Shooting Times & Country | 26th July 2017
SPRINGERS vs COCKERS: THE GREAT DEBATE
Springer or Cocker? Choosing between our two most popular breeds of spaniel has never been more difficult. According to the Kennel Club’s (KC) figures, Cockers are the most popular of the two, with 21,845 registered last year, compared with just 9,837 English Springers. However, the KC figures are misleading, as they fail to distinguish between working and show strains of the two breeds, while there are certainly far more pet Cockers than Springers. And to confuse things, there are a lot of pure-bred working English Springers that are not registered either. So which is the more popular spaniel, the Springer or the Cocker? David Tomlinson weighs up the pros and cons for both much-loved breeds.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Shooting Times & Country 26th July 2017.