Cocker Spaniel English
Classification FCI
Group 8 - Retrievers dogs, search dogs, water dogs
Standard No 5 of 29 October 2003 (en / [Fr])
Cocker Spaniel Inglese Name
Type
Source Britain
Male height at 39-41 cm, females 38-39 cm
weight range from 12.5 to 14.5 kg
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The English Cocker Spaniel is a breed of hunting dog, originally selected for the hunting of Woodcock (Woodcock in English). Good swimmer, it is suitable to work in the swamp.
There is also the American Cocker Spaniel. This is not a variety, but a breed unto itself, officially recognized and described in its own breed standard.
Description
At birth, the Cocker measure around the ground as from withers withers to the root of the tail (they say it is "within").
cheerful character of the corner by the incessant movement and joyful, especially when it follows a track regardless of the difficulties of the terrain, the Cocker Spaniel has a well developed head and chiseled with very pronounced stop place midway between nose and occiput .
The mouth must have strong jaws with teeth that closes a complete scissor bite. The eyes, never clear, they must give a sweet and intelligent, always alert, lively and cheerful. The ears should be set low at eye level and reach lengths of up to truffles, as well as being well covered with long hair, smooth and silky.
The muscular neck should come out clean from the shoulders well laid back and not have a dewlap. The trunk, very compact, it must have the top line that slides tilted towards the tail. The chest should be well developed with the chest is not large but not too tight.
the tail is slightly lower than the ridge line and must be in motion during fast-paced action and carried horizontally and never turned up. If, however, must be amputated clearly visible without disturbing the dog to work. If natural uncut, the tail helps to provide an overall appearance of balance.
Harmonic shapes in motion the action of the cocker broke up, and large firm with big strides and taking of land. The weight of a cocker spaniel must not exceed 14.5 kg (minimum 12.5 kg) in the standard. The height at the withers for males is 39-41 cm for females of 38-39 cm.
The hair may be black, black and tan, fawn, black and white, blur, pure tricolor, tricolor roan, biancoarancio, liver. Must be smooth and silky, never rough and wavy, not too profuse and never curly. Good fringes on the front and rear legs just above the hocks.
The males should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
Any variation from these points is considered a fault and the seriousness with which it is considered equal in exact proportion to its degree and the subsequent effect it has on the health and welfare of the dog.
Character
is a docile dog, and extremely sensitive. Like all hunting dogs have an innate social instinct, so it is suitable to live with family and other animals.
is looking lively and cuddles and caresses both the master from strangers ("Merry Cocker").
Not a dog leash that lends itself readily as being a hunting dog tends to pull and does not lend much training being very stubborn.
On the other hand will fill you with cuddles up to old age, a dog is very durable. She loves the company of other animals, and coexists easily with cats.
Diseases
The breed is, however, subject to certain serious genetic diseases, some seriously debilitating, other deadly . These include the FN (FN), the progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) and Dispase hip.
The FN (FN) is an autosomal recessive inheritance, recognized in Cocker Spaniels for over 50 years, and for which there is no cure: the dog is irremediably lead to premature death (the dogs not getting through to 2 years old). It occurs when two healthy carriers (carriers) are coupled together, giving rise to 25% of sick puppies, 25% healthy (which are not carriers and will never develop the disease) and 50% of other carriers. The problems due to FN Cocker appear between 4 and 6 months of age. Clinical symptoms include polydipsia (excessive thirst), polyuria (excessive urination), weight loss, poor appetite, vomiting or diarrhea. These symptoms are the same as to any matter relating to a kidney malfunction. The disease is progressive and gradual, the dogs are affected show no symptoms except when the stage of the disease is already advanced, that is when 75% of renal function is compromised.
As of December 2006 is available for Europe as a test for the genetic identification of glomerular collagen mutation that gives rise to this terrible disease: the first was not possible, unless you did testing in America, identify healthy carriers of the disease.
progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) is a dysplasia of retinal photoreceptors (rods and cones) in suppository base autosomal recessive. This disease causes a progressive decrease of visual acuity following a complete degeneration of rods and cones: the outcome is blindness. Also for the PRA is available a genetic test to identify healthy, sick or healthy carriers.
dysplasia of the hip joint is the primary hip joint pathology present in all breeds and is the most common cause of osteoarthritis at the expense of that joint. To identify dysplasia is necessary to make x-rays are to be sent to central Reading authorized.
Notes
On 7 May 2007, reintroduces the possibility of tail docking for dogs belonging to breeds for which it is provided by the standard of the FCI
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