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 ...

here may have been more than a few surprised expressions on viewers when a Sussex spaniel nicknamed Stump won the coveted Best in Show at this year’s Westminster Kennel Club dog show. But Brenda Green ...

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 ...

NEW YORK — An old Sussex spaniel taught dogdom a new trick. At 10, Stump became the oldest best-in-show winner ever at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, coming out of retirement only last week and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Competing in the Westminster Dog Show is tough, so Bean the Sussex Spaniel decided to take a sit. The 6-year-old canine popped a squat in the middle of his showing during the Sporting Group, opting to ...