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English Cocker Spaniel
- Cocker spaniel
- Cocker Spaniel inglés
- National kennel clubs and breed clubs (see, e.g. Breeding/Health Strategy Documents, below)
- Population-level statistics (see, e.g., Swedish Insurance Data, below)
- Research articles
- Breed club surveys
- Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds. This breed has information on Veterinary Care and Life Insurance.
- The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Category 1)
- Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
- Finland: JTO: Jalostuksen tavoiteohjelma Cockerspanieli 2021–2025
- US: ECSCA Health and Rescue Organization: Health Clearances & Health Information
The English Cocker Spaniel is a breed of gun dog. The English Cocker Spaniel is an active, good-natured, sporting dog standing well up at the withers and compactly built.
Source: Wikipedia
Links to Breed Descriptions
Illustrated Standard 2022 - AKC: The English Cocker Spaniel Club of America
View more videos on AKC's YouTube Channel
View more videos on SCC's YouTube Channel
See: The German Kennel Club (VDH) for information and video (if available).
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This and other breed videos are available in full length here
Other Names for Breed
Country of Origin and Parent Breed Club
Country of origin: England
Parent breed club: The Cocker Spaniel Club
Health and Well-Being
Some sources of health information include:
Breed-Specific Articles
Gun Dog Magazine - English Cocker Spaniel: Breed Profile
Project Upland: English Cocker Spaniel – Bird Dog Series
Breed Standards
There are numerous breed standards.
The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.
Three of the major international standards are:
Breed-Specific Statistics
1. Swedish Insurance Data
2. US: 2017 ECSCA Health Survey
3. Finland: Koiranet Database - Cocker Spaniel
Pedigrees and health results from over 250.000 English Cocker Spaniels! - Now 252311 dogs
Breeding/Health Strategy Documents
Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:
Breed-Specific DNA Tests:
Other Breed-Specific Webpages
Field Cockers website: This site was created for, and is supported by the many people that participate AKC English Cocker/Cocker Spaniel Field Trials, AKC Spaniel Hunt Tests and https://www.englishcocker.org ECSCA Working Dog Tests.
ECSCA Health Education Committee 2019 Health Survey for FIELD/WORKING COCKERS
Breed-Specific Research
Breed Clubs
We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.
Canada: English Cocker Spaniel Club of Canada
Ireland: Cocker Spaniel Club of Ireland
UK: The Cocker Spaniel Club
USA: English Cocker Spaniel Club of America
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