Cocker Spaniel: The first 90 days
During a Cocker Spaniel puppy's first 90 days, choose manageable experiences and protect recovery between them. Schedule the first attempt after the dog's normal age-appropriate outlet, not at peak excitement. Sequence sleep, toilet training, handling, food routines, socialisation, and short training sessions with rest between them. Space new experiences with sleep and familiar routines; progress by recovery, not by a calendar target.
What to protect during the first 90 days
Cocker Spaniel's exercise is recorded as The Cocker Spaniel is a sporting breed and should maintain good muscle tone, although the breed is not one that needs a lot of exercise for the purpose of discharging an abundance of energy. Here, that matters because it changes the amount and timing of movement, stimulation, and recovery this situation needs.
A manageable order of experiences
- Sequence sleep, toilet training, handling, food routines, socialisation, and short training sessions with rest between them.
- Use this exercise note (The Cocker Spaniel is a sporting breed and should maintain good muscle tone, although the breed is not one that needs a lot of exercise for the purpose of discharging an ) to choose the starting amount of movement and the length of the recovery period.
- Space new experiences with sleep and familiar routines; progress by recovery, not by a calendar target.
Pause and seek help if
Pause and seek help when development, appetite, sleep, movement, or fear responses change unexpectedly.
References
Height: 14.5-15.5 inches (male), 13.5-14.5 inches (female)
AKC page PageMap DataObject > height
Weight: 25-30 pounds (male), 20-25 pounds (female)
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Life expectancy: 10-14 years
AKC page PageMap DataObject > life_expectancy
Grooming: Cocker Spaniels require regular, thorough grooming. Sessions missed are not easily made up and may result in tangles or mats in the Cocker's coat. A metal, professional-quality dog comb with fine and medium spacing for the teeth is a necessity. You can follow combing with a gentle slicker brush, but the comb is key. Loose hair should be carefully removed…
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Exercise: The Cocker Spaniel is a sporting breed and should maintain good muscle tone, although the breed is not one that needs a lot of exercise for the purpose of discharging an abundance of energy. Cockers often enjoy getting their exercise by means of retrieving a ball or other toy, or accompanying their people on a walk. They very much enjoy spending time with…
AKC page Exercise > official section copy
Training: Regarding training the Cocker Spaniel, the good news is that in general this is a people-pleasing breed. They want to be 'good' in order to please their people, and they are generally sensitive and responsive to correction and a disapproving tone in their owner's voice. Harsh means of correction are not usually warranted, nor are they productive in the…
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Official breed description: The merry and frolicsome Cocker Spaniel, with his big, dreamy eyes and impish personality, is one of the world's best-loved breeds. They were developed as hunting dogs, but Cockers gained their wide popularity as all-around companions.
AKC page About the Breed > official breed description
Recommended parent-club health tests: ['Hip Evaluation', 'Ophthalmologist Evaluation']
AKC page Health > Recommended Health Tests From the National Breed Club
Official breed standard: http://images.akc.org/pdf/breeds/standards/Cocker_Spaniel.pdf
AKC page The Breed Standard > View Full Breed Standard
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