However, both purebred poodles and cocker spaniels can suffer from luxating patellas (loose knees), and this can be passed on to their offspring.
There are two dogs which are thought to be the foundation sires of both modern breeds of cocker spaniels.
The house wasn't hard to spot - it had what appeared to be a cocker spaniel sitting in an old barbershop chair on the front porch.
However, her sister had taken care to see that her cocker spaniel joined them in their escape.
They generally come laden with baggage, burdened with dark secrets andalmost alwayshave the same attitude to monogamy as a cocker spaniel on heat.
The land spaniels were split into two further types, the cocker spaniel and the springer spaniel.
The boxer is about twice the size of the cocker spaniel.
The owner has a cocker spaniel sniffer dog.
