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BubblPopElectrc 02-06-2008 09:41 PM
Anyone have a cocker spaniel?
 
Anyone have one? I think they are so beautiful!

How do you like him/her (temperament-wise)? How big is he/she? Anything else interesting? :p

Just curious! :)

sexiixtc 02-06-2008 10:06 PM
I don't have one but always wanted one... I like the americal cocker spaniels, though.. they're little faces are adorable..

I remember when my mom used to baby-sit this girl and she's bring me along they had two.. one was really nice.. the other one was a complete meanie

BubblPopElectrc 02-06-2008 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by sexiixtc (Post 1740244)
I don't have one but always wanted one... I like the americal cocker spaniels, though.. they're little faces are adorable..

I remember when my mom used to baby-sit this girl and she's bring me along they had two.. one was really nice.. the other one was a complete meanie
Yeah- I don't like the other ones (English, maybe?) either.

My grandma used to have one (his name was Rusty) and he was so nice too! :)

Tillys_mom 02-06-2008 10:13 PM
I love cocker spaniels!!!! I groom one and she is just the sweetest thing. :)

sexiixtc 02-06-2008 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by BubblPopElectrc (Post 1740250)
Yeah- I don't like the other ones (English, maybe?) either.

My grandma used to have one (his name was Rusty) and he was so nice too! :)
yep! it is English.. English are a little bit bigger/taller with a longer snout..
American are shorter/mor compact with shorter snouts

pepe mint 02-07-2008 04:39 AM
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I have an american cocker...she is SUPER sweet. but kinda ditzy :D she was super hyper and destructive as a pup...but as an adult (after about 18 months old) has been the best dog. she still gets into stuff all the time (I had a thread the other day about this) and still very ditzy, but the sweetest, most submissive dog in the world. she cracks us up because she can be laying next to us, we can move her and she just stays however we move her. we mess with her like that all the time :D if we roll her over, she stays like that...legs up in the air...until we ask her to move.

she was very easy to potty train but I have heard the opposite about cockers. I have heard the "dribble" a lot. I have never had that problem with her..but literally, I have had people amazed by that. she does, however, sniff the spot where she was sitting if she gets excited..it's like she thinks she may have dribbled. it is very funny :D It was easy to teach her lots of things...fetch or "go find it", "drop it", "high five", "sit", "down", "stay", "here", etc. very smart...but ditzy LOL

here is a pic of her. she is so beautiful...and LOVES to be groomed!!!!

pepe mint 02-07-2008 04:40 AM
oh, and I should mention that they get ear infections REALLY easy. their ears are long and heavy, so they do not get much air to them. I have to clean her ears daily with solution of vinegar and water...and she still gets infections sometimes. I keep the medicine on hand. it's almost impossible to keep infections from her.

BubblPopElectrc 02-07-2008 05:37 AM
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Originally Posted by pepe mint (Post 1740426)
I have an american cocker...she is SUPER sweet. but kinda ditzy :D she was super hyper and destructive as a pup...but as an adult (after about 18 months old) has been the best dog. she still gets into stuff all the time (I had a thread the other day about this) and still very ditzy, but the sweetest, most submissive dog in the world. she cracks us up because she can be laying next to us, we can move her and she just stays however we move her. we mess with her like that all the time :D if we roll her over, she stays like that...legs up in the air...until we ask her to move.

she was very easy to potty train but I have heard the opposite about cockers. I have heard the "dribble" a lot. I have never had that problem with her..but literally, I have had people amazed by that. she does, however, sniff the spot where she was sitting if she gets excited..it's like she thinks she may have dribbled. it is very funny :D It was easy to teach her lots of things...fetch or "go find it", "drop it", "high five", "sit", "down", "stay", "here", etc. very smart...but ditzy LOL

here is a pic of her. she is so beautiful...and LOVES to be groomed!!!!
She is so pretty! How long have you had her?

