The British Cocker Spaniel is also known as the English Cocker Spaniel, the English Cocker Long-Haired Hound, the Cocker Spaniel, the English Cockdog and so on. Because the Cocker Spaniel's hunting sandpiper technology is very skilled, it enjoys the reputation of a hunting dog and quietly rises in the dog world to form an independent Cocker Spaniel bloodline. In the UK, the Cocker Spaniel is a very popular and respected pet dog breed.
The ancestors of the English Cocker Spaniel are derived from a family of Spanish Hounds with different body shapes, hair, breed types, and hunting abilities. The current written record of the Cocker Spaniel in history begins on June 14, 1879, when the first British Cocker Spaniel Obo was born. After a long period of effort, the Cocker Spaniel received attention and love from people around the world as a family pet companion dog, and in 1902, the Cocker Spaniel Club was officially established in the United Kingdom.
The English Cocker Spaniel is very active, it has a beautiful shape, a good standing posture, and a very strong and compact body structure. It is always energetic and full of vitality, and its walking and running are not too sonorous and powerful and unfettered. Cocker Spaniels have an excellent athletic talent, they can search the ground effortlessly, and they can also drill into dense bushes to startle and retrieve prey.
The English Cocker Spaniel has a cheerful and lively personality, they are docile and calm, but they are not slow, they are not excessively depressed or excessively excited. Their mood is always so smooth and kind. They are very passionate about their work, willing to communicate closely with their owners, and they are extremely loyal and friendly to their owners.
Healthy English Cocker Spaniel bones are strong, the bones are developed without appearing short and rough; the body structure is compact and short waist, the height is slightly greater than the distance from the upper edge of the shoulder blade to the tail root; their gait is also very graceful, coming and going in a straight line, not biased and not swaying, the width between the front legs and the back legs is suitable for their physique and gait, and the balance is very good.
The hair on the head of the English Cocker Spaniel is small and short, and the hair on the body is medium in length, with straight or slightly wavy hair. The texture of the hair is filamentous. The color of cocker spaniel hair is mostly monochromatic, generally black, liver color or different shades of red.
The English Cocker Spaniel is very popular in Europe and the United States, they are dedicated working dogs, but also people's cute and loyal pet companion dogs. The English Cocker Spaniel and the owners live in harmony and beauty in a big family, adding more joy and fun to family life.