The Sporting Group
The Sporting Group
its a different type of cocker spaniel. there are American and English ones. generallly the English ones are more expensive but a better temprement
American Cocker Spaniel
1946
AMERICAN COCKER SPANIEL
There are many varieties of spaniels but these are the spaniels recognized by the American Kennel Club, Canadian Kennel Club, and United Kennel Club: American Cocker Spaniel American Water Spaniel Blue Picardy Spaniel Boykin Spaniel Brittany Clumber Spaniel English Cocker Spaniel English Springer Spaniel Field Spanish French Spaniel Irish Water Spaniel Sussex Spaniel Welsh Springer Spaniel The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, English Toy Spaniel, and Tibetan Spaniel are also types of spaniels but are in the Toy group and are considered companion dogs rather than hunting breeds.
The American Kennel Club (AKC) recognized nine dog breeds when it was established in 1884.The nine breeds are:Chesapeake Bay RetrieverCocker Spaniel*Clumber SpanielEnglish SetterGordon SetterIrish SetterIrish Water SpanielPointerSussex Spaniel*The American Cocker Spaniel and the English Cocker Spaniel was registered as the same dog breed until 1946.
An American cocker spaniel female can weigh anywhere from 10 to 30 pounds. A show quality female shouuld weigh about 15 pounds but my males weigh 30 pounds.
The following breeds are recognized by the American Kennel Club: · Cane Corso · Chihuahua · Chow Chow · Cocker Spaniel · Collie
The Cocker Spaniel, with 25 wins to its credit. That's more than any other breed in the country.
The following breeds are recognized by the American Kennel Club: · English Cocker Spaniel · English Foxhound · English Setter · English Springer Spaniel · English Toy Terrier · Entlebucher Mountain Dog
The AKC recognizes 28 breeds in the sporting group. They are: American Water Spaniel Boykin Spaniel Brittany Spaniel Chesapeake Bay Retriever Clumber Spaniel Cocker Spaniel Curly-Coated Retriever English Cocker Spaniel English Setter English Springer Spaniel Field Spaniel Flat-Coated Retriever German Shorthaired Pointer German Wirehaired Pointer Golden Retriever Gordon Setter Irish Red and White Setter Irish Setter Irish Water Spaniel Labrador Retriever Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Pointer Spinone Italiano Sussex Spaniel Vizsla Weimaraner Welsh Springer Spaniel Wirehaired Pointing Griffon