English Cocker Spaniel

      The dog originated in the United Kingdom. English Cocker Spaniel has been in existence for several centuries, as early as 1300 the painting there with the dogs is very similar to the existence of the Spaniel. About 5,000 years later, and gradually differentiated into seven species: the English Cocker Spaniel stimulated fly, Wales shock fly Cocker Spaniel, Cocker Spaniel, Sussex Spaniel, grazing hairy Hound, Irish Water Spaniel and the Clumber Spaniel long. Cocker Spaniel with modern recorded history is from June 14, 1879 the first English Cocker Spaniel obo birth began. The dog began four years after the dog show debut. The early 19th century, as a companion dog by the world's attention, even there is highly favored in Europe and the United States. 1902 The Dog Club was established in the United Kingdom.

【Character】

English Cocker Spaniel is a cheerful and beloved dog, calm personality, neither slow nor over-excitement, nature, kind, sweet and mild, highly obedient, very emotional, energetic, agile, alert, intelligent, upbeat and lively. One willing to work, reliable and attractive partner, is very keen to work in the field.

【Size】

Height: dogs 39 ~ 41cm; Bitch 38 ~ 40cm

Weight: dogs 13 ~ 15kg; Bitch 11 ~ 14kg

【Head】

Expression: mild, sweet, but the dignified, alert and intelligent.

Eyes: Medium size, plump and slightly oval; separate from the spacious; eyelids tight. In addition to liver color and mottled with liver-colored dogs are allowed hazel eye color, other color of the dog's eye color is dark brown.

Ears: position low, close to the head suspension; ear delicate and can extend to the tip of the nose, covered with long, silk, straight or slightly wavy hair.

Head: slightly arched and flat, respectively, from the side and positive observations. To observe its outline, eyebrows, and not much higher than the back of the head. From the above observation, the head on both sides of the plane and tone on both sides of the plane roughly parallel. Only the Ministry of clear, but moderate, with a slight groove. Tone: the skull length of the same; moderate fullness; only slightly narrower than the head point, the width of the location of the eye to reach agreement; eyes, clean the bottom contour. Nostrils open, and well-developed sense of smell; nose mirror the color is black. Lips was four square, but does not sag, and no exaggerated upper lip. Teeth: Scissors bite.

【Body】

Neck: graceful, and muscular, the direction of the head seemed arched, with head bonding clean, no fat, and into the sloping shoulders; length of the medium, and with the dog's height and length of the balance.

Back Line: neck and shoulder blade junction to the back line was a smooth curve. Dorsal line very slightly tilted to the round buttocks, there is no subsidence, or fold.

Body: Compact and bonded, giving the impression that a very strong, but not heavy. Chest depth; not to affect a wide degree of forelimb movements, nor is it too narrow, and appears before the footer is too narrow or shrink together. Very well developed chest, sternum prominent, slightly more than the combination of shoulders and upper arm joints. Chest depth of the elbow to the upward-sloping gradually after, moderate on the mention. Support ribs well and gradually to the body prop up the middle, back a little thin, there is enough depth, and fully backward extension. Back short and strong. Waist short, wide and very slightly arched. Very round buttocks.

Tail: docked. Ideally, to maintain the level of the tail.

【Limbs】

The dogs a slight ridge. Scapular tilt, shoulder blades flat and smooth. Scapula and Shang Bigu broadly equal, Shang Bigu position on the list, and the connection between the shoulder blades, there is sufficient angle so that the state of nature standing in his elbow right in the shoulder blades just below the top. Forelegs straight, from the elbow to the plastic skeleton bones is almost entirely the same size; elbow position close to the body; plastic bone is almost straight, slightly elastic. Ratio of the right foot claws and legs, solid, round cat foot; toes arched, tight; thick pads.

Rear angulation is moderate, with the balance before the footer is very important. Very wide hips and round. Section thighs wide, thick and muscular, can provide a powerful driving force. II muscular thighs, and the length of the length of the thigh section approximately equal. Strong and moderate knee bent. From hock to pad short distance. Feet in front.

【Coat】

Head hair is short and slender; physical medium length hair; flat or with slightly wavy; texture of silk. English Cocker Spaniel has many feathered, but not more frequently to affect his work in the field. There are a variety of colors. Variegated stripes can be neat, spots, or piebald color, white-based, combined with black, liver color or different shades of red. Solid black, liver color or different shades of red.