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Cocker Specific Discussion => General Cocker Spaniel Discussion => Topic started by: JulieM on September 16, 2014, 03:25:05 PM

Title: Cocker spaniel top tip
Post by: JulieM on September 16, 2014, 03:25:05 PM: Hi all,

I'm helping my friend who has a pet store online. He's got some breed specific pages with top products etc. He'd like to have a sentence or two of a 'top tip' or "owners' insight" on this and has asked me for one for Cockers.

I wondered what your top tip/piece of advice/little insight into owning a Cocker Spaniel might be?
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Post by: Patp on September 16, 2014, 04:36:54 PM: Mine might be more appropriate for a wine store!
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Post by: Patp on September 16, 2014, 04:37:44 PM: On a more serious, helpful note, why not link the cocker advice to some grooming products?
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Post by: Wenco18 on September 16, 2014, 05:37:42 PM: Definitely buy specific Cocker feeding and drinking bowls to keep ears clean and dry :shades:
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Post by: sodpot2000 on September 16, 2014, 05:42:12 PM: Cockers need to have a job to do. It doesn't matter if it is sitting with you while you do the job as long as they are 'working' alongside you. You can work and snore at the same time you know! :rofl1:
Title: Re: Cocker spaniel top tip
Post by: BobnDot on September 16, 2014, 07:23:15 PM: For the new cocker owner you could give details of crates and indoor runs, child/dog gates, spratts combs, tic removers and a link to COL ;)......Oh, you could possibly include links to local off licences that offer a delivery service as well :005:

Bob.
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Post by: MIN on September 16, 2014, 07:26:13 PM: Cocker Spaniels can learn owners new tricks ;)
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Post by: Jaysmumagain on September 17, 2014, 12:31:25 PM: My top tip "you don't own them - they own you" :005:
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Post by: katie94 on September 17, 2014, 02:34:17 PM: You can't train a cocker spaniel, he trains you to train him in the way that works for him!
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Post by: JulieM on September 17, 2014, 07:33:49 PM: :005: Definitely there is a need for a sense of humour to be a successful cocker owner...and quite a lot of wine...my daughter keeps saying "who'd want a boring dog that did what it was told?"...
Title: Re: Cocker spaniel top tip
Post by: Catty_G on September 17, 2014, 08:09:00 PM: Quote from: BobnDot on September 16, 2014, 07:23:15 PM
For the new cocker owner you could give details of crates and indoor runs, child/dog gates, spratts combs, tic removers and a link to COL ;)......Oh, you could possibly include links to local off licences that offer a delivery service as well :005:

Bob.

I think a link to COL is a great idea, I wish I had found it when I still had my Belle. So glad I found it in the end.

They love to be stimulated and doing different activities... dogs toys and puzzles are good for just that :003:
Title: Re: Cocker spaniel top tip
Post by: Redked on September 17, 2014, 08:47:04 PM: My top tip would be "avoid looking in to the spaniel eyes-they will get their own way every time if you do" :005: