Is it true that there are only two major lines of English Springer Spaniels being bred in the United States?

Answer 1

I think this concept is a misunderstanding of the same thing animal artwork is refering too. The English Springer is a "split" breed where the field trial dogs come from "preformance bred" families and the show dogs come from "show bred" families. Seldom does a show dog suceed in the field or visa versa. AS concequence the show lines are gonna be not so closly relelated to the field lines but one family in each - I doubt it!

Answer 2

I doubt that this is true. I've seen many different kennel names in the various show catalogs. I suppose that with you wanted to go back far enough most of the dogs might trace to only two major kennels but honestly I find even that hard to believe.

Answer 3

No, it is not true at all. Take a look at any conformation catalog, then take a look at any field trial catalog and you will see vastly different lines of dogs.