COLers I'm gonna need your help.

[supergirl]

Splitting real behavioural issues from human handling/raising is going to be interesting too. It might be worth having a separate 'owner profile' for dogs raised from pup and rescue dogs also to try and distinguish if the problem is genuinely dog related or owner driven?

That would be interesting, having two dogs from pups and two rescues - there is definitely a difference, though Ellie is becoming more like Misha and Roly in temprement every day.

[Ben's mum]

What I found very interesting about the colour 'myths' is that when we were looking at pups and knew nothing at all - breeders of blue roans told us solids were agressive, possessive and not good with people, while breeders of solids said that particolours were scatty, neurotic and not very bright   

These were not just one off comments, but seemd to be genuine beliefs of a number of different people we talked too, including a vet   

This was 7 years ago - so hopefully ideas have changed a little since then 

[Cath]

Happy to help Mark  3 black working girls, 2 are half sisters and poles apart 

[heelers n cockers]

interesting! would be quite happy to help, nice but dim black/tan  and a brainy but vocal brown roan!

[MollieMoo]

Another here that would like to help   one black bitch half working half show with a few issues and a show strain blue roan bitch.

[Black Red + Yellow]

One black worker and one golden worker.......the black is the one with issues which all strain (I believe) from him being kept kennelled for the first 10 months of his life being trained up as a gun dog......he doesn't cope well with dogs that want to play and jump all over him (we say he reckons he's too posh to play!)

The golden boy is the friendliest, loveliest little fella.....just a bit wary of small children as we don't come into contact with them very often........he completely confounds the theory of so called 'red dogs'.......

[ginnygirl]

Hi Mark, I would be happy to help. I recently had to re home Ginny a red cocker and was told by a few people that the aggressiveness she was displaying was due to her colour; I hasten to add that just as many people disputed this. I still have bella a little black worker who has a very different temperament to Ginny. I would be very interested in your findings. Good luck with your dissertation. Julie

[Midas]

Happy to take part too and would be interesting to see what you find.

There definitely seems to be a trend for people saying goldies/reds are psychos !!!    really annoys me!!

[Sarah.H]

As the owner off a solid gold who was bought from a commercial breeder at 12 weeks old (didn't know any better back then) who was so laid back we used to joke he was a bit dim  . And the current owner of a solid black with fear aggression and aggression to other dogs I would be happy to help. Have also had a nervous blue roan and now have Charlie who is blue roan and tan who has a couple of issues despite the most 'correct' upbringing of all our dogs.

[Cockertime Blues]

Happy to help you Mark.

Alfie (laid back pale blue roan worker), Mollie (show/worker x cute but temperamental black besom) and Diane (very average dog-owning hooman)

[winewood]

happy to help, black male very quiet, gets along with all and one hyper lunatic blue female both Australian stock

[Albert Tatlock]

Happy to help also. 1 solid black male worker (who is definately a people dog!)

[jennycockerspaniel]

 I had a golden girl untill eleven no aggression but very family orientated my granddaughter fell off the chair onto her and sh e just got up and went away.Often people woul say reds and golds had problems.Inow have a black and tan whos mother was related to Jenny and Penny is so different and loves every one and harder to train If I can help email me.

[CarolineL]

Im happy to help too Mark. I recently finished my dissertation and understand how important high response rates are 

Hurley - goldent show cocker and not a nasty bone in his fluffy body 

[Jean1234]

A guarding black rescue here too, happy to help!