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11-month-old cocker spaniel at HWAR rescue centre: A playful young cocker spaniel is on the lookout for a loving family to call his own in Herefordshire.
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What your cocker spaniel's coat can tell you about its anger issues
Key FactsStudy links golden cocker coats to higher aggression
May 21, 2023 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • The Royal Veterinary College analysed data on more than 10,000 cocker spaniels in the UK for the VetCompass project, with aggression recorded by vets in more than 4 per cent of cases.

  • In a subgroup of more than 1,400 dogs, aggression affected 12.08 per cent of solid-golden cocker spaniels, compared with 7.46 per cent of rottweilers.

  • Solid-coloured cocker spaniels showed aggression more often than multicoloured dogs (7 per cent versus 3.7 per cent), while males exceeded females (4.95 versus 2.87 per cent).

  • Dr Dan O’Neill stressed that the study examined associations rather than causes and advised careful handling, particularly around children.
  • The reason for the aggression has to be genetic because there's no other reason.
    — Dr Dan O’Neill, associate professor of companion animal epidemiology at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), who led the VetCompass project, said.