Are Cocker Spaniels good with Children?
It depends. Twenty years ago, or more, cocker spaniels were highly regarded as being sweet tempered and gentle with children, no matter how much the children might rough house with the dog. With the advent of the Disney movie, “Lady and the Tramp” however, back yard breeders stepped in to take advantage of the increased demand for cockers, and continual in-breeding caused many lesser quality traits to come to the fore. Today, cockers are still wonderful dogs and can be wonderful, loving pets, but only if you understand that these dogs do have some limitations. These rescued dogs have also been uprooted from their previous homes, either from neglect or abuse, and thrust into a totally new world with no fixed roots as yet. To expect anyone, let alone a poor defenseless animal, to remain sweet and loving in a new, more stressful environment with very young children, is a very high expectation indeed. Yet, for the most part, these dogs are even tempered and will give lots of love and atten
