Dog breed guide
Cocker Spaniel
The Cocker Spaniel has a flat, silky coat with feathering that needs grooming every day. The standard calls it gentle, affectionate and merry, and the Royal Kennel Club describes it as an ideal family companion that needs up to an hour of exercise daily and suits smaller homes.
Also searched as Cocker, Cocker Spaniel.
Cocker Spaniel at a glance
- Adult weight, male
- 13 to 15 kg
- Adult weight, female
- 12 to 15 kg
- Size
- Medium, 10 to 25 kg
- Height
- 38 to 41 cm
- Coat
- flat and silky in texture, never wiry, wavy or curly, with well-feathered legs and body
Ratings
Petboost editorial ratings from 1 to 5, drawn from the breed standard text under Sources. A breed with no basis in the sources for a rating shows none.
- Grooming effort
- Energy
- Good with children
- Suits an apartment
5 means it needs the most grooming
5 means it needs a lot of exercise
5 means it suits a family best
5 means it copes best in a small home
Next steps
- Find a local groomer or daycarePet businesses near you that take bookings online.
- Check a Cocker Spaniel puppy's weightWhere a puppy sits against the breed's adult range.
- Dog age in human yearsFrom a formula, not the seven-to-one rule.
Sources
- Petboost breed reference data, adult weight ranges (breed list snapshot).
- Dogs Australia, Cocker Spaniel breed standard, https://dogsaustralia.org.au/members/breeds/breed-standards/Cocker-Spaniel, read 2026-10-05
- Royal Kennel Club (formerly The Kennel Club), Spaniel (Cocker) breed information, https://www.royalkennelclub.com/search/breeds-a-to-z/breeds/gundog/spaniel-cocker/, read 2026-10-05
General information about the breed, not veterinary advice. Speak with your vet about your own pet.