Cocker Spaniel dog

Cocker Spaniel puppies
Cocker Spaniel breed dog is a family dog, Cocker Spaniel puppies are friendly and cute dogs, Cocker Spaniel is easy to train, intelligent, loyal, and, as it tells us wagging their tails.
Family spaniel - big and old. Already in 1368 we find mention of Spaniel, which is then divided into two groups - land and water. Further division occurred in size when cockers and very small or toy spaniel was separated from the larger dogs. Then, considering that the Cocker and the Spaniels were used in an entirely different purposes, they separated again. That eventually became the English Toy spaniel that kept mostly as indoor dogs, and Cockers have remained, as before, the hunting dogs. That's why they're called the youngest members of the group Retriever.
This dog - the perfect assistant hunter - used to be called in different ways:  Cocking Spaniel, etc., name it, according to some sources, was due to the ability to work in the woods. As a separate breed cocker steel stand only in 1883, and in 1892 he was listed in the studbook English Kennel Club.
Coker began to exhibit in the United States in the early 1880's. However, the American Cocker spaniel in his development away from the modern English type, size and color.

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Field testing of the breed in the United States began to conduct field trials club cocker spaniel in 1924. Innate desire to make it work with proper nataske skillful Retriever. The usual method of hunting - a promise to find a cocker before the shooter, while he scours the countryside within a rifle shot. The search should be done fast, energetic pace. Raising his game on the wing, Cocker has to stop, or better yet, sit down to avoid being shot, after which he brings knocked down a bird, but only on command. Cocker should be house trained so constantly under the control of the hunter. He also brings and waterfowl, as a rule, readily entering into the water. Many of the qualities that have created Cocker reputation as an excellent hunter, helped him to make a beautiful home and a dog. From the moment he appeared on the show ring, Cocker has gained immense popularity. Energetic, easy to train, intelligent, loyal, and, as it tells us wagging their tails, resilient, Cocker spaniel today - is the most beloved American dog number 2 in the books of the American Kennel Club

Cocker Spaniel puppies 

 Cocker Spaniel puppies
Cocker Spaniel puppy is fluffy and funny dog, Cocker Spaniel dog is intelligent and nice dog.
Cocker Spaniel. Official Standard
Approved May 10, 1983
General view. Cocker Spaniel - the smallest representative podruzheynoy group of dogs. He has a sturdy, compact body and proportionate, elegant head. He stands firmly on the straight front legs, topline is slightly lowered to a strong, muscular quarters. Cocker able to develop enough speed endurance. But above all - gay and cheerful, strong, well-balanced, active in the work, has a balanced character and not a coward.
Head. Proportioned head, blending in with the housing must meet the following requirements. The skull is rounded, but not excessively, in any case is not flat. Eyebrows raised, highlighting the abrupt transition from forehead to muzzle. Cheeks smooth and well-fashioned. The muzzle is broad and deep, with square, flat jaws. The upper lip is fleshy and deep enough to cover the lower jaw. Harmonious structure of the head suggests that the distance from the transition from forehead to muzzle to tip of nose is equal to half the distance from the transition from forehead to muzzle to occiput. Teeth healthy and strong, not too small. Scissor bite. Nose is long enough - such that the face was in harmony with the front of the skull. Nostrils wide, typical of the Retriever. Nose black in black and black and tan dogs. Dogs have a different color may be brown, liver (reddish brown) or black, the darker the better. The Cocker Spaniel dog color of nose harmonizes with the color of the edges of the eyelids. Eye: eyeball round, big, eyes looking straight ahead rather almond - not small and sunken, not large or prominent. Eye color is dark brown, the darker the better. Expression of the eyes smart, resilient, soft and touching. Lopasteobraznye ears, long, drooping, thin and tender, covered with dense hair, put a low - at the bottom of the eye.
Neck and shoulder blade. The neck is long enough so the dog could easily reach the ground, muscled, without dewlap. It rises steeply from the shoulders and arches in place a seamless connection to the head. Scapula oblique, scapulohumeral angle of approximately 90 °, which allows the dog to move easily, with good removal of the forelimbs. Scapula dry, sloping, do not act, located close to each other at the top of the withers at an angle, allowing a good elasticity and sufficient convexity of the ribs.
Housing is short, compact, sturdy. Distance from top of withers to the ground by 15% (or about five centimeters) longer than the same point to the base of the tail. The back is strong, straight, slightly sloping to the bottom of Docked tail. Croup broad and fairly rounded and muscular. The chest is deep, its bottom point is not above the elbow. Thorax broad, giving the room the heart and lungs, but not so broad as to interfere with the free movement of the forelimbs. Ribs deep and rounded. Cocker spaniel never looks stretched and stocky. Tail docked, planted and kept on the back line or slightly higher, but never up or between its legs. In motion the tail animated

