English Spaniel cocker spaniel

The cocker spaniel spaniel English ( English Cocker spaniel Spaniel ) is a Chien originating in Great Britain. According to the canine central Company, it is classified in the group eight of the Retriever S, dogs leveurs of game and water dogs.

Introduction

Very popular in the Années 1970, the cocker spaniel was victim of the passion of certain merchants of dogs seeking more the profitability that the safeguard of the race. The red dresses were struck by this fashion and certain subjects quickly became aggressive. Fortunately for a few years the cocker spaniel has found all its qualities and allures a new public.

All the spaniels go down from the continental spaniel S, cities at the 14th century by Gaston Phébus, count de Foix in his Livre of the hunting where a chapter is entirely devoted to the dogs of oysel which it also names espainholz (of the old verb to espeignir which means " coucher"). These dogs used for hunting for the net had been brought back of Spain by Gaston Phébus him even.

The cocker spaniel is most alert and merriest from the spaniels of hunting, its name comes to him from what in Scotland and with the Wales it was particularly employed with hunting for the Bécasse (woodcock).

Description

Gun dog

It is a compact and muscular dog. Gun dog brousaillor, it needs to be able to be turned over quickly and is not afraid of brambles. Its behavior is " grouillant" , it furète unceasingly and when it flushes out a prey does not release it. Its role is rising (remotely of shooting) and to bring it back. That requires a training as of its more young age but of instinct it will be able to flush out and face better than whoever wood, the thickest ronciers, the hedges and the marshes.

Dog of company

It is completely possible to have a cocker spaniel like dog of company with the proviso of letting it run the every day, or of walking it. It is a dog liking comfort and it can be made forget. In interior, it will be calm and discrete. But if the exits are not of number sufficient, it could take care well of your interior decoration. It is a very energetic dog and its need to be spent is large!

A little pot adhesive, it does not support loneliness. There should, therefore, be accustomed as of its more young age to carefully remain alone for a training.

It is a dog which must be stripped of aggressiveness but it will tend to benefit from the weaknesses of its Masters and could become quickly dominating it of the family. Also, it is advisable to take its education in hand very early. It needs Masters constant, clear in their orders, authoritative but without aggressiveness. The cocker spaniel English spaniel is very player, malignant and affectionate but it can make damage in a garden, because it is about a gun dog.

Maintenance

Hair:

It is a dog has long hairs and thus requires a daily maintenance. At the time of the long daily walks, its long fringes collect the sheets, the ground, mud, brambles, etc to prevent that its hair does not make flocks, it should imperatively be brushed after each exit! Certain cocker spaniels are accustomed toiletteurs. But attention the grooming of the cocker spaniel is particular. The hair should never be shaven with the risk to be found with a curly hair at the time of pushes back.

Ears:

The cocker spaniel present the large ones and long ears and can undergo good numbers of infections if those are badly maintained. To avoid that, it is necessary to clean to him with a product specialized approximately once per week and to reduce them while cutting a little hairs on the higher third and to mow inside.

Eyes:

The cocker spaniels have a glance which marks. " is not said; a glance of cocker spaniel? ". But it is necessary to take care of it. Its eyelids tend to fall and thus to less better protecting its eyes. A simple physiological salt solution makes the deal. An application once per day makes it possible to prevent any infection.

Cut

Female: approximately 38-39 cm.
Male: approximately 39-41 cm.

Color

There exist several colors:

Unicoloured: chocolate, golden delicious, black. The chocolates, fire and blacks are regarded as the unicoloured ones.
Two-tone black and white, orange and white, chocolate and white, which each time can be particolores (differentiated well) or parives-knife (colors mixed).
Tricolor.

Aptitude

Dog leveurs of game and broussailleurs.
Dog of company.

History

It seems that the cocker spaniel spaniel is known like a well established English race. Then, why the qualifier of spaniel? The question is vain, and yet it appears that this dog comes us from Spain, very snuffed at the Royal Court, since Charles V. Paintings of Velasquez, or even of Goya seem to testify some. However this race perfectly adaptable to all the climatic conditions, was exported in the United Kingdom, via a gift of king d' Espagne to king d' Angleterre. Since then, insane in love with hunting, these kings developed the race of the name of Cocker spaniel Spaniel (from Spain), Spanish Cocker. Since then, a popularization of the name took place in many consciences, whereas our friends english-speaking them did not omit to simply recall by its name from where this companion as marvellous comes us as is Coker, i.e. of the sun, of the sea… of Spain.

Famous cocker spaniels

In the cartoons " Swell & Bill" of Jean Wrapped, Bill is English a Spaniel cocker spaniel.

Character

This dog, in rather calm matter, can appear a true stubborn person. Being a gun dog, he likes water but, some are afraid of it. He likes the good fresh air (forests for example) and likes to run in vague spaces. English the Spaniel cocker spaniel appears a true dog of company, but, some prefer to educate it for hunting.

Internal bonds

American Cocker spaniel

External bonds

the standard of the race on the site of the SCC
http://www.cocker-fr.com/
http://www.spanielclub.net/
http://educanin.ifrance.com/races/cocker-anglais.html
http://www.gloriette-artemis.net

Zh-yue: 英國曲架

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