Favorite family - cocker spaniel

With long, dangling, wide, covered ears with thick curly hair, with amazing eyes expressing both mischief, sadness and curiosity, the cocker spaniel belongs to one of the most popular breeds not only in America but in Europe and Russia. American cocks were registered in the United States at the beginning of the 19th century. They are direct descendants of the English breed, however, they have a number of fundamental differences, both in nature and color, and in size. This breed is more suitable for a house, not for hunting, American cockers are great companions. They are friendly, complaisant, wonderful get along with children, are in great contact with any other pets. However, there are also quite stubborn representatives of this breed, who need constant training.

Cocker Spaniel. Description of the breed

The exterior of the head. The head is rounded, of an original shape, the superciliary arches are clearly pronounced. A characteristic square muzzle, with a clear geometric transition from the forehead to the nose. Depending on the color of the coat, the color of the tip of the nose varies from black to dark brown. Amazing ears - long, wide, set low. With a smooth short-haired head, the ears are covered with thick wavy hair. Large almond-shaped eyes of intense brown color.

Exterior of the trunk and extremities. Cocker Spaniel is characterized by a dense strong and compact physique. A muscular high-ranking neck without unnecessary folds. Wide chest, strong back. Large rounded paws, covered with wool of medium length, dense and wavy. The tail is held directly at the back level. The wool on the chest and abdomen is much longer, silky and wavy, with a thick undercoat. Color can be solid or spotty, usually black, red and coffee shades.

Dog content

Cocker Spaniel is a breed that is extremely suitable for home keeping. Aggressive and poorly managed individuals are rare. As a rule, it is a mobile, cheerful, inquisitive dog with a good character.

Dogs do not suffer from any specific diseases of the breed. The breed is fairly disease-resistant. In special care, the hair of these dogs needs. She has to comb out every day. To a similar procedure, the dog is better to be taught from a small age, so that then she calmly treated the comb. Daily combing promotes blood circulation and, accordingly, improves the look of the coat, it becomes shiny, smooth and silky. To improve the growth of wool, dogs are regularly given vitamins and special foods containing the necessary trace elements. Washing your pets should not be more than once every two weeks with special shampoos for dogs.

Haircut Cocker Spaniel

A regular exterior haircut undergoes only the back of the cocker spaniel. And the wool in any case can not be cut with scissors. For this purpose use a special comb with sharp teeth - trimming. With the help of trimming, the undercoat that grows, spoils the appearance of the coat on the back, is well removed. To remove it, trimming is led along the back, holding the skin in the withers area. The thick undercoat is removed, the fur is leveled, the back of the dog becomes smooth and smooth. The frequency of this procedure depends on the rate of fouling. As a rule, it is necessary to cut the cockers once every three months.

In addition to cutting their backs, hackers often carry a hygienic haircut. For example, the ear canal is cleared from the hair, and also the hair at the base of the tail is shortened. Finally, regular haircut is subjected to wool between the pads on the paws, so that it does not roll up and less street dirt adheres to it.