Posted by Jeanne on November 21, 2008
Here are four good reasons to buy a Cocker Spaniel:
- If you want a dog to guard the house, you cannot beat the cocker because he is not a noisy dog. He will let you know it anyone comes, but he does not bark just for fun or for something that is none of his business. He is not a. vicious dog, but he will hold his own. He will meet you at the door; he will get your slippers for you, and he likes a little petting.
- I like a cocker because you know what a wonderful disposition a Newfoundland or St. Bernard has; well, you have the same in the cocker, only you have a much smaller dog, and he does not take up as much room, nor eat as much, but he loves you just as much.
- It you are looking for a pal or pet for your children, you cannot beat the cocker because of his wonderful disposition and his size; he is the ideal dog for a girl or a boy. He loves to play, but he is not so big that he will knock them for a roll, if he brushes against them.
- If you like to do some hunting, you do not have to get two or three different breeds of hunting dogs, just get a cocker. He will hunt fur as well as feathers. There is no other breed that has a, wonderful, loving look in their eyes.
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Chesapeake Bay Retriever dogs are widely known for their ability in retrieving ducks. Water is their particular element, but they are painstaking and diligent workers when retrieving any kind of game, on land or water. They are essentially an American dog.
- Head – Skull broad and round with medium stop, nose medium short-muzzle pointed but not sharp. Lips thin, not pendulous. Ears small, set well up on head, hanging loosely and of medium leather.
- Eyes medium large, very clear of yellowish color and wide apart.
- Neck – Of medium length with a strong muscular appearance, tapering to shoulders.
- Shoulders, Chest, and Body – Shoulders, sloping and should have full liberty of action with plenty of power without any restrictions of movement. Chest strong, deep, and wide. Barrel round and deep. Body of medium length, neither cobby nor reached, but rather approaching hollowness, flanks well tucked up.
- Back Quarters and Stifles – Back quarters should be trifle higher than shoulders, they should show fully as much power as the forequarters. There should be no tendency to weakness in either fore or hindquarters.
- Legs, Elbows, Hocks and Feet – Legs should be medium length and straight, showing good bone and muscle, with well-webbed hare feet of good size. The toes well rounded and close pasterns slightly bent and both pasterns and hocks medium length—the straighter the legs the better.
- Stern – Tail should be medium length—varying from: Males 12 inches to 15 inches, and females from n inches to 14 inches; medium heavy at base, moderate, feathering on stern and tail permissible.
- Coat and Texture – Coat should be thick and short, nowhere over one and one-half inches long, with a dense fine woolly under coat. Hair on face and legs should be very short and straight with tendency to wave on the shoulders, neck, back, and loins only. The curly coat or coat with a tendency to curl, not permissible.
- Color – Should be as near dead grass as possible, varying from a tan to a faded brown. The liver color is not permissible, the dead grass or faded brown color being correct. A white spot on breast and toes permissible.
- Weight – Males, 65 to 75 pounds; females, 55 to 65 pounds.
- Height – Males, 23 inches to 26 inches; females, 21 inches to 24 inches.
- Symmetry and Quality – The Chesapeake dog should show a bright, happy disposition, and an intelligent expression, with general outlines good and denoting a worker.
- Color of coat is extremely important as the dog is used for duck hunting. The color must be as nearly that of his surroundings as possible and with the fact that dogs are exposed to all kinds of adverse weather conditions, often working in ice and snow, the color of coat and its texture must be given every consideration when judging on the bench or in the ring.