Golden Cocker Retriever. Golden Cocker Retriever Complete Owners Manual. Golden Cocker Retriever book for care, costs, feeding, grooming, health and training.

By George Hoppendale and Asia Moore

Written by a professional dog whisperer and dog owner, the Golden Cocker Retriever Complete Owner's Manual has the answers you may need when researching this hybrid breed that is half Golden Retriever and half Cocker Spaniel.

Learn about this highly friendly and social dog and find out whether this entertaining and energetic companion

• Language: English
• Publisher: Zoodoo Publishing
• Release date: Apr 24, 2018
• ISBN: 9781788650533

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

About the Authors

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: The Golden Cocker Retriever Hybrid

Chapter 3: Choosing a Breeder

Chapter 4: Vital Statistics

Chapter 5: Temperament

Chapter 6: Before You Buy

Chapter 7: Choosing the Right Dog

Chapter 8: Health Problems

Chapter 9: Daily Feeding and Care

Chapter 10: House Training

Chapter 11: Medical Care & Safety

Chapter 12: Grooming

Chapter 13: Socializing

Chapter 14: Training

Chapter 15: Poisonous Foods & Plants

Chapter 16: Caring for Aging Dogs

Chapter 17: Rescue Organizations

Chapter 18: Resources & References

About the Authors

George Hoppendale is an experienced writer and a true animal lover. He enjoys writing animal books and advising others how to take care of their animals to give them a happy home. While humans and dogs have been relying on one another for more than 30,000 years, it’s very important that you choose the canine companion that is best suited to your particular lifestyle.

Asia Moore is an animal lover, professional Dog Whisperer, Cynologist, and experienced Author who has written more than 250 breed specific books.

Asia lives on Vancouver Island, off the west coast of British Columbia, in Canada, and believes that with the right training, all humans and dogs can live together in harmony.

She and her dog whispering detective team, which includes a 12-year-old Shih Tzu named Boris, offer canine matchmaking services to humans around the world for those thinking about sharing their life with a dog so that they can find the right match for their energy and lifestyle.

Asia also trains humans and rehabilitates canines who have developed behavioral issues by teaching dog psychology to human guardians, in order to prevent or help alleviate problem behaviors that arise through common as well as unusual misunderstandings between humans and their canine counterparts so that everyone can live a happy and stress-free life together.

Visit Asia online at the following locations:

www.K-9SuperHeroesDogWhispering.com

www.KnowsToNose.com

www.MustHavePublishing.com

Chapter 1: Introduction

It’s important to gather as much information as possible before you take the plunge to share your home with a furry friend.

The Golden Cocker Retriever Dog Complete Owner’s Manual will answer the questions you may have when researching this hybrid canine. If you are considering sharing your home with the energetic and friendly Golden Cocker Retriever, this manual is for you.

Learn all about this designer dog, including facts and secrets, and how to care for every stage of the Golden Cocker Retriever’s life.

This book contains all the information you need, from choosing a breeder and finding the perfect puppy to how to care for an aging dog.

In addition, you will learn about transitioning through house breaking, adolescence, daily care, health problems inherent in the breed, feeding, grooming, training, first commands and beginner hand signals as well as the end of their life, so that you can make an educated decision when deciding whether or not this intelligent hybrid companion is the breed for you and your family.

Please keep in mind, when reading this book, that it contains generalizations that hold true for most breeds, plus a great deal of highly valuable dog whispering techniques that have been honed and perfected from over 40 years experience while working with a wide variety of canine breeds and other animals in the wild.

If you want to have the best relationship with your canine family member, it is far more important that you realize the value inherent in all the many positive tips, tricks and dog whispering expertise this book contains, than it is to learn, for instance, what color a particular breed’s coat may be.

While it can be fun and interesting to hear about the ancient history of a breed or about particular inherited traits, or what celebrity may have owned one, learning the dog whispering techniques that can help avoid future behavioral problems, and the costs associated with then figuring out how to alleviate them, is far more valuable information for anyone considering sharing their home with a canine companion.

All of the dog whispering knowledge shared with you within the covers of this book can easily be applied to any breed of canine, because no matter what size, shape, color, purebred or hybrid pedigree may be involved, in order for every dog to be a happy and well-balanced member of your family, it’s vital that they receive the right information and energy from their humans so that they can get a started off on the right paw.

^..^ Asia

Chapter 2: The Golden Cocker Retriever Hybrid

The Golden Cocker Retriever is a designer canine that could be classified as an energetic and friendly family companion.

This dog is a cross between the Golden Retriever and the Cocker Spaniel, where one parent is classified as a purebred Sporting Golden Retriever and the other parent is classified as a purebred Working Cocker Spaniel.

This hybrid is best suited for active families who enjoy spending the majority of their leisure time engaged in outdoor pursuits.

It can also be common practice for those intentionally breeding a mixed canine to breed multi-generational Golden Cocker Retriever’s where a 50% Golden Retriever and a 50% Cocker Spaniel will be bred back to another Golden Cocker Retriever in order to attempt to establish a more uniform look.

