The American Cocker Spaniel, bred from English Cocking Spaniels, was originally bred to be a true gun dog like it's ancestors, and is the smallest sporting breed available. Despite his small size, the American Cocker Spaniel still holds all his sporting instincts close, and often these traits are mis-read, mishandled and generally left unused as people tend to look at these dogs as companion breeds, rather than sporting breeds.

The American version of the Cocker Spaniel evolved from early spaniel imports. By the 1930s, this Cocker was much smaller than his English ancestors and had other conformation differences, so the breed was given separate status. Not long after that, hi the 1940s, he had changed even more dramatically so that he bore
almost no resemblance to his English counterpart.

Cocker Spaniels are highly responsive to training and make good dogs once properly trained. They are generally good with children, although their temperament is varied among lines, they are also good with animals. The Cocker Spaniel tolerates cold well but is mainly an indoor dog, however they do need plenty of outdoor time and exercise. The Cocker Spaniel will need lots of grooming to maintain his beautiful coat. The time and energy you put into the Cocker Spaniel will not go unrewarded. These dogs are beautiful show dogs and/or good family pets.

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