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Sleeping Spaniel | Garden Statue

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Sleeping Spaniel | Garden Statue

Sleeping Spaniel | Garden Statue

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About Spaniel Garden Ornaments & Statues

Springer and Cocker Spaniel Garden Ornaments: The Sleeping Spaniel at 35cm

Springer spaniel garden ornaments here focus on the breed details that mark a working spaniel apart from a generic gun dog: feathered ears past the cheek, a softened brow, a coat texture that suggests the gentle wave a springer carries down the flanks. The piece in stock is the Sleeping Spaniel, a 35cm cast-resin figure curled with the head laid on the forepaws, sized for a porch step or border foot.

Breed tells that mark it as a springer

A springer spaniel figure has to carry the breed at a glance, and the tells live in the head, the ear and the coat. Feathered ears that fall past the cheek. A softened brow rather than the square working-dog skull of a labrador. A coat surface that breaks the light gently, suggesting the long waved fur a springer carries down the flanks rather than the smooth close skin of a hound. The Sleeping Spaniel sculpt has each of those: ears clearly feathered, muzzle softened, coat textured rather than smoothed flat. Springer owners tend to pick him for the same reason cocker owners do.

The piece in the range

The Sleeping Spaniel is a 35cm cast-resin figure shown curled and resting with the head laid on the forepaws. The sculptor has picked out feathering on the ears, a softened muzzle line, and a coat surface that breaks light gently. At conversational distance the curl looks like a sleeping springer-shape, not a generic dog on the lawn. Lightweight cast resin keeps it liftable one-handed.

Where a sleeping spaniel sits in a real garden

A sleeping figure works best where a real spaniel would actually settle: beside a porch step, tucked under the lip of a border, at the end of a gravel path where the curled shape breaks a straight line. At 35cm the Sleeping Spaniel sits at conversational distance rather than lawn distance, so a middle-ground spot beats a far corner. Springer and cocker owners often place him near a favourite bench, by the back door, or beside the dog crate, wherever the living dog used to drop down for a nap. For a cast-stone version of a similar curled pose, the stone dog garden statues range carries the Sleeping Dog at 33cm.

Finish, care and seasonal behaviour

The Sleeping Spaniel is cast resin with a weather-stable painted finish. Lightweight enough to reposition without a second pair of hands, frost-proof and specified for British weather. An annual wipe with a soft cloth in spring, and a spot of touch-up if a knock from a hose or wheelbarrow lifts paint, is the only upkeep needed. Lifting the piece off sodden mulch onto a paver extends the paint finish through the wettest months.

For more breed shapes to group nearby, the labrador garden ornaments range carries the closest shape for a black-lab owner, the terrier garden ornaments range covers a stockier upright dog, and the large dog garden ornaments page holds every breed shape we stock.

Sleeping Spaniel | Garden Statue — From the spaniel garden ornaments & statues range

Frequently Asked Questions

How does delivery, returns and contact work?

UK delivery is free on orders over £50, with a flat rate below that. Orders ship within one working day from our Cotswolds workshop, packed in recyclable materials. Returns are accepted within 30 days for a full refund, with no restocking fees. If something arrived damaged or you need help choosing, email hello@backyardbliss.co.uk and we usually reply within a few hours.

Will the Sleeping Spaniel look like a springer spaniel?

Yes for most springer owners. The sculpt carries the breed tells springer owners look for: feathered ears past the cheek, a softened brow, a coat surface that breaks light to suggest the long waved fur down the flanks. He sits closer to a working springer than a show springer, and works equally well for cocker owners since the curled-and-resting pose hides the small size difference between the two breeds.

How does a spaniel figure differ from a generic gun-dog ornament?

Feathered ears past the cheek, a softer brow line, and a textured coat surface rather than a smooth painted lump. A generic gun-dog ornament tends to keep the ears closer to the head, harden the brow into a labrador silhouette and flatten the coat. The Sleeping Spaniel has each of those breed details sculpted in.

How big is the Sleeping Spaniel and what is it made of?

35cm long, cast resin throughout, weather-stable painted finish. Sized for a porch step, border foot or back-door corner rather than a lawn centrepiece. Lightweight enough to reposition one-handed, which helps when finding the right spot.

Where does a sleeping spaniel piece actually look right outside?

Where a real spaniel would have settled. The favourite bench, the back-door corner, the foot of a border, beside the dog crate or the porch step. Middle-ground placement three or four paces from where you sit beats a far-corner lawn spot. The curled shape breaks the straight line of a gravel path nicely if there is one to use.

Is there a cast-stone version of the sleeping pose?

Yes. The Sleeping Dog at 33cm in the stone dog garden statues range carries the same curled pose in reconstituted cast stone. Heavier, with the soft mid-grey of cast stone and a lichen patina that settles in over a couple of wet autumns, but the same overall silhouette.

Will the painted finish chip on the ear feathering?

Rarely. The feathering is sculpted into the resin rather than added on top, so a knock takes the paint surface rather than snapping detail off. Touch-up paint covers any chip cleanly. Lifting the piece off sodden mulch onto a paver extends the finish through the wettest winter months.

What other breed shapes pair with a sleeping spaniel?

For a labrador-shape companion piece, the labrador garden ornaments range carries the Boxer Puppy and bronze-finish supporting pieces. For a stockier upright breed, the terrier garden ornaments range works. The large dog garden ornaments overview shows every breed shape stocked at knee-high scale.