English Cocker Spaniel
Sporting Group
AKC RecognizedFamily-friendly
📏 Size
Medium
⚖️ Weight
12 - 15 kg
🌍 Origin
England
🐕 Shedding
Moderate
✂️ Grooming
Weekly
Energy Level
high
Exercise: About 1 hr a day
A guide for a healthy adult. Puppies, older dogs and flat-faced breeds in the heat need less.
Good to know
- Bird flushers: bred in England to flush and retrieve game birds, especially woodcock, they are energetic and keen hunters.
- Merry temperament: cheerful and affectionate, they are known for a constantly wagging tail.
- Sensitive souls: they respond best to gentle, positive training and can shut down with harsh handling.
- Coat upkeep: the silky, feathered coat needs regular brushing and trimming to stay neat and tangle-free.
- Needs exercise: a sporting dog that needs daily walks and play, and many love swimming and fetch.
Getting out with a English Cocker Spaniel
They need daily exercise beyond a stroll: longer trails, games of fetch and time to run at the park.
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