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The Sproodle is a cross between the English Springer Spaniel and the Poodle (in this guide, the Miniature Poodle), and is also sold as the Springerdoodle or Springerpoo.

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Advertise your Sproodle puppies, litters and stud dogs

Do you breed Sproodles? Caninebreeder.co.uk is an independent UK directory where you can list your kennel, advertise Sproodle puppies for sale and promote your Sproodle stud dog, or the English Springer Spaniel and Poodle parents behind your litters. Your listing can set out hip, elbow, eye and DNA results for both parents, the generation of each litter and your council licence number if you hold one. Add planned litters and take enquiries directly from buyers.

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In England you need a dog breeding licence from your council if you breed three or more litters in 12 months or breed and sell dogs as a business, and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own schemes. Licensed breeders show their licence number and issuing council on every advert. Puppies must be at least eight weeks old before they go to new homes.

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About the Sproodle

The Sproodle is a cross between the English Springer Spaniel and the Poodle (in this guide, the Miniature Poodle), and is also sold as the Springerdoodle or Springerpoo. It is not a breed recognised by the Royal Kennel Club (RKC): there is no breed standard, and the RKC now registers crossbreeds only on its Activity Register. To understand a Sproodle, look at both parent breeds, since the RKC notes that crossbred puppies can combine their parents' traits in many ways.

The parent breeds. The English Springer Spaniel is a gundog. The RKC explains that the breed takes its name from springing forward to flush game, first into nets and later from undergrowth for the gun, and says no spaniel is more popular for work in the field. The RKC traces the Poodle to Germany and its early work retrieving from water for duck hunters; the Miniature is the middle of the three sizes recognised under one standard.

Size. The Springer standard gives an approximate height of 51 cm, while a Miniature Poodle should measure from 28 cm to under 38 cm at the shoulder. The RKC warns that crossing breeds of very different sizes makes adult size hard to predict, so Sproodles can vary.

Coat and grooming. The Springer has a close, straight, weather-resisting coat with moderate feathering, and the RKC lists it as shedding and needing grooming more than once a week. The Poodle's coat is dense and curly, does not moult and needs daily attention; the Poodle Council advises professional grooming every four to eight weeks. A Sproodle's coat can fall anywhere between the two, and the RKC notes that mixed coats can need extensive grooming. No coat can be guaranteed to suit an allergy sufferer.

Exercise. The RKC suggests more than two hours of exercise a day for the Springer and up to an hour for the Miniature Poodle, and lists a large garden as suiting the Springer. It gives lifespans of over 10 years (Springer) and over 12 years (Miniature Poodle).

Temperament. The Springer standard asks for a friendly, happy and biddable dog, with timidity or aggression unacceptable, and the Poodle standard for a cheerful, good-tempered one. The Poodle Council describes Poodles of every size as active dogs that need mental stimulation as well as walks. Expect a Sproodle to need daily exercise, training and things to do.

Sproodle health tests

Health checks for a Sproodle come from the tests the RKC lists for the English Springer Spaniel and the Miniature Poodle. The RKC advises anyone breeding a crossbreed to consider running the full set of tests for both breeds, because with complex conditions such as hip and elbow dysplasia the same faulty genes can be involved in different breeds.

For the Springer, the RKC's Good Practice list covers prioritising genetic diversity, hip scoring, elbow grading and an eye examination with gonioscopy, which checks the eye's drainage angle for an abnormality (PLA) linked to glaucoma. Best Practice adds five DNA tests: PRA (cord1), fucosidosis, PFK deficiency, acral mutilation syndrome and DAMS. The RKC lists no Good Practice tests for the Miniature Poodle; its Best Practice list is DNA tests for prcd-PRA and osteochondrodysplasia (OC), plus eye and hip screening.

The RKC describes each of these DNA conditions as recessive, so a puppy is affected only if it receives a faulty copy from each parent. Running the full set on both parents matters most for F1b and F2 litters, where both parents share ancestry from the same breed. The BVA hip and elbow schemes need the dog to be at least a year old, and the BVA Eye Scheme is open to crossbreeds.

  • Spaniel (English Springer), Good Practice: Prioritising genetic diversity
  • Spaniel (English Springer), Good Practice: Hip testing (for hip dysplasia) using the BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme
  • Spaniel (English Springer), Good Practice: Elbow testing (for elbow dysplasia) using the BVA/KC Elbow Dysplasia Scheme
  • Spaniel (English Springer), Good Practice: Eye testing (and gonioscopy for PLA) using the BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme
  • Spaniel (English Springer), Best Practice: DNA tests for acral mutilation syndrome (AMS), dyserythropoietic anaemia and myopathy syndrome (DAMS), fucosidosis (fuco), phosphofructokinase deficiency (PFK) and progressive retinal atrophy PRA (cord1)
  • Poodle (Miniature), Best Practice: DNA tests for osteochondrodysplasia (OC) and progressive retinal atrophy (prcd-PRA)
  • Poodle (Miniature), Best Practice: Eye testing using the BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme
  • Poodle (Miniature), Best Practice: Hip testing (for hip dysplasia) using the BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme
  • Breed Watch: Spaniel (English Springer) Category 1; Poodle (Miniature) Category 1

Choosing a Sproodle breeder

A good Sproodle breeder can show you health results for both parents rather than a general assurance that they are healthy. For the Springer parent, that means BVA hip and elbow results, an eye certificate that includes gonioscopy, and DNA results for the RKC's Best Practice tests. For the Poodle parent, look for prcd-PRA and OC DNA results plus eye and hip screening. RKC-registered parents can be looked up on the Health Test Results Finder, and the RKC advises that adult breeding dogs have an eye examination within the 12 months before mating.

Ask how the parents live day to day, because the Springer was bred as a working gundog and a breeder should be frank about the exercise a Sproodle is likely to need. The RKC advises seeing the mother with her puppies and asking about the father. Every puppy must be microchipped and registered on a database by eight weeks old. In England, a council licence is required for anyone who breeds three or more litters within 12 months and sells puppies from them, or who runs a business breeding and advertising dogs for sale.

  • Can I see the hip, elbow, eye and DNA results for both parents?
  • Is this litter F1, F1b or F2, and which size of Poodle was used?
  • How much exercise and training do the parents get?
  • How have the puppies been socialised and introduced to grooming?
  • Will you take the dog back if my circumstances change?

Sproodle questions

Is the Sproodle a Royal Kennel Club recognised breed?

No. The Sproodle is a crossbreed of the English Springer Spaniel and the Poodle, so there is no RKC breed standard and it cannot go on the Breed Register. The RKC registers crossbreeds on its Activity Register, which allows entry to licensed events such as agility.

How much exercise does a Sproodle need?

Plan for an active dog. The RKC suggests more than two hours of exercise a day for the English Springer Spaniel, a gundog breed, and up to an hour for the Miniature Poodle. The Poodle Council adds that Poodles need mental stimulation as well as walks.

Does a Sproodle shed?

It depends on the coat each puppy inherits. The RKC lists the Springer as a shedding breed and the Poodle as non-shedding, and it warns that a mix of two coat types can need extensive grooming. No Sproodle can be guaranteed to suit someone with allergies.

How big does a Sproodle get?

The English Springer Spaniel standard gives an approximate height of 51 cm, while a Miniature Poodle should be from 28 cm to under 38 cm at the shoulder. The RKC notes that crossing breeds of different sizes makes adult size harder to predict, so ask to see both parents.

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