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English Cocker Spaniel

8 figures in the corpus · Q38533

Every figure below carries this breed's name or id in its source study -- grouped by what it measures, not ranked. A breed appearing under a study here does not mean every other breed was tested and came back negative; it means this is what has a named source so far. See each figure's own page for its caveats.

Longevity

13.3 years (median survival) verified

English Cocker Spaniel: median survival age, UK veterinary clinic population

  • UK primary-care veterinary clinic population (VetCompass), not a census of all dogs of the breed.
  • Hazard ratio vs. the crossbred reference group: 0.75 (95% CI 0.74-0.77, p<0.001).

Size & head shape

1 size class (1=Small, 2=Medium, 3=Large) verified

English Cocker Spaniel: body size class -- Small

  • Body size and cephalic index classification per Supplementary Table S5; for breeds absent from the study's primary source lists, assigned by majority agreement among Dogs Trust canine-behaviour experts rather than measured directly on dogs.
2 cephalic type (1=Brachycephalic, 2=Mesocephalic, 3=Dolichocephalic) verified

English Cocker Spaniel: head-shape (cephalic index) classification -- Mesocephalic

  • Body size and cephalic index classification per Supplementary Table S5; for breeds absent from the study's primary source lists, assigned by majority agreement among Dogs Trust canine-behaviour experts rather than measured directly on dogs.

Group

1 group membership (see subject) verified

English Cocker Spaniel: UK Kennel Club group: Gundog; FCI group: Retrievers - Flushing Dogs - Water Dogs

  • KC/FCI group columns record nomenclature presence only, per the table's own caption -- the study did not use group as an analysis variable.

OFA (hip & elbow)

6.0 percent evaluated dysplastic preliminary

English Cocker Spaniel: hip evaluations rated dysplastic (mild/moderate/severe combined), OFA cumulative statistics

  • OFA is a voluntary-submission registry: owners/breeders choose whether to have a dog evaluated and whether to submit the result, so this is not a random sample of the breed and most likely understates true population prevalence.
0.3 percent evaluated abnormal preliminary

English Cocker Spaniel: elbow evaluations rated abnormal (grade 1-3 combined), OFA cumulative statistics

  • OFA is a voluntary-submission registry: owners/breeders choose whether to have a dog evaluated and whether to submit the result, so this is not a random sample of the breed and most likely understates true population prevalence.

Other

1 purpose class: hunting: retriever/spaniel verified

English Cocker Spaniel: purpose class 'hunting: retriever/spaniel', from FCI group: Retrievers - Flushing Dogs - Water Dogs

  • Registry group membership at time of the source table, not an independent behavioural assessment.
4.8 average litter size (puppies) verified

English cocker spaniel: average litter size, Danish Kennel Club registrations Aug 2022-Jul 2023