Are all cockers destructive as puppies? Also, by "dribble" do you mean some cockers kinda... um.. leak pee?? :eek:

patty58 02-07-2008 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by pepe mint (Post 1740426)
I have an american cocker...she is SUPER sweet. but kinda ditzy :D she was super hyper and destructive as a pup...but as an adult (after about 18 months old) has been the best dog. she still gets into stuff all the time (I had a thread the other day about this) and still very ditzy, but the sweetest, most submissive dog in the world. she cracks us up because she can be laying next to us, we can move her and she just stays however we move her. we mess with her like that all the time :D if we roll her over, she stays like that...legs up in the air...until we ask her to move.

she was very easy to potty train but I have heard the opposite about cockers. I have heard the "dribble" a lot. I have never had that problem with her..but literally, I have had people amazed by that. she does, however, sniff the spot where she was sitting if she gets excited..it's like she thinks she may have dribbled. it is very funny :D It was easy to teach her lots of things...fetch or "go find it", "drop it", "high five", "sit", "down", "stay", "here", etc. very smart...but ditzy LOL

here is a pic of her. she is so beautiful...and LOVES to be groomed!!!!
Oh my gosh Mandee...that looks like my beloved Kinzee. He was the last dog that I had before I got Murfee. I LOVED him so much. I can only say good things about my cocker. He was on the small side and lovable and sweet. he loved the grandkids. Was a great traveler. He also went camping with us. On the negative...he had ear problems all the time and also major skin allergies. We were constantly at the vet with both of those problems. It broke my heart when I lost him.

pepe mint 02-07-2008 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by BubblPopElectrc (Post 1740537)
She is so pretty! How long have you had her?

Are all cockers destructive as puppies? Also, by "dribble" do you mean some cockers kinda... um.. leak pee?? :eek:
yep...that's what I mean :D

I have had her since she was 7 weeks old...she is now 6 years old. I got her when my daughter was a baby and they are so close!!! she sleeps with my daughter every night. granted...I usually wake up to chewed up papers, etc. in her room :) but my daughter will not go to bed without her :D

I don't know if all are destructive as puppies...but I have never met one that wasn't. I NEVER wanted a cocker. swore I would never own one cuz I never liked any that I met. but when I saw Daisy (looking for a yorkie), I fell in love with her. she totally stole my heart :)

pepe mint 02-07-2008 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by patty58 (Post 1740592)
Oh my gosh Mandee...that looks like my beloved Kinzee. He was the last dog that I had before I got Murfee. I LOVED him so much. I can only say good things about my cocker. He was on the small side and lovable and sweet. he loved the grandkids. Was a great traveler. He also went camping with us. On the negative...he had ear problems all the time and also major skin allergies. We were constantly at the vet with both of those problems. It broke my heart when I lost him.
thankfully, Daisy does not have skin allergies...BUT she chews on her feet constantly and there is nothing we can do to keep her from it. vets tell me to give her benedryl but that doesnt work at all. she doesn't hurt herself...but it irritates me :D we just aren't sure why she does that. and yep...those ear problems!!!! ugh!!!!!

Nikki+2 02-07-2008 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by pepe mint (Post 1740622)
thankfully, Daisy does not have skin allergies...BUT she chews on her feet constantly and there is nothing we can do to keep her from it. vets tell me to give her benedryl but that doesnt work at all. she doesn't hurt herself...but it irritates me :D we just aren't sure why she does that. and yep...those ear problems!!!! ugh!!!!!
I'm sure this is an obvious that you've already considered but just in case... Does she have any wheat or corn in her diet? We had a Lhasa Poo who had constant ear infections and chewed his feet and it turned out he had a wheat/corn allergy I changed his dog food and he never had a problem again.

pepe mint 02-07-2008 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Nikki+2 (Post 1741133)
I'm sure this is an obvious that you've already considered but just in case... Does she have any wheat or corn in her diet? We had a Lhasa Poo who had constant ear infections and chewed his feet and it turned out he had a wheat/corn allergy I changed his dog food and he never had a problem again.
no, we are actually very picky about food...and from owning danes in the past, I learned to stay away from those ingredients :) but you do bring up a good point...i wonder if it is something like that...maybe a food ingredient?? well...i'm not sure. we have changed foods a couple of times over the last few years and she has been doing this for a long time...so who knows. I will look into it tho!!!!

