We have 2 American cockers.  We had another, but we lost her a couple of years ago (rip Maggie).

We picked up the red one on Friday the 13th last year. And the light tan one just turned 5.
Maggie lived to be just shy of her 16th birthday.


She was a very healthy dog. She did develop a degenerative nerve issue in her back in her last year.

All 3 have been extremely birdy. I’ve never trained them to hunt, but I’m sure they would do great. I have a bird feeder directly out the back door and the puppy just lays there and waits. She doesn’t care about the small song birds. She waits until a dove comes in. She’ll let them eat for a few seconds and then she flys out the dog door. Maggie did the same thing only she didn’t care about anything but the robins. Once the sprinklers shut off, the robins hit the grass looking for worms. Maggie would bark and there she went. She caught a few birds in her day.

Daisy, the light tan one is 5. She is a great dog. She’ll play fetch with you all day long. She’ll sit with you on the couch, pretty much just wants to be around us. Very smart and affectionate. She’s the cuddliest of the 3. She also loves to ride in the car. The other 2, not so much.

All 3 we taught to not bite feet when they were pups, and they never do. We also taught them the word “softly”. When they are playing and biting, just say “softly” and they don’t bite down. Daisy won’t bite down at all. She loves to play but is always cautious. Every now and then, she will catch you hard, but she immediately stops to make sure everything is ok.

The are good at letting us know if they hear a noise. It doesn’t matter what time of day it is. They are big chickens, so guard dog duty doesn’t happen. They do have a big loud bark though.

We got our first one before we had kids. We settled on cockers because we wanted a dog that would be good and safe for young children. They have been amazing with both my girls.

Good luck finding them. I have had to travel for 2 of them. When a litter is announced, they get sold quickly. It seems like the lighter colors (especially white) are in higher demand.




They will need haircuts every few months. Eventually they will look like this!