Hi
First off, i hope which ever spaniel you choose works out for you, and if it does'nt, stick with it...which ever spaniel you choose as your first is going to give you good days and bad day's, part of life is learning from your mistakes, and there's plenty of help available out there, one day you'll want to give the spaniel up to a free home, the next day he/she will will be irreplacable...
end of the day make a decision, if its a spaniel....you won't go far wrong.
Hendo