An orange roan English Cocker Spaniel with docked tail at a conformation show.
Cocker Spaniels are dogs belonging to two breeds of the spaniel dog type: the American Cocker Spaniel and the English Cocker Spaniel, both of which are commonly called simply Cocker Spaniel in their countries of origin. In the early 20th century, Cocker Spaniels also included small hunting spaniels.
Cocker Spaniels were originally bred as hunting dogs in the UK, with the term "cocker" deriving from their use to hunt the Eurasian woodcock. When the breed was brought to the United States, it was bred to a different standard, which enabled it to specialize in hunting the American woodcock. Further physical changes were bred into the cocker in the United States during the early part of the 20th century.
Spaniels were first mentioned in the 14th century by Gaston III, Count of Foix in his work the Livre de Chasse. The "cocking" or "cocker spaniel" was a type of field or land spaniel in the 19th century. Prior to 1901, Cocker Spaniels were only separated from Field Spaniels and Springer Spaniels by weight. Two dogs are considered to be the foundation sires of both modern breeds, the English variety are descended from Ch. Obo, while the American breed descends from Obo's son, Ch. Obo II. In the United States, the English Cocker was recognized as separate from the native breed in 1946; in the UK, the American type was recognized as a separate breed in 1970. In addition, a second strain of English Cocker Spaniel, a working strain, is not bred to a standard, but to working ability. Both breeds share similar coat colors and health issues with a few exceptions.
CockerSpaniels are dogs belonging to two breeds of the spaniel dog type: the American CockerSpaniel and the English CockerSpaniel, both of which are...
The American CockerSpaniel is a breed of sporting dog. It is a spaniel type dog that is closely related to the English CockerSpaniel; the two breeds...
CockerSpaniel is an active, good-natured, sporting dog standing well up at the withers and compactly built. There are "field" or "working" cockers and...
to the English Springer Spaniel and historically have been referred to as both the Welsh Spaniel and the Welsh CockerSpaniel. They were relatively unknown...
related to the Welsh Springer Spaniel and very closely to the English CockerSpaniel; less than a century ago, springers and cockers would come from the same...
known as a cockerpoo (portmanteau of cockerspaniel and poodle) is a dog crossbreed bred from the CockerSpaniel and the Poodle, most commonly the Miniature...
owned a variety of black CockerSpaniels. Bullock crossed the Field Spaniel with the Sussex Spaniel and the English Water Spaniel. In the 1870s, Burdett...
A spaniel is a type of gun dog. Spaniels were especially bred to flush game out of denser brush. By the late 17th century, spaniels had been specialized...
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Boykin Spaniel Day in South Carolina, originally established in 1984. The Boykin Spaniel is only slightly larger than the English CockerSpaniel but much...
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Water Spaniel-CockerSpaniel cross which was registered at the time as a Sussex Spaniel due to his liver colour. Very unlike the Irish Water Spaniel in appearance...
José Luís; Fatjó, Jaume (2009). "Aggressive behavior in the English cockerspaniel". Journal of Veterinary Behavior. 4 (3): 111–117. doi:10.1016/j.jveb...
Springer Spaniel. With a liver-and-white or black-and-white coat, the Norfolk Spaniel was described as being a large cockerspaniel. The Spaniel Club set...
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both English and American CockerSpaniels, King Charles Spaniels, English Springer Spaniels plus a variety of non spaniel breeds. Ectropion is the outward...
American CockerSpaniel American Water Spaniel Boykin Spaniel Clumber Spaniel English CockerSpaniel English Springer Spaniel Field Spaniel Irish Water...
American CockerSpaniel who is considered to be the father of the modern breed, though physically, he was different from today's American Cocker. During...
The Tweed Water Spaniel, or Tweed Spaniel, is a breed of dog extinct since the 19th century. It is best known for being involved in the early development...
nineteenth century. He cross-bred Flat-coated Retrievers with Tweed Water Spaniels, with some further infusions of Red Setter, Labrador Retriever and Bloodhound...
Eisenhower in 1952. He gave the televised "Checkers speech" named after his cockerspaniel, denying he had a slush fund but admitting, "there is one thing that...
the fourth-most popular breed by the Kennel Club, behind the English CockerSpaniel, the German Shepherd, and the Pekingese. In 1955, the reserve Best in...
family. He is voiced by Patrick Brammall. Frisky Heeler is an English CockerSpaniel who is Bluey's godmother, as well as Radley's wife and thus aunt to...
is a golden retriever owned by Roy who falls in love with Amalu, a cockerspaniel owned by a neighbouring Brahmin family headed by Swamy. Following Tomy's...
By comparison, the Labrador Retriever had over 36,700 dogs and the CockerSpaniel fewer than 22,000. In 2013, the American Kennel Club (AKC) ranked the...
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