Can cocker spaniels have short hair?

Answer 1

Hi I have also wondered this today, as My cocker is 5 months and quite small with short hair, But today we met another cocker who was much bigger and like a fur ball lol, and only a month older at 6 months. My cocker spaniel is a pedigree from working sogs, I wondered if working dogs have a shorter coat? Yes they can! But you need to know if yours is a short haired or long. All puppies have short hair at first.

Answer 2

Most Cocker Spaniels have "docked" tails, meaning the puppy had most of it's tail cut off when it was under three days old.

The natural, undocked tail of a Cocker is a long tail that's close to a foot long, with a plume of long hair alone the tail's underside. A lot like the tail of a Golden Retriever, but proportionally smaller.

Answer 3

it should be it was breed into them i would think

Answer 4

yes they do, but now it has been banned to have their tails docked (cut very small at birth) so cocker spaniles have long tails now for their whole life

Answer 5

Absolutely not ! NO breed of dog should be mutilated for the sake of 'vanity' ! Thankfully - it's now ILLEGAL in the UK to dock a dogs tail unless it's for medical reasons !

Answer 6

No, Cocker Spaniel are longhaired.