Category: Purpose Breeding
Breed Profile: The English Cocker Spaniel
M.J. Nelson – June 09, 2014, Gun Dog Magazine https://www.gundogmag.com/editorial/breed-profile-english-cocker-spaniel/176206 This isn’t the case with the English cocker spaniel, a close cousin. There are even…
The Ugly Truth: Can Show Dogs be Hunting Dogs?
Written by M.J. Nelson – May 20, 2016, Gun Dog Magazine http://www.gundogmag.com/conservation-politics/the-ugly-truth-can-show-dogs-be-hunting-dogs/ The truth of the matter is that for a long time, finding a…
Type and Character
by H.S. Lloyd, Ickernham, Middlesex, England Those who have the true welfare of the Cocker at heart should never lose sight of the Kennel Club’s…
On Dual Purpose Breeding
The following was taken, with permission from the author, from the Gundog-L email List/Newgroup in 1996. It regards the importance of breeding for dual purpose…
The Unexamined Breeding Program
The following was taken, with permission from the author, from a thread on the Spanie-L List regarding breeding for competitive events vs. breeding for a…
Why Breed for Ability?
Why Breed for Ability? By Karen Fremuth Edit and update January 20, 2021 There is an old saying….”If you don’t breed for it, you are…
Debunking the Myths: Show Dogs Do Hunt!!
Of course, you will always find folks more than happy to trash show dogs out of hand. I wonder how many are speaking from solid…
What is “Dual Purpose”?
Each breed of dog was developed for a specific purpose. In this case, that of Spaniels, the purpose is to hunt. A Spaniel’s job on…
Why Dock Tails
I hunt with a woman who has an English Setter. Actually, we hunt the same fields but never side by side since her dog is…
Form For Function in the English Cocker Spaniel
The following was a post I made to the English Cocker email list on January 17, 1997 in response to a discussion of correct structure…
