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Breed AKC Group Size Description
American Water Spaniel Sporting Medium Large Normal looking gun dog with a very soft, sometimes sad looking expression. The curly coat is shorter than the Irish Water Spaniel. The American Water Spaniel is also smaller than the Irish Water Spaniel.
Brittany Sporting Medium Large A medium high Spaniel, very flashy, but with less coat than the Springer Spaniels.
Chesapeake Bay Retriever Sporting Large Unique breed, looks a little bit like a Labrador Retriever except for the coat, which is unlike any other in density and water repellant nature.
Clumber Spaniel Sporting Large Very heavy spaniel, placed in the large size category because of weight, not as much coat as most of the other spaniels and has "short" ears. Head looks a little bit like a Saint Bernard, especially in the expression.
Cocker Spaniel Sporting Medium Very elegant spaniel with a profuse coat.
Curly-Coated Retriever Sporting Large Looks like it has lamb's coat, with very short curls all over the body, except for the head, underparts of the legs and the tail. The tail looks a little bit 'ratty.'
English Cocker Spaniel Sporting Medium Elegant spaniel with far less coat than the Cocker Spaniel.
English Setter Sporting Large Has the appearance of a Pointer with long hair. Unique color pattern.
English Springer Spaniel Sporting Medium Large Larger than the English Cocker Spaniel. The tallest of all spaniels that look like a "typical" spaniel. For example, the Irish Water Spaniel is taller, but does not look like the "typical" spaniel.
Field Spaniel Sporting Medium A little bit bigger than the English Cocker and more workmanlike. Looks higher on the legs due to less coat than the English Cocker.
Flat-Coated Retriever Sporting Large Natural looking gun dog with less profuse coat than a Golden Retriever.
German Shorthaired Pointer Sporting Large More powerfully built than a pointer, and more of an all around gun dog.
German Wirehaired Pointer Sporting Large Like the Shorthaired German Pointer, but with a tight wire coat which gives the dog furnishings.
Golden Retriever Sporting Large Natural looking gun dog which looks a little bit lower on the legs than the Flatcoated Retriever.
Gordon Setter Sporting Large A heavier build than the English Setter and more natural looking.
Irish Setter Sporting Large More elegant than an English Setter, with an excessive coat, especially in the United States.
Irish Water Spaniel Sporting Large Although a Spaniel, looks more like a Poodle because of the coat type. Bigger than the American Water Spaniel and with a longer coat.
Labrador Retriever Sporting Large Very short looking gun dog with a medium smooth coat. Quite heavy in appearance.
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Sporting Large Looks like a Golden Retriever, only smaller and with white markings.
Pointer Sporting Large An elegantly built gun dog with converging head planes.
Spinone Italiano Sporting Large Heavier built and looks a little clumsy when compared to the German Wirehaired. Unique, melancholic expression.
Sussex Spaniel Sporting Medium Large Looks lower on his legs than the Clumber Spaniel and also longer.
Vizsla Sporting Large Less extremely built than the Pointer and always in one solid color.
Weimaraner Sporting Large Slightly heavier build than a German Shorthair, unique in color and eyes. The eyes are yellowish.
Welsh Springer Spaniel Sporting Medium Large Looks like an English Springer but with less coat, smaller and a different color.
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Sporting Large Heavier than the German Wirehaired, but not as heavy as the Spinone. He also doesn't look as "clumsy" as the Spinone. Scruffy wire coat with more furnishings on the head.

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