English Cocker Spaniel

The English Cocker Spaniel is a breed of gun dog. There are "field" or "working" cockers and "show" cockers. An active sporting dog, the English Cocker Spaniel's compact, solid body practically vibrates with energy and enthusiasm, particularly when at work in the field. Although known for its soft, melting spaniel expression, the breed is a tough worker, capable of covering ground effortlessly and penetrating the densest of cover. His coat can be solid-colored (black, liver or shades of red) or parti-colored, including ticking or roaning. Prone to ear infections. During the summer, the ears should be checked often. Hanging close to the ground as they do, they can become host to ticks or burrs, often the cause of deafness. The Cocker can gain weight easily; do not overfeed.

• Glycogen storage disease Type VII, Phosphofructokinase Deficiency, PFK Deficiency PFKM, Whippet and English Springer Spaniel Variant
  Multisystem
• Progressive Retinal Atrophy, prcd PRCD Exon 1
  Eyes
• Chondrodystrophy and Intervertebral Disc Disease, CDDY/IVDD, Type I IVDD FGF4 retrogene - CFA12
  Skeletal
• Hereditary Sensory Autonomic Neuropathy, Acral Mutilation Syndrome, AMS GDNF-AS, Spaniel and Pointer Variant
  Brain and Spinal Cord
• Exercise-Induced Collapse, EIC DNM1
  Brain and Spinal Cord
• Autosomal Recessive Hereditary Nephropathy, Familial Nephropathy, ARHN COL4A4 Exon 3, Cocker Spaniel Variant
  Kidney and Bladder
• Bernard-Soulier Syndrome, BSS GP9, Cocker Spaniel Variant
  Blood