German Spaniel

 

A solidly constructed breed with some white markings, its coat comes in dark hues. It may be trained to find and track games. The Münsterland ('Heidewachtel"), all descendants of the cock-dog, dating back at least to the 15th century, are linked to Drentse Patrijshond.

The German Spaniel is also referred to as the German Quail Dog. It has grown in Germany about 1890 and is utilized for hunting purposes. It is known as the German Quail Dog. The Stöberer (lit. "Rummager") comes from the antique German race and became a favorite hunting-dog for the commoners after the German Revolutions of 1848. In Germany, Stoeberer is currently a type of hunting dog and its only member is the Wachtelhund. It is not generally known beyond Germany, although the United Kennel Club recognized it in 1996.

The contemporary German wachtel dog is founded around 1890, by Frederick Roberth, a German dog breeder.
The most notable dog-breed in the contemporary breed is the now extinct Stoeberer, but numerous breeds are part of its composition. The Stoeberer was literarily referenced back in 1719 and was said to possess as as strong nose as a Bloodhound. The ordinary man, in the German countries, was allowed to hunt and required a multi-purpose hunting dog following the 1848 Revolutions; that dog was Stoeberer. In the late 1800s, when Roberth began to work on his new breed, he located in Bavaria specimens of the Stoeberer and crossed them.

The German Wachtelhund was recognized in 1903 as a race and, afterwards, was organized the German race club Association Fur Deutsche Wachtelhund (VDW). Since then, the term Stoeberer has been converted from one hunting dog category in Germany to one Wachtelhund. [2] In 1910, the VDW chose four male dogs and seven female dogs as the basis for the Wachtelhund breed standard. They were picked from throughout Germany, one from each area and two from Hanover. These dogs were selected. All the current German Spaniards recorded today came from those 11 dogs.
 

The Wachtelhund is robust, muscular, median, with long, thick and wavy hair. The watchtelhund is quite thick. The structure is strong and enables heavier play such as hares and foxes to be retrieved. The ears are rather long and are expected to reach the end of the nose halfway up to the snout. The dimensions at the withers are around 18-21 cm.  The carcass length is twice the dog's height from the snout to the base of the tail. The mean weight is between 44–66 pounds (20–30 kg) for both men and women of a species.
It is 12-14 years in life expectancy.