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Cocker Spaniel breed dog has long, curly or woolly coat.
The front legs and paws. Legs straight with good bone, muscular, set parallel to each other. When viewed from the side when the front legs are upright, elbows are directly under the Cocker Spaniel dog withers. Pasterns short and strong.
Hind legs with good bone and muscular, with sharp angles of the knee joints and strong, strong hips. The knee joint is strong, sturdy and stand, and in motion. Hocks strong, low omitted. Hocks strong and short. When viewed from the rear hind legs parallel to each other, whether the dog on the spot, or is in motion. Feet are compact, large and round, with hard, calloused pads, not outwards, or clubfoot. Fifth fingers on the front and profit on the hind legs may be removed.
Coat. On his head is short and soft on the body - of moderate length, with a dense undercoat to protect the body from adverse conditions. Ears, chest, abdomen and legs are covered with a thick and long hair, but not so long, so as not to obscure the natural lines of the Cocker Spaniel and not obstruct the movement, as well as not to distort the appearance of a hunting Cocker Spaniel dog. The most important structure of wool: it silky, tight, straight or slightly wavy, her easy to maintain.
Vices: an overly long, curly or woolly coat.
Color and markings.
Black color: solid black or black and tan. Black color can be jade (anthracite).
Allowed a small spot of white on the chest and / or throat.
Flaws: shades of brown or liver colored.
Disqualifying faults: white spots on any other body part.

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Any solid color other than black: permitted any solid color and color with tan feathering. Color should be clean, but permitted a lighter tone. Allowed a small spot of white on the Cocker Spaniel dog chest and / or throat.Two-and three-color colors: two or more colors in color with clear boundaries, one of which is white, including a tan. Preferably, the tan is in the same manner as in the case of solid black or any other color.
Chalye dog is classified as a dog spotted coat color and may be in the Cocker Spaniel dog initial point figure.
ELIMINATING FAULTS: ground color, which occupies 90% or more wool.
Tan: can be from light cream to dark red in color and should take no more than 10% wool.
ELIMINATING FAULTS: tan area of ??more than 10% wool.
In the case of solid black or any color tan should be located at the following locations:
1. Spots over both eyes.
2. On sides of muzzle and cheeks.
3. On the inside of the ears.
4. On all feet and / or limbs.
5. Under the tail.
6. On the breast (optional).
Flaws: tan, not flashy, and not all of these places, fell on the sides of the muzzle, merging on the bridge of the nose.
Disqualifying faults: lack of a tan and black spotted dogs in these locations

Cocker Spaniel puppies
Cocker Spaniel breed dog has well coordinated, smooth and free movements.

Movement. Although the cocker spaniel is the smallest member of this group, his movements are typical for the Retriever. A prerequisite for proper motions is a balanced structure of fore and hind limbs. Cocker Spaniel dog is repelled by the strong and powerful hind limbs belt and shoulder girdle complex, so that forward movement is a straight line to compensate for the repulsive force. His movements are well coordinated,
smooth and free, fast and sweeping (not to be confused with regular excessive liveliness movements). Growth. Ideal height at withers: Males - 38 cm, females - 35.5 cm height can vary within 1.3 cm in one direction or another.
Vices: dogs below 36.7 cm and females - below 34,2 cm
Disqualifying faults: Males above 39.4 cm, and females - 36.8 cm above
Note: The height at the withers is defined perpendicular line from the ground to the upper edge of the blades, the dog they must also be natural, the front legs and hocks parallel to the line of measurement.
ELIMINATING FAULTS
Color and markings.
Solid black color: white spots on any part of the Cocker Spaniel dog body except the chest and throat.
In any solid color other than black: white spots on any part of the body except the chest and throat.
Two-and three-color colors: the main area of ??color 90% or more.
Tan: 1) tan area of ??more than 10%, and 2) the lack of a tan and black spotted dogs in the above locations.
Growth. Height: 39.4 cm higher than males, females above 36.8 cm