Cocker Spaniels originated as hunting dogs and they are so-called because ... They actually split into two breeds in 1947 – the American Cocker Spaniel in the US, with their smaller ears ...

By comparison, The Kennel Club registers some 30,000 cocker and springer spaniel puppies ... stubborn-ness and Mr Smith-Bodden suggests that puppies can be slower to train as working dogs than other ...