English Cocker Spaniel
15–16 in tall · 29–32 lb · medium double coat
Next to the average dog it is dog-friendly and child-friendly. Day to day it needs a moderate amount of exercise and sheds moderately.
Find out if a English Cocker Spaniel suits youA good fit if…
- you have young children
- there is already a dog at home
- this is your first dog — the scores point to a manageable one
- people come and go a lot
Think twice if…
- the dog would be alone and unoccupied
Trait profile
Scored 1–5. A blank means the trait is not recorded for this breed.
About the breed
The English Cocker Spaniel is a breed of gun dog. It is noteworthy for producing one of the most varied numbers of pups in a litter among all dog breeds. The English Cocker Spaniel is an active, good-natured, sporting dog standing well up at the withers and compactly built. There are "field" or "working" cockers and "house" cockers.— English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
