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American Cocker Spaniel

When the English Cocker Spaniel came to American and after some breeding, the American Cocker Spaniel was born around the 1930's. The American Cocker is smaller than the English Cocker. Their name Cocker came from the hunting ability of hunting the bird known as the woodcock. They hunted the woodcock better than any other dog around and it then became part of their name. The origin of these wonderful dogs comes from the United Kingdom and that is where the American Cocker Spaniel came to us from.

Cocker Spaniels of any type are known for their hunting ability. The hunter would shoot down the bird and the Cocker Spaniel would run out and fetch the pray without any problem. Today, the English Spaniel is more known for hunting while the American Cocker is known as being the companion of humans instead of hunting. After so much breeding of the Cocker, some Cockers have lost the instinct of hunting and also lost some of their traits with poor breeding.

Today, Cocker Spaniels are used for being beautiful and elegant dogs in the show ring. Cocker Spaniels to this day are the most wonderful companions in the world to any human. Even back in history these dogs were known for their loving and caring ways of life.

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