Cocker Spaniel

The cocker spaniel can be a Springer spaniel, Brittany spaniel, and English cocker spaniel.  The

Cocker Spaniel is a medium sized sturdy dog. The head is rounded with a pronounced stop. The

muzzle is broad and deep with square even jaws. The teeth meet in a scissors bite. The eyeballs

are dark, very round with slight almond shaped eye rims. Merle Cocker Spaniels can have blue

eyes. The long, low-set ears are well feathered. The top line slopes slightly from the front of the

dog to the back and the legs are straight. The tail is docked. Bold and keen to work, the

American Cocker Spaniel is equally suited to life as a gundog or as a household pet. Cheerful,

gentle and sweet. This breed is of average intelligence, and is respectful of its master's authority.

Amusing, trustworthy and charming with an ever-wagging tail. They are active, playful and

devoted, but should be socialized well when they are young to avoid a tendency for shyness. The

cocker spaniel is very hard to housebreak. The height of the male cocker spaniel is 15.5 inches

and the female is 14.5 inches. The weight of both the male and female cocker spaniel is 15-30

lbs. From the experience with my friends dogs they can be very hyper and they like to urinate in

the house if not taught right. They can live up anywhere from 12-15 years. My friends that have

a cocker spaniel had 5 puppies, which is the average for a cocker spaniel litter. If you want to

train your dog you might want to get the dog when it is a puppy because if it isn’t young it will

be very hard to train.