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Cocker Spaniel

Sporting Group

Cocker Spaniel dog, photographed by Gergely Vass
Gergely Vass · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

The Cocker Spaniel is a medium-sized breed of dog that was originally bred in England for flushing and retrieving game. They are intelligent, friendly, and eager to please, and make excellent hunting dogs.

Group
Sporting Group
Origin
United States, New England
Coat
medium · black and black and tan
Also known as
American Cocker Spaniel, Cocker, and Merry Cocker
Recognized by
AKC, FCI, UKC, CKC
Hypoallergenic
No
Id
4dba996c-1b89-4fd5-92c1-3df35c05ecac

Traits

Every rating runs from 1 to 5 against dogs in general, so a 3 is an average dog rather than an average Cocker Spaniel. They are researched estimates, not measurements.

Researched from images.akc.org akc.org showsightmagazine.com en.wikipedia.org petmd.com

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Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/4dba996c-1b89-4fd5-92c1-3df35c05ecac. No key, no sign up. See it in the reference.

Request 
curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/4dba996c-1b89-4fd5-92c1-3df35c05ecac"
Response 
{
  "data": {
    "id": "4dba996c-1b89-4fd5-92c1-3df35c05ecac",
    "type": "breed",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Cocker Spaniel",
      "description": "The Cocker Spaniel is a medium-sized breed of dog that was originally bred in England for flushing and retrieving game. They are intelligent, friendly, and eager to please, and make excellent hunting dogs.",
      "life": {
        "max": 15,
        "min": 12
      },
      "male_weight": {
        "max": 15,
        "min": 11
      },
      "female_weight": {
        "max": 12,
        "min": 9
      },
      "hypoallergenic": false,
      "male_height": {
        "max": 39,
        "min": 37
      },
      "female_height": {
        "max": 37,
        "min": 34
      },
      "origin": {
        "region": "New England",
        "country": "United States"
      },
      "coat": {
        "type": "medium",
        "colors": [
          "black",
          "black and tan"
        ],
        "length": "medium"
      },
      "traits": {
        "energy": 3,
        "barking": 3,
        "drooling": 1,
        "grooming": 5,
        "shedding": 3,
        "temperament": [
          "merry",
          "gentle",
          "affectionate",
          "eager to please",
          "trusting",
          "sensitive"
        ],
        "trainability": 3,
        "good_with_dogs": 4,
        "exercise_minutes": 45,
        "apartment_friendly": 4,
        "good_with_children": 5,
        "good_with_strangers": 4
      },
      "other_names": [
        "American Cocker Spaniel",
        "Cocker",
        "Merry Cocker"
      ],
      "recognized_by": [
        "AKC",
        "FCI",
        "UKC",
        "CKC"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://images.akc.org/pdf/breeds/standards/Cocker_Spaniel.pdf",
          "title": "Official Standard for the Cocker Spaniel"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/cocker-spaniel/",
          "title": "Cocker Spaniel Dog Breed Information - AKC"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://showsightmagazine.com/dog-breeds/cocker-spaniel/",
          "title": "Cocker Spaniel Dog Breed and Characteristics – Showsight Magazine"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Cocker_Spaniel",
          "title": "American Cocker Spaniel - Wikipedia"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.petmd.com/dog/breeds/cocker-spaniel",
          "title": "Cocker Spaniel Dog Breed Health and Care | PetMD"
        }
      ],
      "images": [
        {
          "id": "10bc524f-775b-4ea7-96bd-ef1bd602e1ed",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/inejxkxbjm8psij0sbg4e0eotxmf",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/lrni9q1jfqlai1ego6akufbhihtd",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/p59hchif4pwd7pjvzj0pku0uz7w6",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/ju0mgjbjonssqo6z0sny9wtap700",
          "attribution": {
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            "license": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
            "license_url": "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/",
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          }
        },
        {
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          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/9mivtwiluqcp39jp65xjhs4tqe94",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/1mwl19xsvk5b0fqy97mafmejkcff",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/j6t5whinvq2e0bsbftovta5s84ow",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/w0k5bc2vdstim8hodb9jot7v7k1s",
          "attribution": {
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            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AKC_English_Cocker_Spaniel_Dog.png"
          }
        },
        {
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          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/36beuhbb7eb96fb794n4rpge45hy",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/2rxl3681aaaa25gfosqtt5lubi17",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/hdkci5vd0iefbp2o2ox8gxfd9w7e",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/9emvtj36woc6i9nk1nwrffysj1bk",
          "attribution": {
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            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
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          }
        },
        {
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          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/jpamodrmc85867c17qybxhzc7235",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/3xhkv1syfy55gs880u89bpo1e9jy",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/r57nq1ofvj9k2q0bt7e5y0ysxphe",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/dkwex7ht7r14f18c7jydkkm7vd2k",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "Arturo Pardavila III from Hoboken, NJ, USA",
            "license": "CC BY 2.0",
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            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
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          }
        },
        {
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          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/26t6ihmlhqe1gg0oqsns7igzzsoj",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/bkffp3tqvyyoosrpo8lsvyt565mh",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/iz8yhswyeq033tik03lnhsxh6kk0",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/ebrjrnv7q8hc3suypea8u6n7i3l0",
          "attribution": {
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          }
        },
        {
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          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/66ybxdgk7ttcyy3yverbula8ehrs",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/s0hfork1ns559np0noy7rpsmxi7z",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/dy0qzkv3fn6gbymx18yl4mux65sf",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/lf7sz0nrexv6kfbnyzj328fp5oy7",
          "attribution": {
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            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jakestacksmudgename.jpg"
          }
        },
        {
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          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/nqs2422v0ezncebd4f7hasvx7su2",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/wemzs5n2ahqp7fbuvkmqnltmdbm3",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/0rzxzgb0nhnuvus5zhd6crili79c",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/4mv52c1bq4zt6hvuow3vy8cjfj45",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "Praseodymium-141",
            "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_and_tan_cocker_spaniel.jpg"
          }
        },
        {
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          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/krw58wna74txtf2261duea4fu2pj",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/2v2h6jpzn2xb34pjq4k5mch7v8gy",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/ta8metsgjg5j2wz148hfurp2j124",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/86f8y0c63ghpnz9yp5eqcghkl7kt",
          "attribution": {
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            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_and_tan_cocker_spaniel.png"
          }
        },
        {
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          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "relationships": {
      "group": {
        "data": {
          "id": "ab110192-e41b-43ff-a630-f7aee156b33a",
          "type": "group"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

The picture itself also has an endpoint: https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/4dba996c-1b89-4fd5-92c1-3df35c05ecac/image, which redirects straight to the file. See it in the reference.