Cocker Spaniels

just being Cockers

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What is a Cocker Spaniel? Cockers are the most in-your-face, loving, brilliant, manipulative, sensitive, demanding, conniving, versatile, enthusiastic dogs you’ll ever know – my Doxie, Snoopy, runs a close second.

These are not your lay-down-in-the-corner quietly dogs.  Cockers demand to be with you.  They must be with you in order to live, to breathe, to survive.  You are their God.  Are you worthy of such devotion?

What do Cockers do? Cockers are happy people dogs by nature and love to please us.  Cockers are truly a lot of dog in a small body, so they’re easy to live with size wise in apartments or homes with small yards.  They’re not just beautiful, they’re very bright, and their intelligence, size and personality make them very versatile.  If they’re not taking over your favorite chair or hypnotizing you with their doe eyes, you can find them performing in the show ring, training for obedience, agility, rally, field work and/or hunting.  Not to mention working as therapy dogs in hospitals and nursing homes, bringing smiles and sighs to young and old alike.  What don’t Cockers do? Now that’s a tough one.

Where to learn about Cockers Right here —  from the people that love Cockers the most  — their owners, The American Spaniel Club, Inc., local Cocker clubs, responsible breeders, and the rescuers.  These are the people who focus on loving and caring for Cockers now, and for the future of the breed.

Please join our forums and read the information posted throughout this site.  Check out the books and materials presented in our Amazon store, you should find everything you ever wanted or needed to know about Cockers and dogs in general here. 

My intent in designing this site was to present information clearly to you, and to include the information that I’ve personally found invaluable over the years through articles and links.  There are so many wonderful, knowledgeable and caring dog people out there who are more than happy to share their work and experience — and I want to introduce you to them through OurAnimalsOurEarth.