HI Adie
I have never owned a working cocker but I have a friend who does and he (the cocker, not the friend
) is very energetic. He is also very well behaved - but even he (at 4 1/2yrs) has his days when he'll test how far he can push it.
I think you probably get out what you put in and it takes a lot of time and effort to train any dog. From what I've seen, the stubborn streak is a general cocker trait rather than a show/working trait. I'm no expert but if you are wavering between working and show your probably best making your decision based on what activity level would most suit your family. Morgan had a 45 minute walk at 5.30pm and has been zonked out on the floor since then
That's the great thing about cockers, as well as their fantastic nature and the variety of colours, they also come in hyper and super-hyper versions
. The less energetic show is definately best, but that's obviously just my opinion :wink:
:wink:
Goodl luck with your decision making and your search
.