Originally posted by Rachel
It's hard to generalize too much about any breed, and I've only had one cocker (Tucker). What I can say is that both my veterarians and dog groomer comment on how sweet and cooperative he is, unlike many other cockers they have dealt with.
Our ButterScotch was an exception to the rules, much like Rachel's Tucker! ButterScotch was a SWEETHEART of a dog, devoted and family oriented, an EXCELLENT "mom" to kids and cats alike. Her prey drive was zilch; we trusted her fully with ALL our pets (cats, birds, mice). A true-er lady never existed.

As she got older, she developed warts and fatty tumors. The vet said the warts were something that purebreds (esp. cockers and poodles) often get and I think the lipo-whatever (fatty tumors) are just caused by old age. Oh! She also had chronic ear infections. (Cockers have heavy ears and so the air doesn't get in there and circulate as it should.) I've heard that many cockers are HYPER and also big Pee-ers (peeing when they get excited). We didn't experience any of this w/ our dog.

We had Miss ButterScotch for 15 wonderful years.