Because I find it very interesting, I've decided to add the five Spaniels that went extinct too! Here they are:
The Alpine Spaniel was a very large breed, reaching up to 2 ft at shoulder height and they had curly coats. They were used to scout out lost travelers in the Alps and are believed to be the predecessors of the modern day St.Bernard and Clumber Spaniel.
Unfortunately they went extinct due to disease in 1830.
These Spaniels stood about 20 inches tall and were white and liver brown in color. They were mostly used for hunting waterfowl and the last one was seen in 1930. There is even a referral to them in Shakespeare's Macbeth!
This type grew up to 13 inches high and was a descendant of the King Charles Spaniel. Their coats were feathery , yet their noses differed from the a fore mentioned due to it's upturned tip. They went extinct in 1920, although a stuffed version can still be found in Tring's Natural History Museum.
The more I read about this type, the more I think Salvador is a direct descendant, apart from the fact that they were white and black in color...They are a type in between the Cocker and the Springer and stood about 20 inches high. What made me think of Salvador is the fact they got very attached to their owners and they were quite vocal, often japing like dogs in a hunting pack(Salvador does this when chasing Henry...). They could also be bad tempered and weren't easy to train. This Spaniel went extinct in 1902.
The water Spaniel was mostly known in the area close to the River Tweed and went extinct in the 19th century. They had curly coats in a liver chestnut color and are believed to be the predecessors of Golden Retrievers.
And that's it! It's quite interesting to see what influences these dogs had on modern day breeds and also how many of their characteristics can be picked up in the Spaniels that I've met. I guess there's a little bit of them all in young Salvador...
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