several regional types.

The first French Spaniel is speculated to have originated in the middle east towards the end of the 11th century.

James de Connick established the first breed standard for the French Spaniel in 1891.

The French Spaniel has eyes of a dark amber color, and a thick tail that tapers towards the tip.

The normal color of a French Spaniel's coat is white with brown markings rather in shade from a light cinnamon to dark liver.

The French Spaniel has a friendly and outgoing personality and is well balanced and patient.

A dermatological condition known as acral mutilation and analgesia may affect French Spaniels.

The French Spaniel Club was founded in 1921, with Father Fournier as the president of the association.

Breeding between these dogs and the Arabic Greyhounds was considered inevitable, and the progeny became the first French Spaniels.

This in turn meant that the pre-existing French Spaniel split into several types specific to their own regions, which were classified according to physical appearance and hunting abilities.

The French Spaniel (Epagneul Français) is a breed of dog of the Spaniel type.

The French Spaniel and the Picardy Spaniel are considered to be the two oldest continental breeds of spaniel.

French Spaniels are also recognized by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale, and the United Kennel Club.

Club de l'Epagneul Français (France's French Spaniel Club)

This Spaniel was officially classified as a French Spaniel, and was shown at the Paris Canine Exposition.

The French Spaniel was little known outside of France and neighboring countries until it was introduced in the Canadian province of Quebec in the 1970s.

The French Spaniel is one of the two tallest spaniel breeds, being taller than the English Springer Spaniel.

In the 1850s, the Brittany (formerly known as Brittany Spaniel) was developed from crossing French Spaniels with English Setters.

A French priest named Father Fournier undertook the task of gathering the remaining French Spaniels in his Saint Hillaire kennels in order to preserve the breed.

Breeds in this group include the Blue Picardy Spaniel, the French Spaniel, the Brittany, the Pont-Audemer Spaniel, and the Small Münsterländer.

The French Spaniel was referred to as a specific type of Spaniel by 1660 and was noted as being distinctive from the King Charles Spaniel of the Holland type.

The modern French Spaniel is one of a group of recognised French Spaniels, including the Brittany, Picardy and Blue Picardy.

At the turn of the 20th century, the numbers of French Spaniels dropped so low that they nearly became extinct due to competition from foreign sporting dogs, in particular as French hunters chose to hunt particularly with English breeds of hunting dogs.

The first French Spaniel is speculated to have appeared following the Crusades of the 11th Century, and it was these breeds of dogs that were described in Gaston III of Foix-Béarn's 14th Century work Livre de Chasse.

The Club de l'Épagneul Français du Canada was formed in 1978 to ensure the French Spaniel would continue to meet breed standards and to pursue official recognition by the Canadian Kennel Club, by which the breed was recognised in 1985.