History of our current cocker spaniel.
It's in the middle of the nineteenth century that the word "cocker spaniel" appears.
In 1883, the race is officially described by English Kennel Club.
In Birmimgham, in 1859, took place the first specific presentation of "cocker spaniels and other
From 1870, the two groups were judged separately.
British Kennel Club was founded in 1873, English Spaniel Club in 1885.
The ancestor of our cocker spaniels is OBO. He was born on June 14, 1879.
His dad was called Fred and his mom Betty.
The "red" cocker spaniels are descendants of Bebb, produced by Philleas Bullock.
The cocker spaniels "white and black" were the C.A. Phillips speciality.
H.S. Lloyd produced cocker spaniels "black and fire", "chestnut and fire", "black" and "blue".
R.C. Peele raised the first she dog as long as high, she had the silhouette of our current cocker
In 1870, Paul Caillard brings back to England the first specimens of our current cocker spaniel.
Since 1890, the cocker spaniel started to be a fashion dog.
At the time; Charles Hazard, french stockbreeder, fix the type with his affix "de Fontainebleau".
In 1898, the French Spaniel Club was created and organized the first contests of field training.
The French of the beginning of the century loved especially the two-tone cocker spaniels,
The two world wars made fall into the lapse of memory the cocker spaniels and due...
In the years 1970, the red cocker spaniel and the black cocker spaniel became in fashion;
However, LOOKOUT with the dogs sold in pet shops; the majority come from battery breedings
Therefore, if you want to buy a "good cocker spaniel", buy it in a serious stockbreeder and not
races"; it's in this show that all kinds of cocker spaniels were presented. They are divided
into two parts : small sizes and the large ones, field-spaniels and sussex.
The book of the british origins was open in 1892.
The Cocker Spaniel Club was founded in 1902.
Obo
Obo was born at James Farrow.
Obo was black, had a lengthened body, weighed less than 22 livres and measured 9,84 inches
with the withers.
He gained all the shows of his time.
One observed among his many descent that many subjects exceeded their fathers'size.
In 1881, Mr Pittcher imports Chloe II in the United States, she dog covered by Obo right before
her travel.
She puts at the world the ancestors of american cocker spaniels : Miss Obo II and Obo II.
At the same time with these births, Mr Mac Douglas and Mr Watson create a club of race in New-York.
Bebb was larger than Obo and was noted as "sussex" in the stud-book.
The affix, known well, of its breeding is "of Ware". Many champions bear this name.
Continuity of the "of Ware" type from 1920 to 1934. From left to right.
Ch. Exquisite of Ware, Ch. Invader of Ware, Ch. Irresistible of Ware, Lucky
Star of Ware et Whoopee of Ware.
Ch. Invader of Ware, Lucky Star of Ware et Whoopee of Ware (1932).
spaniel; Jetsan Bowlder was born in 1904 and measured 14,56 inches with the withers.
black and white or chestnut and white; the most required color was roan blue.
They found them more beautiful than the unicoloured ones.
thus all the avid owners of money cocker spaniels improvised stockbreeders.
Result : consanguinity and tares for this adorable dog!
Fortunately, the good stockbreeders never saw their wallet before the race and our current
cocker spaniels remain adorable doggies.
of the Eastern European countries and the same problem remakes surface!
Without speaking about the sudden stress during their long trip by truck in plastic crates...
in pet shops or at a private individual (they don't know anything in breeding and cross anyhow)!!!