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Cocker Spaniel Did You Know?
- The Cocker Spaniel is known as the "smallest member of the sporting-dog
family."
- The Cocker Spaniel has been exhibited in the United States since the
early 1880s.
- The Cocker Spaniel is one of the most popular breeds of American purebred
dogs.
- CH. Pett's Southwest Breeze (Ruby) was the first Cocker Spaniel in history
to be awarded the AKC's Master Hunter title.
- There are a number of acceptable, but very specific, color varieties within
the Cocker breed: Black, Black with Tan Points, Parti-Color, and ASCOB (Any
Solid Color Other than Black).
- In Cockers, the name "cocker" derives from especial proficiency
on woodcock, according to breed authorities.
- Rutherford B. Hayes owned a Cocker Spaniel named "Dot."
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