The Sussex spaniel hunting dog is one of the first nine breeds to be identified by the American Kennel Club, even though today it is quite rare, as there are only about 600 of these dogs in the United ...

Polly Ryan laughs when strangers ask her if her dogs are chocolate-colored cocker spaniels. She quietly tells the curious folks that the pair of handsome canines are Sussex spaniels — a rare English ...

Polly Ryan laughs when strangers ask her if her dogs are chocolate-colored cocker spaniels. She tells the curious folks that her pair of handsome canines are Sussex spaniels, a rare English breed ...

The Sussex spaniel has been saved from extinction following a surge in the breed’s popularity last year. Just a few years ago the native breed was said to be rarer than the Giant Panda. But following ...

A British dog breed which was rarer than the giant panda has been saved from extinction following a concerted effort by breeders. There were only 52 Sussex spaniels registered with the Kennel Club in ...

Bean the Sussex Spaniel decided to pop a squat in the middle of his run during the Sporting Group showing at the Westminster Dog Show Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Could we be in danger of losing what were once some of our most popular dogs, among them the region's famous gun dog, the Sussex spaniel? The Sussex Spaniel Association say they are having to work ...

A 10-year-old Sussex spaniel has become America’s top dog. Stump is the oldest winner ever at the Westminster Kennel Club show. He came out of retirement only last week and wound up with the biggest ...

It was found to be at risk by the Save the Forgotten Dog Breeds Campaign, a project run by dog welfare organisation The Kennel Club, topping its vulnerable native breeds list. It believes that many ...

Like me, you probably never think about dogs and giant pandas in the same breath. Why would you? But recently I discovered that a telephone call can change your life – and it was a call about dogs ...

Samantha Gibson first saw a Sussex spaniel dog when she was watching the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on television in 2009. She "fell in love immediately." "That’s the only time a Sussex ever won ...