English+Cocker+Spaniel

=English Cocker Spaniel= by Anna9

An English Cocker Spaniel is a type of dog. They are so cute! Here's a picture of one of them: **Size:** Height at withers: males 16 to 17 inches; females 15 to 16 inches. Deviations to be penalized. The most desirable weights: males, 28 to 34 pounds; females, 26 to 32 pounds. Proper conformation and substance should be considered more important than weight alone. **//Proportion//**--Compactly built and short-coupled, with height at withers slightly greater than the distance from withers to set-on of tail. **//Substance//**--The English Cocker is a solidly built dog with as much bone and substance as is possible without becoming cloddy or coarse. __**http://www.akc.org/breeds/english_cocker_spaniel/index.cfm**__**__

Diet:**** An average diet consists of 650 to 800 grams (23 to 28 ounces) of meat and vegetables or grains. Cheese and peeled, fresh fruit can replace some of the meat. If the Cocker does not get enough exercise it may become nervous or even aggressive. It must be taken for long, daily walks as well as weekly runs in the country. http://www.readersdigest.ca/mag/2000/09/dogs_cocker.html**__


 * Population:** I am truly sorry but i am not able to find the population of English Cocker Spaniels.


 * Li****fespan:** 9 - 15 years


 * Habitat:** It is small so it is a great size for a household companion and has a perpetual puppy look about the face. It has a merry and happy pehttp://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry/Englsh-cocrsonality and seems to be the perfect companion for children. In part due to this popularity, the dog has been so widely bred that it has lost much of its original hunting instinct and is seldom used in these days as a hunting dog. Dogs historically who have enjoyed this extent of popularity often lose not only the instinctive qualities for which they were bred, but also the temperament can become unstable. __**http://ezinearticles.com/?The-American-Cocker-Spaniel&id=187135**__


 * Range:** I would think that the range of the English Cocker Spaniels that they live in a lot of households in America or other countries.


 * Offspring:** Usully the ususal offspring for English Cocker Spaniels are about from 2 to 4 dogs.

English Cocker Spaniels breed of compact [|sporting dog] perfected in England, whose development may be traced back to the original spaniels of Spain. It stands about 16 in. (40.6 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs about 30 lb (13.6 kg). Its medium-length coat is silky and slightly wavy and forms fringes of longer hair, or feathers, on the dog's underside, ears, chest, and legs. It may be any of various colors or parti-colored. The tail is docked. Until its official recognition by the Kennel Club of England in 1892 as a separate breed, it and the larger springer spaniel were distinguished by size only. Thus, the same litter could produce both dogs, the cocker being used to hunt smaller game, such as woodcocks. It is still trained for that purpose today and is also widely kept as a house pet. The smaller cocker spaniel of America, derived from it, has been established as a separate breed. __**http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry/Englsh-coc**__
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