One hundred per cent spaniel

LAST WEEK I WROTE an entire article about choosing between an English springer and a cocker spaniel without mentioning the ‘S’ word (We’re all cocker hoop, 22 Tanuary).

The sprocker is the interloper on the working spaniel scene and has fast established a reputation as a dog that that offers the best of both worlds — or more accurately, a great blend of the best attributes of its springer and cocker parents.

However, though the snappy name might be relatively new, the concept of crossing a springer with a cocker