MyTrixie143 02-07-2008 10:08 AM
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I have an American Cocker Spaniel. Her name is Peppi. She is black/gold and is going to be turning 10 next monday.

Peppi was never destructive as a puppy and to this day still isn't.

She isn't an overly hyper cocker spaniel like some I have seen but I think that is because she has taken on my laid back personality.
She loves people and other dogs, just a regular social butterfly. And she is so smart, she picks up on tricks quickly and loves learning.
My family grew up with cockers so they have been in the family for awhile.
I will probably always have a cocker in my life, I love this breed!!


Oh and when she was younger she did dribble urine, only when she got excited, she quickly grew out of it. But for potty training, she trained real quick.

Cockers are known for ear infections but the funny thing is Peppi has never had an ear infection her whole life. Even my vet is amazed at this.
She does have some skin allergies, she just gets dry skin often.

All in all, I would say cocker spaniels are generally a healthy, intelligent, loving breed.

pepe mint 02-07-2008 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by MyTrixie143 (Post 1741460)
I have an American Cocker Spaniel. Her name is Peppi. She is black/gold and is going to be turning 10 next monday.

Peppi was never destructive as a puppy and to this day still isn't.

She isn't an overly hyper cocker spaniel like some I have seen but I think that is because she has taken on my laid back personality.
She loves people and other dogs, just a regular social butterfly. And she is so smart, she picks up on tricks quickly and loves learning.
My family grew up with cockers so they have been in the family for awhile.
I will probably always have a cocker in my life, I love this breed!!


Oh and when she was younger she did dribble urine, only when she got excited, she quickly grew out of it. But for potty training, she trained real quick.

Cockers are known for ear infections but the funny thing is Peppi has never had an ear infection her whole life. Even my vet is amazed at this.
She does have some skin allergies, she just gets dry skin often.

All in all, I would say cocker spaniels are generally a healthy, intelligent, loving breed.
Peppi is SOOOO cute!!!!!

BubblPopElectrc 02-07-2008 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by MyTrixie143 (Post 1741460)
I have an American Cocker Spaniel. Her name is Peppi. She is black/gold and is going to be turning 10 next monday.

Peppi was never destructive as a puppy and to this day still isn't.

She isn't an overly hyper cocker spaniel like some I have seen but I think that is because she has taken on my laid back personality.
She loves people and other dogs, just a regular social butterfly. And she is so smart, she picks up on tricks quickly and loves learning.
My family grew up with cockers so they have been in the family for awhile.
I will probably always have a cocker in my life, I love this breed!!


Oh and when she was younger she did dribble urine, only when she got excited, she quickly grew out of it. But for potty training, she trained real quick.

Cockers are known for ear infections but the funny thing is Peppi has never had an ear infection her whole life. Even my vet is amazed at this.
She does have some skin allergies, she just gets dry skin often.

All in all, I would say cocker spaniels are generally a healthy, intelligent, loving breed.
Aww, I love her little "eyebrows!" :p

BubblPopElectrc 02-07-2008 10:57 AM
I think cocker spaniels are so beautiful but I must admit- the pee leakage thing has me freaked out!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

BubblPopElectrc 02-07-2008 11:11 AM
Does anyone know of a good breeder?

Deenie 02-07-2008 11:18 AM
I adopted Maggie from a shelter in West Texas in 1993. She was already 8 months old and hard to potty train, chewed EVERYTHING and piddled whenever she got excited when we got home.

That said, I was only 19 when I got her, far from being that responsible, not working with her as much as I should have. I learned that not immediately talking to her and say hi, she wouldn't piddle anymore! Her chewing stopped, she outgrew that like any other puppy. She just turned 15 last month and she's a beautiful dog, she's got the sweetest nature! She has so much patience with my two little boys and now my crazy Yorkie, Guinness. I love her so much.

Healthwise, she's gotten a fatty tumor that started growing on her side of her belly, we've had it checked out and it's not cancerous. At her age, I don't want to put her under unless absolutely neccessary and she's doing fine. Her ears need cleaned regularly and she has allergies so she gets Benedryll during those crazy months.

I love my Maggie and would LOVE another cocker if I knew they'd be JUST like her :)


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