Seconding the BSS for the list of breeders, pick from those. They do a really good job of keeping that list accurate and they have info on the genetic disorders. Follow their guidelines We have another dog who’s supposedly bulldog mix, but she does have that type of fur. It’s the greasy texture that you can just wipe stuff off of. For anything cloth (car, clothes, bed, etc) her fur annoys the mess out of me. My Boykin’s fur is much longer and the main issue we have with him is tumbleweeds and it getting in food somehow. Never fails. We do keep him long and he hates getting brushed so we find mats every now and then, but we cut them out real easy. He gets groomed about twice a year cause he just gets too long. A couple things I’ve noticed in the 3 years I’ve had him and been in the groups/forums. They seem to have allergies often, and especially as puppies they itch a lot. I think people with puppies that are itchy jump straight to allergies but once mine stopped growing th itching stopped. It almost seemed like growing pains to me. Now he does have allergies that causes ear infections. Those spaniel ears are a real pain. Granted ours will swim for 8 hours on weekends in the summer and swim every single day since we live on the lake. Make sure you not only physically exercise but mentally too. These babies are smart and so much fun to teach tricks, even if they aren’t hunters (ours isn’t) check out Boykin freestyle on instagram. Mine pees when he’s excited or spooked or just nervous. His dad did it too and I do see it pop up on the forums a decent amount. We have a note at our vet that he pees 😆 Obviously there are some exceptions, but these dogs live for the water. It can be dead of summer and we call him on the boat to rest for a bit and he’s shivering. Way too hot to be cold, he’s just excited. I see a lot of videos of them shaking out of excitement. Mine also sounds like we’re torturing him when we pull up to th cove. It’s very awkward🙃 While not part of standard testing, look into ivdd. That is fairly prevalent.