when is a working cocker fully grown?

[monty dog]

can any one tell me when a working cocker is fully grown (how old) monty is a male orange working cocker and is now 6 months old. also is there any books i can buy, which are just for working cockers

[cazza]

Not sure on books just for working cockers, is monty going to actually work? If so there are working dog books out there

'Working gun dogs'  by Martin Deeley    was recommended to me by a fellow COLer

As for fully grown then, as with everything else every dog is different but I would say by about 11 / 12 months they are fully grown but don't quote me on that. Hopefully someone with more knowledge will be along to give you better info

[spanielcrazy]

do you mean physically or mentally?

Most hit their full adult height between 9 months and 1 year, then fill out after that.Cockers aren't really considered physically mature till around 2 years, give or take, depending on the pedigree.

Martin Deeleys book is excellent, though it does address all flushing spaniels, I don't know of any that are just working cockers. You may also be interested in the old (pre-1950's) books on cockers, they delve a lot on the workers, as they were the origin of the breed. E-Bay is a great place to look.

[Jenny]

Our barney is nearly 15 months and hasn't done much growing since he was a year old.  he has maybe filled out a wee bit but is quite a slim jim and i think he's stopped growing now 

[supaspaniel]

I would say that Dashy got there somewhere between 18 months to two years, both physically and mentally
Cockers (working or show) dont really ever grow up mentally tho do they  

[mentalcat]

Another lovely book is 'The cocker man', by Hadley Millington who was the founder of the Nancarrow line of cockers. Its not so much a training manual as the story of a man who loves his dogs and the stuff they got up to.

One of my fave's

Ali

[Helen]

mine hit adult size at around 10 months and was just on 10.2kgs then - after steadily building muscle he is now 12.9kgs, and has stabilised at that weight.

[debbie321]

I thought that Ben had stopped growing in height at around 12 months (he's nearly 18 months now).  I bumped into someone the other day who swears he's grown even taller!  He is starting to fill out now - his chest is getting broader and deeper and he looks more 'square' from the front instead of narrow and leggy 

[Big Ben]

Well I hope mine has stopped growing at 11 months..............he's already 50cm to the shoulder and weighs 22.5kgs!!!

[ali]

we're pretty sure that barkley hasn't grown in height since he was about 10 months old. he's now 12 months old and his physique is definitely still developing- he's filling out and getting more feathering. but then he has always been quite a stocky lad- there are others on here who are much slimmer. mentally, he's definitely still growing and is changing all the time.

[*jean*]

I think rolo stopped about 10 months then started bulking up muscle.

[k]

Have you found the working cocker sites yet like Felstead gundogs

[spanielcrazy]

Have you found the working cocker sites yet like Felstead gundogs

Wow, very nice site, thanks for the tip!

[alimart]

If you are talking mentally, Molly (almost 10) and Tess (almost 9) are as daft as they were as youngsters. 

They're a bit like us - the mind is willing but the body takes a little more time to catch up!.