Do All Cockers Have Webbed Feet

[tracee]

hi   i dount know if im being dim but do all cockers have webbed feet ?
                     thanks tracee xxx

[Cob-Web]

Mmmm, I don't think Molo's are webbed, although they are very very furry    

[ruth_2_hot]

huns arnt webbed same as molo very furry could do with them being webbed with all the water she goes in    

[tracee]

hi the reason im saying this is because all of ours have webbed feet
   this is not normal then !!!  is this a bad thing then is it a breed fault
                     thanks tracee xxxxx

[shonajoy]

Indie has webbed feet, I thought they were supposed to, for swimming.

theres a bit about it on champdogs forum.

http://www.champdogsforum.co.uk/board/topic/19827.html

[tracee]

hi shonajoy
   thanks for that it puts my mind at rest .  im glad its a good thing
                   tracee xxxx

[Jane S]

It says in the Breed Standards which breeds are meant to have webbed feet & these include Newfoundlands, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Otterhounds, Spanish Water Dogs etc but the Cocker Standard doesn't require webbed feet - Cocker feet are meant to be tightly-knit, round & cat-like with nice, thick padding underneath (for endurance & protection) but sometimes you do get flatter feet with more splayed out toes which can look like webbed feet (and sometimes very tight trimming can give this appearance too)

Jane

[tracee]

hi jane s
     so  would having webbed feet count against them in a show (they are webbed it was our vet which pointed it out saying he does"nt see it as often anymore)  
                                     thanks tracee xxxx  
 p.s.         is it a bad thing then

   pps             they are tightly -nit with nice thick padding under neath they are not flatter or have splayed out toes

[Jane S]

I'm not sure we're talking about the same thing then All dogs have skin between their toes which is technically webbing but with proper webbed feet, this skin is quite thick & the toes are more spaced out. Hard to explain in words so here's a scan of two drawings, the one on the left is a Cocker-type "compact" foot & the one on the right is a webbed foot.

Jane

[tracee]

thank you jane ill have a look at ours and come back to you
                       tracee xxxxx

[shonajoy]

Indie must be a mutant then because his feet are exactly like the drawing on the right.

[tracee]

hi we have just had alook  they are not as  tight as the left one but not as splayed out as the right they are in between (that sounds a bit  daft i know ) but there is webbing
                                       tracee xxxx
            ps unless its because there hair is thick