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"Around the turn of the century, Boykins became popular in South Carolina as a turkey-hunting dog that was able to find and flush gobblers and then sit still in a hastily constructed blind while its master tried to call the scattered birds back into shotgun range. The total range of their talents didn't become evident until many years later. Lowcountry hunters quickly discovered that their little dogs could do more than flush turkeys, and that's where the Boykins' retrieving capabilities came into play. Their small size came in handy in upland waterfowl hunting, especially when floating rivers in small watercraft such as canoes or johnboats. Try to keep a canoe upright when a 70-pound Lab retrieves, and then compare it to the disturbance that a 30-pound Boykin produces when he leaves a small boat and re-enters it moments later with a hen wood duck."
South Carolina recognized Boykin’s as a turkey hunting dog; since they could already flush out the turkeys, they figured that they could do it for the ducks also. The size comes in very handy for the Boykin’s' owners- they do not weigh as much as a lab would sitting in your boat- this is why if people use a boat on a lake or pond they would lean toward a Boykin.
This quote gave me information on why most people use a Boykin Spaniel instead of other dogs: People use them for duck hunting purposes since they are smaller and can fit more easily into a tiny boat or canoe. These small dogs were first thought of to be used only as turkey’s hunters, now they are used for more than just turkeys; they hunt ducks, rabbits, squirrels and more. In 1984, South Carolina declared this dog as their state dog.

 Kibler, Dan. "Boykin Spaniels: The Hunting Dog That Fits." Game & Fish Mag. Intermedia Outdoors, Inc., 2010. Web. 10 Nov 2010. <http://www.gameandfishmag.com/hunting/hunting-dogs/gf_aa056302a/>.