I'm with you .powerful! I just can't get past the fact that they have been #1 registered UK ans US for so many years and with like 10,000 more than #2. Also, they are usually reall, "Hello, I love you!" type dogs, and I like a dog who is a pit suspicious of strangers. I said no cocker because first she said medium to large size and cocker s are small/small-medium, they need grooming more often, and they need lots of exersize.