
Breed Profile
Bouvier des Flandres
- WEIGHT: 69 to 90 lbs
- HEIGHT: 24 to 28 inches
- COLOR(S): Dark reddish brown to black, salt and pepper, brindle, and gray.
- BREED GROUP: Herding
Breed Profile
Cocker Spaniel - American
WEIGHT: 24 to 28 lbs
HEIGHT: 14 to 16 inches
COLOR(S): Black, black and tan, cream, red, and brown.
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DESCRIPTION
TEMPERAMENT
The Cocker Spaniel is an inseparable friend of children, and respectful of his/her master's authority without much challenge. This breed is sweet, sensitive and endearing, cheerful and merry. They are happy tail-waggers. The American Cocker Spaniel is equally suited to life as a gundog (bold and keen to work) or as a household pet. They are gentle and trusting, with average intelligence. This breed is lively, playful and devoted, but should be socialized well when they are young to avoid a tendency for timidity. Cocker Spaniels love everyone and need people to be happy. They can be difficult to housebreak and some like to bark. However they are mostly easy to train and get along well with other animals. This breed is a very popular breed. Beware of poorly bred puppy-mill Cockers as they may have bizarre temperamental changes and behavioral problems. This would include shy-sharpness, which is a combination of fear and dominance that can cause viciousness. Also aggressive guarding of objects, people and places, hyper-sexuality and roaming.?
GROOMING
Short and fine on head, medium length on body, with enough undercoat to give protection.
HEALTH
The Cocker Spaniel is quite hardy, but may experience a variety of inherited disorders such as eye and ear infections, epilepsy, and hip dysplasia. Other health concerns include PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy), hypothyroidism, cataracts, von Willebrand's disease, and slipping stifles.
EXERCISE
They adapt well to a city dwelling or rural country, but need sufficient exercise to prevent them from becoming overweight. Daily walks will do fine to keep the pup healthy and in shape.
TRAINING
Cocker Spaniels are trainable and learn quickly, but do not respond well to harsh training. They should be trained with a gentle hand.
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