Cocker Spaniels - American And English

The recent win of Stump the 10-year old Sussex Spaniel at this year’s Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show has generated much interest in spaniel breeds. The most popular Spaniel breed in the U.S. now is the American Cocker Spaniel (based on the latest AKC Dog Registration Stats). But there have been much confusion on what makes the American Cocker Spaniel (popularly known as just the Cocker Spaniel in America) and the English Cocker Spaniel different. Medium Dog Guide has compiled a list of the differences between these two medium-sized dog breeds:

American Cocker Spaniel
Smaller in size
Smaller, more dome-shaped head.
Longer, more profuse coat
Shorter muzzle
Shorter legs
Buff (light cream) colored coats common
Rounder, prominent eyes

English Cocker Spaniel
Larger in size.
Larger, flatter head.
Shorter, less profuse coat
Longer muzzle
Longer legs
Do not have buff colored coats
Less rounded eyes.

As they say, a picture tells a thousand words. So here are two side-by-side pictures of an American Cocker Spaniel and an English Cocker Spaniel, can you spot the differences?



Tags: American Cocker Spaniel, English Cocker Spaniel, Medium-sized dogs, Medium Dogs, Dog Breeds.