Cocker Spaniel: A Comprehensive Guide to Owning and Caring for Your Dog (Kennel Club Dog Breed Series)

"The real Yankee spaniel" is above all merry! The smallest hunting dog with the biggest heart, the Cocker Spaniel is an affectionate free spirit with an equable temperament. This Cocker makes an ideal family companion, thriving with old and young alike. This book provides the much-needed factual information about the Cocker Spaniel and its ancestry, character and standard, as well as the proper selection, feeding, training, preventative health care and behavior of the breed. The new owner will welcome advice about preparing for the pup’s arrival, housebreaking and preventing puppy problems.

In addition to an extremely authoritative text, this book presents over 135 photographs in full color, which prove to be as informative as they are attractive. Helpful hints and important information are highlighted to provide easy access to everything the reader needs to know about life with a Cocker Spaniel from puppyhood to the senior years.