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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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