| The Boykin Spaniel is a dog that is
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| | white marking on the chest but white is
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| considered to be a truly American breed
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| | not allowed anywhere else.This Spaniel is
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| developed in South Carolina, using stock
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| | quite intelligent and eager to please,
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| from such breeds as the Chesapeake Bay
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| | making a good family pet and all around
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| Retriever, the Springer Spaniel, the
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| | pleasant dog, small enough to be an urban
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| Cocker Spaniel and the American Water
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| | dweller but because of his natural
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| Spaniel. The breed is indeed an
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| | hunting inclination he of course needs
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| "american invention" bred for a strange
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| | plenty of exercise and preferably should
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| but specific purpose in the early 1900s.
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| | be used as a hunting dog when possible.
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| The hunters of South Carolina hunted the
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| | He is generally friendly to other dogs
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| swamplands of the Wateree river and due
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| | and good with children. There are
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| to the scarcity of roads in this wild
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| | hunters who have a belief, often
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| country, the hunters liked to use a style
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| | erroneous, that the hunting dog will not
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| of boat that could be taken apart and put
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| | make a good indoor dog and this may be
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| into pieces in the back of the wagon or
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| | true of some of the larger more active
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| carted overland across stretches of
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| | hunting dogs, but the Boykin Spaniel is
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| wilderness. They needed a hunting and
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| | not only small enough to live comfortably
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| retrieving dog that was small enough to
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| | as a "house pet" but is also very eager
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| fit in this small boat, along with all
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| | to please, affectionate and indeed
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| the guns and other gear . The Boykin was
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| | needful of human companionship and will
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| developed to fit this purpose and later
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| | bond to family members of all ages.The
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| the dog also became popular as a dove
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| | Boykin is generally healthy, although
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| hunter . The slogan of the American
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| | there needs to be special attention paid
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| Boykin Spaniel Club is "the dog that
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| | to the eyes if the dog is bred, for the
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| doesn't rock the boat".The Boykin Spaniel
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| | "pop eye" can be a problem. Dogs with
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| is pictured as the spaniel on the 1988
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| | health clearances for hip and elbow
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| South Carolina duck stamp designed by Jim
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| | dysplasia and eye clearances are the only
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| Killen, the famous wildlife artist. The
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| | ones that should be used for breeding.
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| Boykin appears to be very similar to the
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| | Also epilepsy is rare but can be a
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| Field Spaniel. It is a small dog, 30-40
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| | problem.The Boykin Spaniel is a member of
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| pounds, with an eager disposition and a
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| | the F.S.S. (Foundation Stock Service)
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| strong instinct to hunt and to retrieve
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| | registry of the American Kennel Club, in
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| on both land and water. He is a good
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| | other words, it is a breed which may be
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| swimmer and is small enough to work
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| | considered for admittance eventually into
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| through heavy underbrush easily. His
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| | the A.K.C., but meanwhile the F.S.S.
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| coat is of medium length and can be wavy
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| | provides an avenue for accurate record
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| or flat, it is a single coat of a solid
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| | keeping of the stud records of the breed.
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| brown or liver. There may be a small
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