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COCKER
SPANIEL - Kennel Club, London 1994
F.C.I. Standard No. 5
GENERAL APPEARANCE -
Merry, sturdy, sporting; well balanced; compact; measuring approximately same
from withers to ground as from withers to root of tail.
CHARACTERISTICS -
Merry nature with ever-wagging tail shows a typical bustling movement,
particularly when following scent, fearless of heavy cover.
TEMPERAMENT - Gentle
and affectionate, yet full of life and exuberance.
HEAD AND SKULL -
Square muzzle, with distinct stop set midway between tip of nose and occiput.
Skull well developed, cleanly chiselled, neither too fine nor too coarse.
Cheek bones not prominent. Nose sufficiently wide for acute scenting
power.
EYES - Full, but not
prominent. Dark brown or brown, never light, but in the case of liver,
liver roan, and liver and white, dark hazel to harmonise with coat; with
expression of intelligence and gentleness but wide awake, bright and merry; rims
tight.
EARS - Lobular, set
low on a level with eyes. Fine leathers extending to nose tip. Well
clothed with long straight silky hair.
MOUTH - Jaws strong
with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. Upper teeth closely
overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
NECK - Moderate in
length, muscular. Set neatly into fine sloping shoulders. Clean
throat.
FOREQUARTERS -
Shoulders sloping and fine. Legs well boned, straight, sufficiently short
for concentrated power. Not too short to interfere with tremendous
exertions expected from this grand, sporting dog.
BODY - Strong,
compact. Chest well developed and brisket deep; neither too wide not too
narrow in front. Ribs well sprung. Loin short, wide with firm, level
topline gently sloping downwards to tail from end of loin to set on of tail.
HINDQUARTERS - Wide,
well rounded, very muscular. Legs well boned, good bend of stifle, short
below hock allowing for plenty of drive.
FEET - Firm, thickly
padded, cat-like.
TAIL - Set on slightly
lower than line of back. Must be merry in action and carried level, never
cocked up. Preferably docked but never too short to hide, nor too long to
interfere with the incessant merry action when working.
GAIT/MOVEMENT - True
through action with great drive covering ground well.
COAT - Flat, silky in
texture, never wiry or wavy, not too profuse and never curly. Well
feathered forelegs, body and hind legs above hocks.
COLOUR - Various.
In self colours no white allowed except on chest.
SIZE - Height:
Dogs approx. 39-41 cms (15�-16 ins)
Bitches approx. 38-39 cms (15-15� ins)
Weight approx. 28-32 lbs
FAULTS - Any departure
from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with
which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree.
NOTE -
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into
the scrotum.
Gundog
Group
A.N.K.C. � January 1998
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