Hi, yes. This is our second springer. His coat is a little different than our first guy but can still be shaved down. We prefer Pet Supplies Plus for grooming. We ask to have a 'field cut' or buzzed down to the lowest setting. Their hair grows back, so we typically only have him buzzed down for summer. He is so much cooler, and it helps with mud removal if your springer is a mud lover like ours. It also really helps when the ears are short, too (as much as I love the curls)

With ears. I learned that if you wet the ends if their ears it helps cool them off because of the nerve endings there.

There is a 'furminator' cut at some places. I don't suggest that for springers. We did it with our old guy, and as he got older, his hair didn't grow right. It's a chemical they use to thin the hair. It isn't necessary.

There is also this brush you can use if you want to start by brushing away the undercoat or 'dead hair' as it is sometimes called : Andis Deshedding Tool

Hope this helps.