{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_english_springer_spaniel_dog","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_english_springer_spaniel_dog\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"English Springer Spaniel — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) official breed-standard factual data for English Springer Spaniel, extracted verbatim (field values + section outline) from source_file; C1 substring-verified. Pulled 2026-08-02.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/english_springer_spaniel_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 8\n  passed: 8\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_english_springer_spaniel_dog/01_companion_breed_standard_english_springer_spaniel_dog.md\nsource_document: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\n  title: \"English Springer Spaniel — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\n  url: \"https://www.akc.org\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-02\"\n  ref: \"Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)\"\n  doc_type: \"official kennel-club breed standards\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (AKC & FCI breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:kennel-club-breed-standard\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n\n# English Springer Spaniel — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* A British flushing and retrieving spaniel (FCI standard 125) placed in FCI Group 8, which covers Retrievers, Flushing Dogs and Water Dogs, in Section 2 (the Flushing Dogs), with a working trial.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Size: AKC ideal height 20 in for dogs and 19 in for bitches, with anything more than an inch off faulted; a 20-in dog weighs about 50 lb and a 19-in bitch about 40 lb. FCI gives roughly 51 cm (20 in).\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat has a medium-length flat or wavy outer layer over a short soft dense undercoat, with moderate feathering on ears, chest, legs and belly; it is close and weather-resisting.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Colour: black or liver on white, or mostly white with black or liver, plus blue or liver roan and tricolour (white with tan); the FCI lists liver-and-white, black-and-white, or either with tan. Lemon, red and orange are not preferred.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Temperament is friendly, happy and biddable, eager to please, quick to learn and willing to obey; aggression or excessive timidity is unacceptable.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Faults include a clamped or terrier-carried tail, undershot/overshot/wry jaws, and over-trimming that destroys the natural outline.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifications: aggressive or extremely timid dogs, or any with clear physical or behavioural defects.\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — English Springer Spaniel — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"English Springer Spaniel — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)","url":"https://www.akc.org","retrieved":"2026-08-02","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/english_springer_spaniel_combined.txt"},"source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/english_springer_spaniel_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":560,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}