English Cocker Spaniel
- Group 8: Retrievers - Flushing Dogs - Water Dogs
- Section 2: Flushing Dogs
- With working trial
Great Britain
Male 39-41 cm Female 38-39 cm
12.5-14.5 kg
The English Cocker Spaniel (English Cocker Spaniel) is recognized by the FCI British breed (FCI Group 8, Section 2, Standard No. 5).
Description
Cocker Spaniels are hunting dogs with a fitted flat to the body, silky lustrous coat. It is soft and dense, and it is at the head short, but on the ears, chest, abdomen, legs and tail long. Cocker Spaniels are available with the coat colors red, brown, black, blue, orange, gray and brown roan, black-white, orange - white, brown - white, tri-color, all with tan, sable ( sable ). The body is compact and slightly larger (males up to 41 cm, females up to 39 cm), the American Cocker Spaniel. The back is straight and falls to the lumbar back slightly. The English Cocker Spaniel has a deep, well-trained chest and long, low-set hanging ears. The large eyes are either dark or hazel. His nose is quite large and fits in perfectly with the coat color. The muzzle is square, the jaws strong and muscular, and the front legs are strong and straight. He also has muscular hind legs and a tail, which forms a line with the back. The tail is carried on back height. Previously, the tail was docked, which is today at best tolerated in designated hunting dogs. The paws of a Cocker Spaniels are relatively large, hairy with long dense hair, but also resistant and have strong bales.
Properties
The Cocker Spaniel is a vivacious, cheerful, affectionate and sensitive, but sometimes a little stubborn domestic dog. This breed can adapt quite well, but needs regular and extensive employment in order to stay fit. Since the English Cocker Spaniel tends to be overweight, you should pay attention to a good ratio of food and exercise. Especially for retrieving exercises and swimming can inspire this dog.
Use
The Cocker Spaniel is a hunting, detector, Retrievers and family dog. Originally it was used as a flushing dog for tracking poultry and small game. Therefore, the breed loves to bark is a breed-specific characteristic that should be considered when keeping in apartments.
Race Typical diseases
When English Cocker Spaniel enters the Congenital vestibular disease, a hereditary disease of the inner ear with balance disorders and possibly numbness, heaped on. In addition, Cocker Spaniels tend to Lefzendermatitis.
Cockerwut
When Cockerwut is a paroxysmal, unexplained aggression, which is probably genetically based and heritable, in its effect it is similar to epilepsy, such as total exhaustion after a seizure. Males are more frequently affected than females. A connection with the coat color " golden " (red) is also discussed. A study based on a survey of owners, came to the conclusion that perhaps Cocker Spaniels with white are less aggressive than one color, and that the golden are the most aggressive of the single-color Cocker Spaniels. In another research work is suspected based on the results that the Cockerwut was not independent of the normal aggressiveness phenomenon.
Care
One can and should let the dog trim to preserve the classic form of the dog. For this purpose, excess hair on your back, shortened below the ears and under the belly.
This grooming helps in attitude as a family dog and simplifies the cleanliness of the dog in the house.