Comparison: American Cocker Spaniel and English Cocker Spaniel

American Cocker Spaniel and English Cocker Spaniel are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

American Cocker Spaniel
Photo: Mike Baird, CC BY 2.0, source
English Cocker Spaniel
Photo: NicolasCoeurdelion, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
American Cocker SpanielEnglish Cocker Spaniel
FCI group8. Retrievers, flushing dogs and water dogs8. Retrievers, flushing dogs and water dogs
Country of originUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
CategorySmallMedium
Height at withers34–39 cm38–43 cm
Weight7–14 kg12–16 kg
Life span12–15 years12–15 years
Recognition features
  • Longer silky coat than the English Cocker
  • Shorter muzzle and domed skull
  • About 36 cm tall
  • Long silky ears and a silky coat in many colours
  • Longer muzzle than the American Cocker
  • Square build, about 40 cm tall
CoatLong silky coat with dense feathering.Silky coat with feathering, many colours.
PurposeThe American variant of the cocker spaniel, scaled down for quail hunting and companionship.An English gundog for flushing and retrieving woodcock in dense cover.

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The information is indicative. Texts are based on available sources and may contain inaccuracies; for binding details (e.g. for breeding or shows) use the official breed standard.