As the Golden Retriever was originally a large-sized gun dog and the Cocker Spaniel was originally a medium-sized hunting dog, the crossing of these two purebreds may result in a medium to large sized Golden Cocker Retriever.

When two purebred canines are bred together, in the past they were simply referred to as mutts. Now, when two separate breeds are intentionally crossed or mixed together, they are often referred to as designer or hybrid dogs.

The most obvious mark of a designer or hybrid dog' is that the resulting puppies are named with what is referred to as a portmanteau word, which is a word that is a combination of two or more words, syllables or sounds that have been taken from the names of the two or more purebred parents, that becomes the new name of the designer breed.

The term hybrid or designer dog began during the late 20th century, when breeders first began to intentionally mix Poodles with other types of purebred canines with the intent of creating offspring that would retain the hypoallergenic Poodle coat, as well as traits considered desirable from other popular breeds.

Therefore, in order to better understand this hybrid dog, we need to first consider the traits of both breeds separately.

Although cross breed dogs are not recognized by purebred registries, such as the American Kennel Club (AKC), they are recognized by the International Designer Canine Registry (ICDR), where the Golden Cocker Retriever designer dog is generally considered to be a medium-sized working companion breed.

When purchasing a hybrid or designer breed canine, you need to keep in mind that while purebred dogs have been carefully bred for many generations to be recognizable by their consistently uniform look, size and temperament, puppies that are produced from combining one breed with another, such as in the case of the Golden Retriever and Cocker Spaniel, may not inherit the same consistent traits from the breeding parents.

This means that puppies born in the same litter can have an appearance that is remarkably different from each of their other siblings, and it can also mean that each litter produced by this type of pairing may be entirely unique.

Although the original intent may have been to produce a golden colored dog that has the blue eyes of the Golden Cocker Retriever, it is very likely that there will be a large range of looks and colors produced when mixing these two canines together and it seems that more often these hybrid puppies are darker colored, rather than the golden coloring of the retriever. Also, there is no guarantee that the puppies will have blue eyes.

The Golden Cocker Retriever hybrid can take on more of the physical appearance and traits of the Golden Retriever parent or more of the physical appearance and traits of the Cocker Spaniel parent.

No matter which side of the parenting combination the puppies take after, the Golden Cocker Retriever will definitely be a high energy, intelligent dog who will love to spend much time outdoors running, playing or engaging in a canine sport, and will excel at whatever activity their guardian has the time to teach.

Before we put these two purebred canines together in one dog, it will be useful to anyone thinking about sharing their life with this hybrid to learn a little bit about both the Golden Retriever and Cocker Spaniel, as this will provide a better understanding of what this mixed breed will usually be like.

1. Golden Retriever

The highly intelligent and athletic Golden Retriever is a very friendly, highly intelligent, large-sized purebred canine that is a member of the Sporting dog category.

The Golden Retriever will be a high-energy dog that will be friendly with both family members and strangers alike.

Originating in Scotland as a large-sized working dog superior for retrieving downed waterfowl without damaging the bird, this purebred canine loves water and has a coat remarkably suitable for retrieving in the water, with their dense undercoat and a longer, flat outer coat that repels water.

Although beautiful to look at, this dog is a big shedder that requires plenty of grooming to keep them in good shape, especially during heavy molting seasons.

The gentle, intelligent Golden Retriever is easy to train and loves to participate in a wide variety of canine sports, such as Agility, Flyball or Dock Diving, and will also excel in working roles that include hunting, detection and search and rescue.

The Golden Retriever, because of their calm and gentle nature, is also a popular breed choice as a guide dog for the blind, hearing dog for the deaf, or as a therapy dog and are also often employed as bomb sniffers because of their highly superior sense of smell.

Throughout the Golden Retriever’s very long history, their friendly nature has ensured that they remain highly ranked in popularity for families of all ages.

This is highly intelligent, easy to train, athletic dog will live on average 11 to 13 years, and during that time will require plenty of daily exercise involving running, swimming or fetching.

History: Originally this dog was bred in Scotland, where the breed standard is heavier and stockier than the usual variety of Golden Retriever found in North America.

The improvement in firearms during the 1800s was largely instrumental in the development of today’s Golden Retriever.

With the improved shooting capacity of guns that were more accurate over a longer distance, came a problem for retrieving downed waterfowl or other birds over a greater distance of more difficult terrain, which resulted in many downed birds being lost in the field.

When it became evident that the pointer breeds were ineffective at the type of retrieval work that was required, Scottish enthusiasts began creating a specialized dog with the original breeding program beginning with crossing the now extinct Tweed Water Spaniel with a yellow-coated retriever.

The careful breeding program also included the Irish Setter, the St. John’s Water Dog (of Newfoundland), the blonde colored Bloodhound, and two more black coated retrievers to create the ultimate active and powerful retriever that also had a gentle mouth.

The Golden Retriever was originally named the Golden Flat Coat and regarded as another version of the Flat-Coated Retriever, until they gained their own identity in 1913.

