How to Use springer spaniel in a Sentence

springer spaniel

noun
  • At Tok, the little girl who won the 2-dog event had a big hound dog and a springer spaniel.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Mar. 2021
  • About the only dog on the premises that wasn’t a corgi was Bella, who is a springer spaniel.
    Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 15 June 2019
  • Floki, the springer spaniel bring trained to sniff out the coronavirus in Australia.
    National Geographic, 15 Oct. 2020
  • The DeWine family last week adopted a new dog: Dolly, a 1.5-year-old springer spaniel.
    cleveland, 13 Apr. 2020
  • His late springer spaniel Zeus sometimes visited the court.
    Jessica Gresko, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Castro arrived with their springer spaniel, Garry, who has been a mascot of sorts.
    Amy Verner, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2023
  • There are beagles and springer spaniels can also be quite good at sniffing out these culinary jewels, too.
    Andrew Amelinckx, Smithsonian, 19 Sep. 2017
  • Or when a springer spaniel levitates from the switchgrass, jaws snapping at a pheasant’s tail feathers.
    Kyle Wintersteen, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Their dog Thomas, a springer spaniel, was aggressive and had previously been abused.
    Natalija Mileusnic, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2021
  • First lady Barbara Bush had one made to resemble her springer spaniel, Millie.
    James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 4 May 2018
  • Criscitiello—owners of a springer spaniel named Lewis and a pit bull mix named Doughy, respectively—approached the managers with an idea: What if there was a way to buy the daycare and hand the keys to the staff?
    Vanessa A. Bee, The New Republic, 3 June 2020
  • Milo, a springer spaniel, had been missing for 43 days, according to the Kent County Animal Shelter.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 23 Feb. 2021
  • The couple’s springer spaniel, Tucker, and chocolate lab, Maverick, filled the roles of ring bearer and flower girl, respectively.
    Tom Fox, Dallas News, 1 May 2020
  • Any resemblance to the DeWines' springer spaniel Dolly is coincidental.
    Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2021
  • For example, a dreaming pointer may immediately start searching for game, a sleeping springer spaniel may flush an imaginary bird, and a dreaming Doberman pinscher may pick a fight with a dream burglar.
    Stav Dimiropoulos, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2012
  • Science has spoken: Getting a border collie to stop herding city pigeons or a Doberman pinscher to be more companionable or a springer spaniel to stop flushing prey is going to be a heavy lift for even an expert dog whisperer.
    Sharon Begley, Scientific American, 3 Sep. 2019

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