Desperately Need Help - Cocker Spaniel

[Toohey]

Hi Penygraig and welcome to DOL,

I doubt that anyone would want to lampoon you. Are you in the UK?

Was the pup with rage PTS?

I disagree that Rage is rare in solid coloured Cockers in GB anyway,as since then we have carried out investigations and have been contacted by many,many people

Can you tell us more about these investigations you have done?

[Jed]

Hi, Pennygraic, and welcome to the forum. There must be a much higher incidence of "Cocker Rage" in GB (amd I presme that is your home)

I feel for you, having such a bad experience with your dog. Someone came tp tjos forum some time ago with a dog suspected of having rage (bue roan, I think) and advice from an experienced cocker breeder was pts.

Although it does exist in Aus. there are many long time cocker breeders who have never seem it.

My children grew up with gold cockers and sweeter dogs with them would be impossible to imagine. Totally trustworthy. In the 70s, when it seemed to be more of a problem.

I have 2 male gold cockers now, and again, nicer dogs would be hard to imagine.

Even in GB, there are many cockers without problems. I presume the people who contacted you were owners with problem dogs?

The ECSC recommends breedingly only with temperamentally sound stock, but of course, the puppy farmers do not do this.

Some incidents which are put down to cocker rage have been proven not to be rage, but a dog which wants his own way and has got it for much of his life.

The main point is that the original poster understands that her dog does not have this.

The A Ones site has some interesting information on rage too.

[Erny]

I know this thread subject has a tendancy to waver from the poster's original subject, but I'm compelled to mention that I've met, in recent times, a golden cocker boarding at the kennels I train at. This cocker is generally a friendly little chap and is happy amongst humans and other dogs alike. We took him out for his playtime fun where he gets the opportunity to run around, play ball, socialise with other suitable dogs etc. He had a great time. But when it was time to come back in, there was no way he was going to allow us to come anywhere near his 'girls'. His aggression and stress level was extreme, salivating, snarling, growling, lunging, snapping. He did bite one of the kennel staff when she went to put a lead on one of the other dogs .... and this was on the other side of their huge play yard, so he really went out of his way to guard his valuable resource/possession.

I've heard this guy's behaviour referred to as rage syndrome, but I'm not sure. I think more testing and investigation would need to have been done to establish this.

But, regardless of what the behaviour is labelled, it was really ugly. I must admit, I've not seen any other dog (of any breed - cocker or otherwise) aggressively guard its resource/s at such a low threshold (in this case, distance).

Edited May 29, 2005 by Erny

[goldy]

My friend has a gold cocker(male undesexed) and a lab(desexed male) .I found the gold cocker is always after attention when l go around but they both love you to death.Well when l took my dog to have a play at 1 year (male undesexed)my dog and the gold cocker got into a fight l think it was for my attention they both got jealous.Now l cant take 'T' over any more .Now if l ever see a cocker spaniel while out walking 'T' will have ago only at that breed.

Well the owner of the two dogs cocker and lab,if she comes over to my house well beware "T' wets the place pees on her the floor and this is the only person he does it too so we try not to get him excited but he still pees. Now l know it is submission/excitement urination.l just dont understand why her only.

Does my dog love my friend that much??

Edited May 30, 2005 by goldy

[Ceilidh]

Hi Penygraig and welcome to DOL,

I doubt that anyone would want to lampoon you.

I DO!!!!

[Toohey]

I DO!!!!

Oh Geez Sandy, now she won't come back and tell us about her investigations!