Temperament: the playful Golden is certainly going to be a bouncy, energetic, fun loving dog with great stamina that loves attention and lives to run, retrieve and engage in endless activity with their family.

The Golden Retriever is an alert, patient, responsive, and loyal dog that is an excellent family companion.

Although they do not make very good guard dogs, because they are a non-aggressive and love the company of everyone, including cats, other dogs, children and smaller pets, they will certainly give a welcoming bark to let you know if danger or an unknown person is approaching.

This is a dog that will remain puppy-like, with much exuberance even in their senior years, which means early obedience training will be a must so that they learn not to jump on everyone.

This dog also likes to mouth or chew and can quickly destroy the legs on your coffee table. Thankfully, they are very responsive and eager to please, which means that if you are patient and vigilant and give them appropriate toys to chew and carry around in their mouth, your furniture will be saved.

Every dog needs the discipline of being walked on leash outside of the home each day, as well as the opportunity for off leash time to run and play fetch or enjoy socializing with other dogs, and this friendly dog will enjoy the opportunity to run freely.

However, you will want to teach this puppy proper leash walking at an early age before they become larger, heavier and much stronger and your leash walks become painfully out of control, because they are pulling your arms out of the socket.

These dogs bond strongly to humans of all ages, and truly love everyone they meet along their exciting road of life.

The Golden Retriever will be an interested participant that enjoys being involved in all of the family’s activities, especially if they involve retrieving in water or endless types of exercising. 

This breed was first recognized by the American Kennel Club in 1925 and by the United Kennel Club (UKC) in 1956, and according to American Kennel Club (AKC) registrations, the Golden Retriever holds the #3 popularity position amongst the 202 registered purebreds.

2. Cocker Spaniel

The energetic and playful Cocker Spaniel is a merry, medium-sized purebred canine that is the smallest member of the Sporting dog category.

When combined with their naturally active nature, this intelligent furry companion will require plenty of physical exercise as well as continued mental stimulation, involving long walks, runs or swimming, and games and other types of training so that they do not become overweight, bored and develop unwanted behaviors, such as chewing anything they can get their teeth on, or barking and whining.

History: Cocker Spaniel (Cocker) is a name given to both the American and the English Cocker Spaniel.

These spaniels were first bred as hunting dogs in the UK where they were named after their superior ability in hunting the Eurasian Woodcock, which is a medium-sized wading bird with a long probing beak.

While both are called Cocker Spaniels, when the breed was brought to the United States in the early part of the 20th century, several physical changes were bred into the American Cocker (smaller size, shorter muzzle and rounder eyes) to help the breed excel at hunting the American Woodcock, which is a smaller shore bird.

Now, while both are closely related and both are called Cockers, the appearance between the American and the English Cocker Spaniel is distinctly different.

While perhaps the most readily recognized breed color is the buff colored Cocker Spaniel, approved breed colors are many, including black, black and white, black, white and tan, blue roan, tan and blue roan, brown, brown and tan, brown and white, brown, cream, buff, buff and white, golden, red, red and white, red roan, sable, sable and white, silver, and white and tan.

While the first spaniel arrived in the United States aboard the Mayflower in the year 1620, it was not until 1878 that this medium-sized dog was registered with the American Kennel Club, with the slightly larger English Cocker Spaniel being recognized as a breed separate from the American Cocker Spaniel in 1946.

Temperament: this spaniel is a sensitive dog that that will usually have a distinctively doggy smell about them and if not trained properly, may suffer from separation anxiety which can then lead to them becoming loud barkers.

The water-loving Cocker Spaniel is athletic, energetic, playful and usually friendly to everyone, including all ages of children.

A highly alert and enthusiastic dog that is built for speed and endurance with a sturdy, compact body, short tail, long ears, and silky medium long length flat coat, he or she will enjoy activity of any sort and can excel in many canine sports such as Agility, Obedience, Flyball, Water Retrieving, Dock Diving and more.

Eager to please and although often rambunctious when young, when training begins early in their life, this spaniel will be easy to train and will love to go running, jogging and hiking with their guardians and if there is a body of water nearby, you will have difficulty keeping them out of it.

3. History/Origin of the Golden Cocker Retriever

While determining true origin of a specific breed of canine is always met with a certain degree of controversy and many different theories about who was the first, it is highly likely that the first pairing of the Golden Retriever with the Cocker Spaniel took place in the United States.

There is no doubt that the melding of the Golden Retriever with the genes of the Cocker Spaniel will produced a friendly, energetic and fun-loving companion that will be ready for adventure at the drop of a hat.

As with any hybrid canine, while it is always the hope that the resulting puppies will take on the best traits of both breeds, it would be prudent to keep in mind that it is also entirely possible that they could take on some of the less appealing traits of both breeds.

4. Golden Cocker Retriever Secrets

The name Golden Cocker Retriever is a meshing together of the Golden of the Golden Retriever breed with the Cocker, of the Cocker Spaniel breed and the Retriever of the Golden Retriever, to make up this hybrid dog name.

The Golden Cocker Retriever may also be known as