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Best dogs ever, would never be without one now. This one is 4.
Cocker spaniels are great little dogs. Easy to train, recall is generally excellent as well.
Very good temperament in general and few major health issues.
There's a number of documented cases on cockers suffering from an uncontrollable rage syndrome, unlikely but worth being aware of.
Best dogs ever
Nope, that's a beagle.
Growing up we had springer spaniels. Parents now have 3 working cockers. One is the best gundog you could wish for, one is lazy and is wants to be an extra limb to you and the third is somewhere in between.
Boredom is the worst thing for a spaniel. Expect disruptive/destructive behaviour if they are bored.
I would have one in a heartbeat, but unfortunately work doesn’t give me the time they need.
Rolo needs a home! Get him now!
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He's a looker, even with a full tail 😉
(OP, chocolate Cockers are where it's at currently 🤘)
Rolo is a bonny dog!
Our cocker looks remarkably similar to your springer supersessions! People generally assume she is a small springer (which in fairness is pretty much what a working cocker is 🙂 )
We looked at getting a working cocker/springer/sprocker 3 years ago.
We rejected that idea because of the perceived super high energy levels.
We found (via Gumtree, that well known place for buying quality pets) a Lab X GWP. Mum and dad are both working dogs - we got a small pup that turned into a bit of a beast. Several hundred pounds cheaper than a purebred spaniel it's an awesome cross. So awesome that this year we bought her little brother.
GWP x Lab is mental energy levels in the field, dozes all day, eats anything it can find, kills bunnies (try dealing with that at 630am with your 8yr old daughter), but a star.
The pup is now 13 weeks old, he's beautiful....
Neither are docked, never had a dog with dew claws removed (even staffies, and they use them..), there are other options as well 😉
We're in Scotland, will be down in Yorks in a few weeks if you want to see them....
Spaniels are the best. Marmite (our 9 year old Cocker) and I spend virtually all day everyday together. He is fantastic and has lost none of his zest for life. He lives most of his life with a smile on his face and rarely fails to put one on mine too at some point of the day. I dread the day he is no longer around.
I have a field spaniel cross Welsh Springer. She's 12.5 now, a little old lady, so sleeps more than she did and doesn't quite have the same spring, but the character is all there. She's seen me through relationship break up, redundency, and a few other events and I owe her so much. I lucked out, not knowing much when I got her it turns out that field spaniels are generally a bit more chilled. I have a young lab now, too, who is a lovely chap, but likely the next dog will be another spaniel of some sort.