English Cocker spaniel

Without doubt it is known and spread of spaniel, appreciated by its extremely likeable character, it cheers and juguetón, by its size not very great and its pleasant aspect. All these qualities have distanced it more and more of hunting lands (in which it demonstrated, and still demonstrates, to be an excellent dog search, untiring and adapted to any type of climate and geographic surroundings) and they have turned it a company dog, frequently forced to live in very close spaces.
On the origins of this likeable dog search an ample Literature exists that, starting off of the famous Gaston Phoebus, who in 1387 wrote an excellent ?Treaty on the hunting?, arrives to the present time. The majority agrees enough in saying that the oldest ancestors of the Cocker spaniel are Spanish dogs that also gave origin to several Epagneuls French. Returning to existing Literature on these dogs, Philip Sidney, Edward Plantageriet and even Chaucer, venatorias of these dogs loaron the qualities. Nevertheless, he was the Duke of Marlborough that it selected of a very special way to a type of present Spaniel quite similar to, the very capable one in the hunting of the perdiz and chocha, of which more ahead took the name (in English, chocha says woodcock). Spaniel which they were in the perreras of the Duke had the ears longer than the others, and its layer was white with orange red spots and. Successively, the English criadores, starting off exactly of these dogs, definitively continued the selection, fixing the type, and in 1901 the definitive standard is written up. Quickly, the fame of this likeable dog of hunting, optimal for the sample and the collection, crossed the borders of the British Islands and at the beginning of the present century it already extended quickly by France.

Its size, not very great, its likeable and jovial character, its pleasant aspect - in addition, naturally, of their good qualities venatorias- contributed of substantial way to their fast affirmation in all the countries of Europe and America. Today, the Cocker spaniel is one of the dogs more known all and it is not rare that in the more important canine exhibitions, the representation of this race is between most numerous. Nevertheless, this notoriety had more to the aspect of the dog and to its affectionate character that to its capacities like hunter, which has had a great influence in the criteria of selection of the criadores, that today, except for few exceptions try to satisfy the exigencies with that a good company in the solitude of the city looks for, who of few hunters.

Although of size not very great, the English Cocker spaniel is a dog of strong constitution, compact, solid and very resistant to the fatigue. It runs of agile way, it cheers and it covers when walking much land in relation to his dimensions. Particularly beautiful it is the head, with the square affluent snout, the robust jaw with set of teeth that closes perfectly to scissors. The long ears have a birth under the fine cartilage, being had with long and smooth hair. The expression of the eyes, great and of dark brown color, is sweet and frank. The neck is elegant and lean, and the trunk, compact fort and, with the solid superior line and the tail of birth a little below the dorsal line. The tail, in individual, always must be taken of glad way, carefree.

Height and weight. Males, of 39.5 41 cm.; females. of 38 to 39,5 cm Weight: of 12.7 to 14,5 kg.

Head. Ample Trufa. Square snout, with stop defined well, half between trufa and the end of occipucio. Prominent zygomatic arcs. Robust jaws. Developed affluent skull.

Eyes. Great, nonprominent, brown. Adherent palpebrales cracks.

Ears. Of form to lobular, with birth at level of the eyes, with a length that arrives until trufa, covered of long, silky hair, smooth.

Neck. Of moderate length, muscular. devoid of papada.

Previous extremities. Of good bones, straight lines, short. Oblique shoulders.

Body. And very hard compact. Developed and deep affluent thorax. Chest of normal width. Abarriladas ribs affluent behind paletillas. Short, ample and strong kidneys. Superior line in slight declivity towards the tail.

Later extremities. With good bones and anguladas well. Metatarsos short.

Feet. Solids, round, with heavy plantar pads.

Tail. Of birth slightly below the dorsal line. It must be used excessive respect so that she is neither too long nor too small.

Coat. Smooth, of silky texture, with flecos in the ears and the extremities. The admitted colors are several.

FEEDING. The nutritional necessities for the adult unit are included/understood between the 900 and the 1,000 Kcal daily. For the units that still are used for the hunting, the contribution in Kcal daily must be tripled. For the little active units, however, it is important not to surpass the ration of maintenance not to incur the obesity, that occurs very frequently in this race.

DISEASES. In the Cocker, like in other dogs of hanging long ears and, the inferior edge of the auricular pavilion prevents the ventilation of the auditory meato favoring, by an excess of inflammatory cerosidad, processes. To this remainders, ears, dust, etc. are added, that originate average propitious for the culture and a growth of germs.
The therapy, according to the cases, is advised by the Veterinarian, whom always it will try to begin by a local or general antibiotic treatment, removing possible ready strange bodies

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