Puppyfinder
  • Email
  • Facebook
44 (0) 1934 710100
  • Home
    • Puppy Farms
    • Puppies on the Internet
    • Puppy Sales Danger Signs
  • Breeds
    • Gundogs
      • Gundog Gallery
      • American Cocker Spaniel
      • Bracco Italiano
      • Brittany
      • Chesapeake Bay Retriever
      • Clumber Spaniel
      • Cocker Spaniel
        • Cocker Spaniel Rescue
      • Curly Coated Retriever
      • English Pointer
      • English Setter
      • English Springer Spaniel
      • Field Spaniel
      • Flatcoated Retriever
      • German Shorthaired Pointer
      • Golden Retriever
        • Golden Retriever Rescue
      • Gordon Setter
      • Hungarian Vizsla
      • Irish Red and White Setter
      • Irish Setter
      • Irish Water Spaniel
    • Hounds
      • Hound Breeds Gallery
      • Afghan Hound
        • Afghan Hound Rescue
      • Basenji
      • Basset Fauve de Bretagne
      • Basset Hound
      • Beagle
      • Bloodhound
      • Borzoi
      • Dachshund
      • Deerhound
      • Elkhound
      • Finnish Spitz
      • Foxhound
      • Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen
        • Gairside GBGV
      • Greyhound
      • Hamiltonstovare
      • Ibizan Hound
      • Irish Wolfhound
      • Norwegian Lundehund
      • Pharaoh Hound
      • Otterhound
      • Rhodesian Ridgeback
      • Saluki
      • Sloughi
      • Whippet
    • Pastoral
      • Pastoral Breeds Gallery
      • Anatolian Shepherd Dog
      • Australian Cattle Dog
      • Australian Shepherd Dog
      • Bearded Collie
      • Belgian Shepherd
      • Bernese Mountain Dog
      • Bergamasco
      • Border Collie
      • Briard
      • Estrela Mountain Dog
      • Finnish Lapphund
      • German Shepherd Dog
      • Hungarian Komondor
      • Hungarian Kuvasz
      • Hungarian Puli
      • Lancashire Heeler
      • Maremma Sheepdog
      • Norwegian Buhund
      • Old English Sheepdog
        • Old English Sheepdog Breeders, Breed Clubs and Rescue
      • Polish Lowland Sheepdog
      • Pyrenean Mountain Dog
      • Pyrenean Sheepdog
      • Rough Collie
      • Smooth Collie
      • Swedish Lapphund
      • Swedish Vallhund
      • Welsh Corgi (Cardigan)
      • Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
    • Terrier
      • Terrier Breeds Gallery
      • Airedale Terrier
      • Australian Terrier
      • Bedlington Terrier
      • Border Terrier
      • Bull Terrier
      • Cairn Terrier
      • Cesky Terrier
      • Dandie Dinmont Terrier
      • Glen of Imaal Terrier
      • Irish Terrier
      • Kerry Blue Terrier
      • Lakeland Terrier
      • Manchester Terrier
      • Norfolk & Norwich Terriers
      • Parson Russell
      • Scottish Terrier
      • Sealyham Terrier
      • Skye Terrier
      • Smooth Fox Terrier
      • Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
      • Staffordshire Bull Terrier
      • Welsh Terrier
      • West Highland White Terrier
      • Wire Fox Terrier
    • Toys
      • Toy Breeds Gallery
      • Affenpinscher
      • Australian Silky Terrier
      • Bichon Frise
      • Bolognese
      • Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
      • Chinese Crested
      • Chihuahua
      • Coton de Tulear
      • English Toy Terrier
      • Griffon Bruxellois
      • Havanese
      • Italian Greyhound
      • Japanese Chin
      • King Charles Spaniel
      • Lowchen
      • Maltese
      • Miniature Schnauzer
      • Miniature Pinscher
      • Papillon
      • Pekingese
      • Pomeranian
      • Pug
        • Pug Gallery
      • Yorkshire Terrier
    • Utility
      • Utility Group Gallery
      • Boston Terrier
      • Bulldog
      • Canaan Dog
      • Chow Chow
      • Dalmatian
      • French Bulldog
      • German Spitz
      • Japanese Akita
      • Japanese Shiba Inu
      • Japanese Spitz
      • Keeshond
      • Lhasa Apso
      • Miniature Poodle
      • Miniature Schnauzer
      • Schipperke
      • Schnauzer
      • Shar Pei
      • Shih Tzu
      • Standard Poodle
    • Working
      • Working Breeds Gallery
      • Alaskan Malamute
      • Beauceron
      • Bernese Mountain Dog
      • Bouvier des Flandres
      • Boxer
      • Bullmastiff
      • Canadian Eskimo Dog
      • Dobermann
      • German Pinscher
      • Giant Schnauzer
      • Great Dane
      • Greenland Dog
      • Hovawart
      • Leonberger
      • Mastiff
      • Russian Black Terrier
      • Neapolitan Mastiff
      • Newfoundland
      • Portuguese Water Dog
      • Rottweiler
      • Russian Black Terrier
      • Siberian Husky
      • St Bernard
      • Tibetan Mastiff
  • Dog Breeders
    • Finding a Breeder
  • Contact Us
    • Breeder Listing
    • Rescue Listing
    • Submit Article
Home» Gundogs » Sussex Spaniel

