Cockers have a variety of coat thickness and texture.  A Cocker Spaniel coat is medium to long and requires a grooming regiment equal to the type of coat they have.

A light coat, or field coat, is the least dense of the Cocker hair types.  This coat is best for a working, retrieving dog.  It averages medium to long in length but very fine or thin.  The disadvantages of this coat, if any, is that it is not of AKC "show quality".  The advantages, though, are longer waits between grooming appointments and less brushing time.

The medium coat is a long to full with a small amount of undercoat.  Many prefer this coat as it is very stylish, but practical.  The disadvantage to this type of coat is the need to be groomed and brushed more often.  The advantage is the possibility of showing the dog and also the more stylish look.  Grooming should be done every 2 months and brushed every few days.

The heavy coat is long with a large amount of thick undercoat.  This type of coat is of definite show quality, as well as being beautiful when good grooming is maintained.  The disadvantage is that you should wait no longer than every month and a half to 2 months between grooming; as well as needing to be brushed daily.

Yane's House of Cocker Spaniels: Owner:  Yane Cleveland Phone:  936-348-5155 Fax:  936-348- 2320 Email:  YaneClev@aol.com

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