Cocker Spaniel — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Cocker Spaniel — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Facts below are extracted verbatim field-values and section headings from the official AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) breed standard. The standard text is copyrighted by the respective registry; only factual data points and outline headings are quoted, not descriptive narrative. Source: https://www.akc.org / https://www.fci.be.

Facts (verbatim field values from the official standard)

• ORIGIN: Great Britain.
• FCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 8 Retrievers, Flushing Dogs, Water Dogs.
• WEIGHT: Height approximately: Males 39 - 41 cm Females 38 - 39 cm Weight approximately 13 - 14, 5 kgs FAULTS: Any departure from the forego
• Coat: On the head, short and fine; on the body, medium length, with enough undercoating to give protection.
• Colour: Solid colours: Black; red; golden; liver (chocolate); black and tan; liver and tan; No white allowed except a small amount on chest.
• Temperament: Equable in temperament with no suggestion of timidity.

Standard outline (section headings)

• shall be located as follows:
• FEDERATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE (AISBL)
• ENGLISH COCKER SPANIEL
• DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID
• HEAD
• CRANIAL REGION:
• FACIAL REGION:
• LIMBS
• FOREQUARTERS:
• HINDQUARTERS:
• COAT
• Colour:
• Solid colours:
• Particolours:
• SIZE AND WEIGHT:
• DISQUALIFYING FAULTS: