American Cocker Spaniel

      Cocker Spaniel originated in the United States the United States, their ancestors in Spain game bird dog. About the beginning of the 10th century, from Spain to England to become the British species, and then brought to the United States a large number of breeding and improvement, becoming smaller and the beautiful dogs and call it the American Cocker Spaniel. 1946, the dog is recognized that the new dog has aroused enthusiasm in it. To date, the dog is still popular dogs in the United States the most popular dog breeds.

【Character】

A gentle, affectionate, cautious; character, cheerful, lively; energetic, warm and friendly, alert agile, sweet and cute appearance, easy to obedience, faithful to the master. The dogs used to hunt mountain birds in the past, is now a children's and ladies favorite companion dogs and Toy dogs. In Europe and the United States, many men are like with it is accompanied by a companion dogs and guard dogs. The dog may be used as look at dogs.

United States Cocker Spaniel lively, should ensure that the appropriate amount of exercise, twice a day, let the free gardening. Quantitative terms should be fed regularly every day can not be allowed to bulimia and prevent overweight. The dog hair long, very sensitive to tangle into a group, so every day in need of combing bristles pruning, 8 to 10 weeks a bath once. Great Chuier dogs susceptible to ear disease, we should always clean the ear canal. Eyes should be kept clean. Easy claw length, should be when the pruning, remove the supernumerary toe Zexu.

【Size】

Body Height: dogs 36 ~ 38cm; Bitch 34 ~ 36cm.

Weight: 10 ~ 13 kg.

【Head】

Head: round, but not exaggerated, nor tend to flat shape; eyebrows clean and clear, only the department is obvious.

Expression: expression seems intelligent, alert, gentle, and attractive.

Eyes: eye round and full, direct attention to the front. The shape of the eyelids slightly almond-shaped. Eye color is dark brown, and the general situation is that the deeper the better. Chiseled bone below the eye, but the cheeks are not prominent. Tone, broad and deep, jaw, four, and the flat.

Ear: the leaf-shaped, long, delicate ear, there are well feathered.

Nose Mirror: There is enough size, commensurate with the tone and the former face, nostrils well-developed, the typical characteristics of the sporting dogs.

Lips: upper lip fullness, and there is enough depth coverage of lower jaw. Teeth: Teeth strong and healthy, scissors-like bite.

【Body】

The full length of the neck, allowing the nose can easily probe the ground, muscular, there is no sagging of the "warts." Rises strongly from the shoulders, slightly arched, gradually thinning, and the head of convergence.

Dorsal line slightly inclined to the muscular hind legs.

Chest deep, the minimum and will not be higher than the elbow, in front of a very wide, for the heart and lungs provide enough space. Ribs deep and well supported. Back strong, and evenly tilt (slightly down), from the shoulder to cut short the location of the tail tilt. Tail position (and posture) in the back line, extension line, or slightly higher.

【Limbs】

Limbs: Limbs stout and short, muscular. Forelimb upright, elbows nothing more than show; hind thigh muscle fullness, knee bent obviously, tarsal joints of the lower legs, large, long decorative hair, but did not affect activity.

Tail: Chang tails, leaving only 1 / 3; tail Ping Qiao, and root of the tail, back into a straight line or slightly higher, excited when the swing up.

【Coat】

Head short and slender; body, the length of the medium, there is enough to provide protection at the end of hair. Ears, chest, abdomen, and legs, there are well feathered. Coat is a filamentous, flat or slightly wavy, its texture makes it easy to coat care. Coat color in black, brown, red brown, yellow, silver and black blending colors.