Now you know what I go through every time I look after my brothers black cocker.
He swears blind that at home she sleeps most of the time but as soon as she gets to my home she is hyper! I think with Cassie its because she gets more attention at my home (my mum had a black cocker as a child) and she is forever trying to get SiânE to play with her but SiânE just takes no notice.
It’s like she has the terrible twos at times. She will leave my birds alone till I walk into the room and then straight away she starts jumping up at their cage because she knows she gets my attention, ie a telling off.
They really need a good run off lead, they like to run zigzag style (cockers don’t do straight lines) problem is they get their energy back very soon.
Problem with cockers is they have the playfulness of a cavalier but being bigger and stronger they can be a handful at times. They really don’t know their strength. Every thing is a big game to them, they like being naughty as its much more fun (well Cassie is) and it gets more attention
Best of luck you’re going to need it.
misty said:
If it's a "wocker", it will be as mad as a springer spaniel! . It's the same with springers actually - the show-type strain are less lively.
Believe me the ‘show types’ can be just as lively and exhibit the working strains in them. Cassie is a nightmare around fireworks night, as soon as she hears a bang her heads up and she wants to be outside to find out where the noise is coming from.
Over my park there is an area that has been left to go wild and over grown and Cassie loves it. It’s a real joy to watch her bound through the undergrowth like its not there.
Speaking of Wockers, every year I like to see all the new puppies that start appearing over the park and this year I have counted 4 puppy wockers. They seem to have been the new fashion this year.
The is what a cocker looks like, the wockers hair is much more straigther and silky