1. Featuring facts from mentalfloss.com
Cocker Spaniels
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2. There are two kinds English (left) and American (right)
American are smaller with rounder eyes, English have less distinct eyebrows and longer snouts

3. They were bred to hunt Bred as early as the 1400’s as hunting dogs
All spaniels broken up into land hunters or water hunters
Cocker spaniels were land hunters

4. They are closely related to Springer Spaniels
Originally, cocker and springer spaniels could be in the same litter
Smaller dogs designated as cocker, larger dogs designated as springer
Considered different breeds in 1892

5. They inspired Sperry Top siders
Paul Sperry watched his cocker spaniel, Prince, run across ice without issue
Used the grooves on Prince’s paws to inspire the Sperry Top sider

6. They inspired cartoon characters
Lady from the Disney movie, Lady and the Tramp, is a cocker spaniel

7. Many celebrities owned cocker spaniels
George Clooney had one named Einstein
Duchess Kate has one named Lupo
David and Victoria Beckham have one named Olive
Oprah Winfrey has one named Solomon
Richard Nixon had one named Checkers (pictured)

8. Peaked in popularity in 1950s
In the 1950’s, the cocker spaniel was the most popular dog breed in America
Today, it is somewhere around number 30

9. One came over on the Mayflower
A cocker spaniel named Captain was a passenger on the Mayflower ship

10. They are not good guard dogs
They have been shown to not do well with protecting houses from intruders

11. They are very smart
One example is Fudge the cocker spaniel, who graduated university alongside his owner

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