Sussex Spaniel Breeders, Breed Clubs and Rescue

sussex_spanielThe Sussex Spaniel is very much a dog bred for a purpose; the breed was developed by Mr Fuller of Brightling in Sussex to work the heavy clay soil and dense cover on his Rosehill Estate. He worked on developing his ideal for fifty years. The Breed Standard describes him as ”Massive, strongly built. Active, energetic dog …” and he certainly is a highly distinctive dog. Close to the ground, measuring 41cm and weighing 50lbs he is built to plough through any cover. Unlike most gundogs the Sussex Spaniel gives tongue when working.

The Sussex Spaniel has had some low points during the last hundred years. The two wars in Europe caused problems in most breeds as maintaining a kennel was considered frivolous and unpatriotic. However, it was fortunate enough to have a strong champion in Mrs Joy Freer of the Fourclovers affix; she devoted six decades to the Sussex, and though it reached a real low after the 1939-45 war with only 5 known dogs, with the help of an outcross organised by the Sussex Spaniel Association in the 1950s the fortunes of the breed revived.

He is a well-natured breed who would make a good addition to a country family who can offer him the exercise he needs; don’t be misled into thinking that his heavy build indicates a lazy dog. The Breed Association is keen to help owners retain their dogs working abilities, and it must be borne in mind that these qualities that have been worked at and bred for cannot just be turned off.

The Sussex Spaniel has an unusual coat; the colour is described as “rich golden liver” which makes a lovely picture on a sunny day; there is quite a lot of it with good feathering, which means that he is likely to bring a fair bit of the outside back into the house with him. Not a dog for the excessively houseproud. His heavy bone does mean that careful rearing is vital, but the Sussex Spaniel Association would certainly give all the guidance you need, as would any breeder.

Breeders

  • Sovaroma Dorset
  • Tawnyka Dorset
  • Quarr Hants
  • Marquell Derbys
  • Meggamooch Co Durham
  • Erinhill Mass

Breed Clubs

  •  Sussex Spaniel Association
  • Sussex Spaniel Society International
  • Sussex Spaniel Organisation of America
  • Heart of Ohio Sussex Spaniel Club

Rescue and Rehoming

Sussex Spaniel Association Rescue

If you are having problems with your dog first contact your breeder for support. If you are looking to adopt a Sussex contact the Breed Clubs for help.

Websites for Local Business
Lascot Hill Farm Wedmore Somerset  BS28 4QU admin@puppyfinder.org.uk 0 (44) 1934 710010

Websites for Small Businesses for £99

Copyright 2004 - 2015 puppyfinder.org.uk