Handsome adult English Cocker Spaniel male example
The English Cocker Spaniel is a breed of gun dog. The English Cocker Spaniel is an active, good-natured, sporting dog, standing well up at the withers and compactly built. There are “field” or “working” cockers and “show” cockers. It is one of several varieties of spaniel and somewhat resembles its American cousin, the American Cocker Spaniel, although it is closer to the working-dog form of the Field Spaniel and the Springer Spaniel.
A puppy from English Cocker Spaniel breed
Outside the US, the breed is usually known simply as the Cocker Spaniel, as is the American Cocker Spaniel within the US. Due to the breed’s happy disposition and continuously wagging tail, it has been given the cute nickname “merry cocker”. They can be also dominant and loyal to their companion. Their health issues are typical for a purebred dog breed; however they are closely associated with rage syndrome even though cases are really quite rare. The word cocker is commonly held to stem from their use to hunt woodcock.
A tan and a white tan English Cocker Spaniels
The breed standard indicates that the males of the breed are on average between 15.5 and 16 inches (39 to 41 cm) at the withers with the females a little smaller, growing to between 15 and 15.5 inches (38 to 39 cm). Both males and females of the breed weigh approximately 13 to 14.5 kg (28 to 32 lb). American Cocker Spaniels are smaller, with the males being on average between 14? and 15? inches (36–39 cm), and females again being smaller on average at between 13? and 14? inches (34 to 37 cm), both weighing approximately 11 to 13 kg (24 to 29 lb).
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