English Cocker Spaniel
- Height 41–43 cm 38–41 cm
- Weight 13–15 kg 12–15 kg
- Life span 12–14 years
- Exercise 60 min/day
The English Cocker Spaniel is a medium-sized breed of dog that was originally bred in England for hunting small game. They are intelligent, friendly, and eager to please, and make excellent hunting dogs.
- Group
- Sporting Group
- Origin
- United Kingdom, England (19th century)
- Coat
- medium · black, liver, red, black and tan, liver and tan, parti-color black and white, parti-color liver and white, parti-color red and white, tricolor, and roan
- Also known as
- Cocker Spaniel and Merry Cocker
- Recognized by
- AKC, FCI, UKC, KC, CKC, ANKC, NZKC
- Hypoallergenic
- No
- Id
13aab520-e65d-42ef-8b9d-8e6010b19ae3
Traits
- Energy
- Trainability
- Barking
- Grooming
- Shedding
- Drooling
- Good with children
- Good with dogs
- Good with strangers
- Apartment friendly
Every rating runs from 1 to 5 against dogs in general, so a 3 is an average dog rather than an average English Cocker Spaniel. They are researched estimates, not measurements.
Researched from ukcdogs.com showsightmagazine.com chewy.com
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