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John Robert Lewis, Jr., otherwise known as Bobby, established his “Lexxfield” line of Sussex Spaniels in 1972 with the English import Ch. Oldholbans Fionnlagh. He is one of two living founding members of the Sussex Spaniel Club of America, and has held most all offices within that organization. He is currently the club’s delegate to the AKC. Bobby is also a life member of both the American Spaniel Club and the Sussex Spaniel Club of America. Through his forty-nine years in the breed, he has been an active breeder and conformation exhibitor. The Lexxfield breeding program is now in its 16th generation.


Explore the evolution of the Sussex Spaniel standard and how the AKC revised its points and faults system for judging.


All About Judging
“The rich golden liver color of the Sussex Spaniel is unique to the breed.” In theory, this is an incorrect statement as the Field Spaniel…
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