"He's a cocker spaniel" !

[happydog]

i have to admit i can't tell the difference between a working springer and a working cocker and i have 2 working cockers but they seem to be the only 2 in this town.working sprigers really do look like working cockers to me

Heidi was a working springer Lyn -as were Jess and Becca (below).

Does that help at all?

[Jan/Billy]

MY OLD GIRL SOPHIE  USED TO HAVE A LOT OF COAT ON HEAD AND FEET , ONE DAY WE WALKED PAST A CARAVAN ON THE PARK WE KEPT OURS ON AND HEARD " OH LUCK DADDY IT`S A LITTLE LION".

 

[Jan/Billy]

I had someone stop me in the street the other week who thought mine were all cavaliers!! Whats worse was he had 2 cavaliers himself

  Nutter 

[miche]

This is Mikey, he's been called a black golden retriever , a long haired black lab and a miniture flat coat retriever . 

In actual fact, as we all know here on COL - he's a handsome working cocker

[Lynne-Marie]

I know exactly how you feel, when Ollie was a pup people used to ask if he was a Rottie, now they think he's a Setter!

My lil'Rottie!

[Petra]

Dillon (chocolate show cocker) has been called a working cocker, a field spaniel, a poodle ( ) and more recently a 'sausage dog' ( )

[stanleysmum]

I once asked a chocolate working cockers mum what breed he was! (bearing in mind i was standing there with my Stanley (Golden CS)

The lady looked at me as if i had three heads and said - He's a cocker spaniel TOO!

She did make me feel a right numpty! 

I just replied with 'ooooh theres curly his coat is!' - as a compliment like!

'hes a working' i was barked back at 

mmmm nice lady!

Well now i know better eh!

Jo x

[kate.s]

Sam has been called a poodle, a labrador and once my Oh was heckled when out walking him by some teenagers who said he was walking a 'gay' dog 

[lyn]

i have to admit i can't tell the difference between a working springer and a working cocker and i have 2 working cockers but they seem to be the only 2 in this town.working sprigers really do look like working cockers to me

Heidi was a working springer Lyn -as were Jess and Becca (below).

Does that help at all?

happydog,i can tell on photo's,mostly.just not when they're there in front of me in the flesh.paddy was the first time i ever saw a working cocker and he's only half worker i knew of them vaguely.i am getting a little better at telling the difference,or is it that we never see working cockers here just the odd springer or two.so i always say "ooh what a lovely little springer"

[Holly]

According to someone who owns and competes with a Working Cocker Beatle is a small Springer, she could tell by the colouring.    ::)And....another member at puppy class I was asked if she was a Jack Russell
She's got a bit of growing to do if she's a springer....6 months old and nearly 8 kilos!!

[lyn]

ellie was mistaken for a jack russel a few times and when he was a little puppy,paddy was often taken for a sausage dog

[Tracy S]

I have to own up to the fact that in my complete ignorance and before we started to research cockers, I didn't know they could be black and tan Sorry

[kate.s]

Just a quick question. You can get working cocker and show cocker, can you get show springer??

[happydog]

Just a quick question. You can get working cocker and show cocker, can you get show springer??

Yes. Working springers are generally shorter legged and stockier. A show springer is generally taller and more 'elegant' and in my experience slighter more hyper - but I fully expect to get shot down in flames for that last remark 

[Wendy G]

Even when I joined the Gundog club the man asked me if Badger was a mongrel (as his Grandad was Jade of Livermere I wasn't amused)

I have also been asked if they are Springer crosses