Boykin Spaniel Did You Know?

• The Boykin Spaniel has been assigned the Sporting Group designation.
• The Boykin Spaniel (designated by Act No. 31, 1985) is the official dog of South Carolina.
• The Boykin Spaniel has been recorded in the Foundation Stock Service since 1997.
• The Boykin Spaniel is the only dog which was originally bred for South Carolina hunters by South Carolinians.
• The Boykin Spaniel is so small that you can lift both dog and duck into your boat at the same time.
• The stray dog that Mr. Alexander L. White found was named "Dumpy" because of his short, rather thick build.
• The Boykin Spaniel was first bred at the beginning of the 20th century.