{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_sussex_spaniel_dog","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_sussex_spaniel_dog\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"Sussex Spaniel — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"AKC/FCI breed-standard derived fact summary (paraphrased per COPYRIGHT_POLICY § 3; numbers and proper nouns preserved).\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/sussex_spaniel_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 9\n  passed: 9\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_sussex_spaniel_dog/01_companion_breed_standard_sussex_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: \"Sussex 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.\"\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# Sussex Spaniel — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The breed's country of origin is Great Britain.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* FCI places it in Group 8 (Retrievers, Flushing dogs and Water dogs), Section 2 for flushing dogs, with working trial; its use is as a flushing dog.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Height is 13–15 inches (FCI ideal 38–41 cm) and weight 35–45 lb (FCI about 23 kg); the body is long and low, rectangular and massive.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is abundant, flat or slightly waved with no curl, plus a weather-resistant undercoat; legs, ears and tail are feathered and the neck has a marked frill.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The only accepted colour is rich golden liver; a coat that is too dark or puce counts as a major fault, white on the chest is only a minor fault, and white anywhere else is a major fault.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Despite a somber, serious expression the temperament is friendly, cheerful and tractable; FCI notes a kindly nature and a tendency to give tongue when working.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Faults are graded: major faults are wrong shade of liver, white off the chest or a curled coat; serious faults are a narrow head, weak muzzle, a topknot or a sour, crouching look; minor faults include light eyes, white on the chest, height deviation, light bone, a short or flatsided body, and a non-scissor bite.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The AKC standard states there are no disqualifications; FCI disqualifies aggressive or overly shy dogs and any dog showing clear physical or behavioural abnormality.\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — Sussex Spaniel — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"Sussex 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/sussex_spaniel_combined.txt"},"source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/sussex_spaniel_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":634,"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."}