Cocker spaniel

[Matthew Storrs]

So after about 2.5 years not having a dog since our collie is no longer, we have been thinking about getting another, and a cocker spaniel seems like a breed that would suit us well. What would you expect to pay for one. Any adverts I’ve seen are mostly over £2k or so. Is this normal?

 

[Mick Dempsey]

We got Charlie as a rescue (well the owners had moved back to the UK and couldn’t take her) She lit up our lives.

 

Dont discount re-homing

[gary112]

12 minutes ago, Matthew Storrs said:

So after about 2.5 years not having a dog since our collie is no longer, we have been thinking about getting another, and a cocker spaniel seems like a breed that would suit us well. What would you expect to pay for one. Any adverts I’ve seen are mostly over £2k or so. Is this normal?

 

Yeah they,re pretty expensive are cockers,do you not fancy another collie?

[Stubby]

19 minutes ago, Matthew Storrs said:

So after about 2.5 years not having a dog since our collie is no longer, we have been thinking about getting another, and a cocker spaniel seems like a breed that would suit us well. What would you expect to pay for one. Any adverts I’ve seen are mostly over £2k or so. Is this normal?

 

I would go for a " working " Cocker as opposed to a " show " type . They are hardier and less in bread generally . Less to go wrong 

[Matthew Storrs]

15 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

We got Charlie as a rescue (well the owners had moved back to the UK and couldn’t take her) She lit up our lives.

 

Dont discount re-homing

? lovely girl- yes we’d love to rehome one- would sooner give money to the  charity and give a dog a home.

[Matthew Storrs]

12 minutes ago, gary112 said:

Yeah they,re pretty expensive are cockers,do you not fancy another collie?

We loved our Collie- but boy what a neurotic mess he was! Had to be busy the whole time, he’d literally spend a whole day barking at a rock and scrabbling  it from one end of the field to the other! He wasn’t quite right from day one to be fair, but good natured and was superb around our toddler.

Edited August 24, 2020 by Matthew Storrs

[gary112]

Just now, Matthew Storrs said:

We loved our Collie- but boy what a neurotic mess he was! Had to be busy the whole time, he’d literally spend a whole day barking at a rock and scrabbling  it from one end of the field to the other! He wasn’t quite right from day one to be fair, but good natured and was superb around our toddler.

I know what you mean,ours is 12wks old now and already keen to work and be on the go

[roboted]

Price of working Cockers during this lockdown period has gone through the roof 

There are a lot of "opportunists" out there. Bide your time

[Matthew Storrs]

18 minutes ago, roboted said:

Price of working Cockers during this lockdown period has gone through the roof 

There are a lot of "opportunists" out there. Bide your time

I did wonder- someone with 6 pups looking to make £12-13k out of the litter seems a little unhinged to me.

[roboted]

12 minutes ago, Matthew Storrs said:

I did wonder- someone with 6 pups looking to make £12-13k out of the litter seems a little unhinged to me.

Unhinged would not be my first choice of words ?