Dog
Group:
Sporting 
Boykin Spaniel Champions
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Pronunciation:
(BOY-kin SPAN-yel)
Breed Description:
In temperament the Boykin Spaniel breed of dog is friendly and eager to please. They make very good pets and companions and have a very amicable disposition.
Height:
stands between 14 and 18 inches tall at the shoulder
Weight:
between 25 and 40 pounds
Exercise:
The Boykin Spaniel breed of dog is still a hunting dog and these dogs need a great deal of exercise. If you get a Boykin as a pet you will need to make sure that the dog gets regular daily exercise, preferably more than just a walk. Otherwise they can be prone to chew on things in the house.
Life Expectancy:
The Boykin Spaniel breed of dog may live 14-16 years.
Grooming:
The Boykin has a medium length coat with feathering so you will need to groom your dog regularly. As with all spaniels, regular ear cleaning is a must in order to avoid ear infections.
Origin:
The Boykin Spaniel breed of dog dates back to the early 1900s when Alexander White of Spartanburg, SC, saw a small brown spaniel-type dog wandering around after a church service. Thinking the dog was a stray, he took the dog home with him. He soon discovered that the dog had some hunting abilities and turned the dog over to his friend and hunting partner L. Whitaker Boykin. With Boykin training the dog, “Dumpy,” as he was dubbed, became an exceptional hunting dog, excelling in water retrieving and on land. The Boykin Spaniel breed of dog was developed from this one dog, with crosses to the American Water Spaniel, Springer Spaniels, Pointers and Chesapeake Bay Retrievers.
Today the Boykin Spaniel breed of dog is used as both a water retriever, a retriever of upland game birds, a turkey dog, and even being used on deer hunts. The Boykin Spaniel breed of dog is the official state dog of South Carolina. The Boykin Spaniel will become an officially recognized AKC breed in 2010, moving into the Sporting Group.
Comments
The standards for all the breeds accepted to the AKC are used here for breed information, and those not part of the AKC are resourced from FCI standard information, where it is written and coded into the club rules for those breeds.
