anyone have or like cocker spaniels?

[dab_20]

I know I posted this over a month ago, but new people joined and I would like to see pics or just know if anyone has/likes cocker spaniels! I love them, and I like poodles too. lol

Here is my beautiful boy at 9 weeks:


**YAWN** Sooooo sleepy.


Now he is 14 weeks and much bigger.

I'd love to see yours

[Sadie_Sasha]

I like them.
their really pretty dogs.

[dab_20]

yep i think so too

[.sarah]

They don't fit my lifestyle but I think they're good dogs. Poor breed, though, with all the health problems.

I'm also more partial to English Cockers. I like their personality better and I think they're cuter. No offence

[dab_20]

It's ok, everyone has there preference. English cockers are a bit bigger and more hyper, thats why I like american cockers.

It's sad for there health problems, I agree. Missy died for what we think was kidney failure. she was only 20 days from her 8th birthday. She died on the 4th of july

[.sarah]

See, I like more active dogs. So they would suit me better.

Sorry to hear about your girl

[ontariogreys]

A well bred cocker is truly a wonderful dog, very loving and faithful even if they do have health problems, but if you end up with one with rage syndrome, it can be your worst nightmare. I have had both

[IRescue452]

I've never heard of a cocker getting rage syndrome. I though it was only a springer thing. Guess I learned something new. Too bad though. At least you are wise enough not to judge a breed from having one bad apple.

[dab_20]

yes missy had 'rage syndrome' i think. she loved her family though, she just had major fear aggresion towards strangers. AKC breeders normally have good quality dogs. it's not true that byb's and puppy mills have over come health problems. missy died at 7 years old and she was from a byb. but its better to rescue anyway

Thanks Saphira and Snuggs! everyone sounds like they have cute pups!! Irescue452, sorry to hear about your baby.

[ontariogreys]

yes missy had 'rage syndrome' i think. she loved her family though, she just had major fear aggresion towards strangers. AKC breeders normally have good quality dogs. it's not true that byb's and puppy mills have over come health problems. missy died at 7 years old and she was from a byb. but its better to rescue anyway

Thanks Saphira and Snuggs! everyone sounds like they have cute pups!! Irescue452, sorry to hear about your baby.

Missy was likely just a shy or submissive dog, With Brody he could wake up from a nap 10' away from me and then run at me snarling and snapping, he would suddenly get aggressive simply because you were brushing him and attack. It is more commonly seen in red cockers but Brody was black, a lot of the problems with health etc stem back to when the cockers became very popular due to the coppertone commercials and they were being mass bred hoping to make a profit by people who had no interest in breeding for quality, the same happened with shepherds basically destroying the breed, most professional breeders have been importing GSD's from Germany to attempt to fix the damage and improve the breeding stock

[dab_20]

oh, well, i didn't exactly know what rage syndrome was. Missy was a red cocker. But I am glad she didn't have rage syndrome. How did Brody get rage syndrome? Just from bad breeding?

[EssTer]

I like cockers a lot after I met american cocker of my friend..His name´s Pluto - I was going to show in him junior handlers this june, but I got a gordon setter to show, so I couldnt show Pluto lol here´s pic of him and me

[dab_20]

he's beautiful!

[wolfsoul]

We get cockers at work constantly --- several a day. They are very popular here. They are so not my kind of dog, but they are some of the cutest puppies and I love to watch a good cocker move. They are my very favourite dog to bathe at work because they are always the dirtiest and some of the smelliest -- their hair must trap dirt and grime because it gets so dirty, I love it! There's nothing like mud coming off a dog you wash.

[dab_20]

lol thats for sure. sammy really needs a bath. i know he will LOVE that. lol yeah right! hes got dandruff from dry skin so we try not to bathe him unless he really needs it.