Family pets can quickly get fed up with these types of behaviors and respond by biting. Any type of roughhousing with dogs should be discouraged. It is very important for all children to understand that animals have feelings, and they don’t appreciate having objects thrown at them, getting their tails pulled, or having their bodies used as playground equipment. For the safety and well being of everybody involved, it is imperative to teach your child how to properly behave around a dog. CSRA has received numerous Cocker Spaniels surrendered by their owners due to dog bites when the small child was left unsupervised and fell on the dog or played too rough. If not raised around children, some Cocker Spaniels may find young children to be too much to handle as they pull tails and ears and are a little too rough when playing with the small dog. If raised around children, most Cocker Spaniels grow up to be good with children of any age. As long as they can be with you, their tails will be wagging and they will be satisfied. They are just as happy cuddling on the couch as they are exercising or playing games. The fear may manifest as either extreme shyness or aggression and can take a lot of training to overcome.Ĭocker Spaniels love nothing more than just being with their people no matter what the activity. ![]() If not socialized well during that critical period of 3 to 5 months of age, some Cocker Spaniels can become fearful or shy as adults and have trouble with new people or animals. In general, a well socialized Cocker Spaniel is merry, friendly with people and other animals, outgoing, inquisitive, sensitive and playful. Cocker Spaniels are also sensitive souls who do best with positive reinforcement training, never punishment. They are wonderful companions who typically bond to one member of the family more than the others. Due to their energy levels, Cocker Spaniels make great agility dogs or running buddies. A healthy Cocker Spaniel loves to eat and can easily pack on the pounds if the owners are not diligent about limiting the amount of food and providing plenty of daily exercise to help them burn off the extra calories. Shelly will now call Collierville, Tennessee home □ where her new fur brother, Jax □, is sure to show her the ropes.Cocker Spaniels are the smallest of the sporting group and of all the Spaniel breeds, so by nature they are active, energetic, family loving, wiggle-butt companions who need daily exercise and regular grooming to keep their coats in good shape. Shelly’s furever family is committed to continuing her eye care and Shelly will soon be meeting with her new ophthalmologist. While saliva isn’t the same as tears, it will do the same good job to keep her eyes lubricated, comfortable, and prevent corneal ulcerating, inflammation, discomfort, and vision loss associated with dryness. Therefore, she underwent a surgery to reroute her salivary gland up to her eyes so that her eyes could be lubricated by her saliva. ![]() The tear gland is of course responsible for tear production and so without it, Shelly was left with completely dry, inflamed, painful eyes and no way to stimulate tear production. BBIG congratulations to sweet Shelly (tri) and her furever family on their adoption today □ Shelly was rescued out of a bad breeding situation and arrived to us back in January with significant eye issues due to the breeder excising her tear glands.
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