<h1>American Cocker Spaniel</h1>
American Cocker Spaniel
Aliases: American Crank, American Coca, Cockfighter, Cockfighting Dog, Cocoa Long Hair
Original Use: Birdhound
Personality characteristics: gentle temperament, rich feelings, cautious behavior; cheerful, lively; energetic, warm and friendly, alert and agile, cute and sweet appearance, easy to obey, loyal to the owner.
Height: 34 ~ 38 cm Weight: 10 ~ 13 kg Lifespan: 12 ~ 15 years
<h1>History</h1>
Originating in the 19th century, the American Cocker Spaniel is a breed bred in the United States in the last century, about the beginning of the 10th century, brought to the United Kingdom by Spain, became the British breed, and then brought to the United States to breed and improve in large quantities, becoming a smaller and more beautiful dog and called the American Cocker Spaniel. In 1946 the dog was recognized as a new breed, causing a frenzy about it. To this day, the dog is still the most popular dog breed in the United States.
<h1>Ancestry</h1>
The American Cocker Spaniel is native to the United States and its ancestors were Spanish birdhounds.
<h1>Coat color characteristics</h1>
The head is short and slender; the body length is moderate, with enough undersolar hairs to provide protection. There are large feathers on the ears, chest, abdomen and legs. The coat is filamentous, flat or slightly wavy, and its texture makes it easy to care for. Coat colors are black, brown, reddish brown, light yellow, silver, and a mix of black and white.
<h1>Advantages and disadvantages evaluation</h1>
Lively and intelligent, but loves to wreak havoc, especially in sofa corners, chair legs, wall skins, etc. Because the ears are too long to be nursed frequently, the body odor is somewhat large and hair loss.
<h1>Posture characteristics</h1>
Body size: ★★★ ☆☆☆ Ease of first raising: ★★★★ ☆☆
Exercise demand: ★★ ☆☆☆☆☆ Trainability: ★★★★ ☆☆
Excitement level: ★★★ ☆☆☆ Care needs: ★★★★ ☆☆
Noise level: ★★★ ☆☆☆ Child friendliness: ★★★★★ ☆
Friendliness to strangers: ★★★★ ☆☆ Friendliness to animals: ★★★★ ☆☆
City Fit: ★★★★ ☆☆ Hair Trim: ★★★ ☆☆☆☆
Appetite: ★★ ☆☆☆☆☆ Popularity: ★★ ☆☆☆☆☆
<h1>Maintenance</h1>
In the diet of American cocker spaniels, the supply of meat is more than other dog breeds, generally need to be fed 250 to 350 grams of meat per day, plus an equal amount of dry vegetarian materials and biscuits, and give a moderate amount of drinking water.
In management work, it is necessary to pay attention to the activity of the Cocker Spaniel, because it was originally a bird hunting dog living in the wild. It is recommended that the owner of this dog take it out for a walk 2 to 3 times a day, generally you can take it out for a walk after getting up in the morning, and take it out for a walk in the evening or afternoon. If it is locked up at home for a long time and it is not given enough activity, it will feel restless, and even appear sluggish or even sick.
Brush the coat every day with a brush or comb. Baths can be washed with water or dry clean.
Every once in a while, it is necessary to do the work of removing tartar and earwax for it, as well as washing its eyes with light salt water, to prevent the symptoms of the facial features from being unclean. Usually, it is also necessary to pay attention to whether it is abnormal in activities such as eating, sleeping and walking, whether the mental state is abnormal, and if it is found to be sick, it should be treated in time.
The training of the Cocker Spaniel is also very important, and it cannot be allowed to develop naturally, otherwise, it is easy to develop its willful and stubborn bad diseases.