We raise 3 to 4 litters of Field Bred English Springer Spaniel puppies a year. All the dogs used in our breeding program are Field Trial Quality Finished and fault free, with impeccable genetics.
As a buyer, don’t’ settle for anything less or the success rate of the pups will go down drastically. When dogs of this description are used for breeding, the result is a high percentage of turn out on the puppies. For example, if we had a litter of 10 puppies you could expect a 70-80 percent turn out rate, meaning a couple of pups for one reason or another don’t make it, 4-5 gundog quality pups and 2 or 3 field trial quality pups from that litter.
As a potential buyer, all you can do is put the odds of success in your favor as much as possible, knowing you could still lose and play the game. After all, it’s just like playing poker.