Editing Cocker Spaniel (section)

===American Cocker Spaniel===
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[[File:Jakestacksmudgename.jpg|right|thumb|alt=A yellow-colored dog turns sightly towards the camera while standing on a table at a grooming salon.|A recently groomed American Cocker Spaniel]]

American Cocker Spaniels were recognized by the AKC in 1878. Generally smaller than the English, separate classes were created for the two types in America in 1935 and the Cocker Spaniel Club of America discouraged breeding between the two types in 1938.<ref name="riggsbee">{{cite book|last=Riggsbee|first=Nikki|title=Training Your Cocker Spaniel|publisher=Barron's Educational Series|location=Hauppauge, New York|year=2008|isbn=978-0-7641-4035-8|url=https://archive.org/details/trainingyourcock00rigg|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/trainingyourcock00rigg/page/3 3]|quote=cocker spaniel 1946.}}</ref> The American Cocker Spaniel was recognized as a separate breed by the KC in the UK in 1970. The American Cocker Spaniel is referred to as the Cocker Spaniel within the United States.<ref name="riggsbee"/>

The American Cocker Spaniel was bred smaller, as American woodcocks are smaller than their European relatives, and the breed's appearance changed slightly during the first part of the 20th century, as the preference by American breeders was for a more stylish appearance.<ref name="dogkennel">{{cite web|year=1999|url=http://www.petpublishing.com/dogken/breeds/cocker.shtml|title=The Cocker Spaniel: Fine Feathered Friend|publisher=Dog & Kennel|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810103545/http://www.petpublishing.com/dogken/breeds/cocker.shtml|archive-date=2009-08-10}}</ref> The standard size according to the AKC is between {{convert|14.5|and|15.5|in|cm}} at the withers for males and {{convert|13.5|-|14.5|in|cm}} for females.<ref name="akccocker">{{cite web|url=http://www.akc.org/breeds/cocker_spaniel/|title=AKC Meet the Breeds: Cocker Spaniel|publisher=American Kennel Club|access-date=25 April 2010|archive-date=25 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225073832/http://www.akc.org/breeds/cocker_spaniel/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The weight of the breed is typically between {{convert|24|and|30|lb|kg}}.<ref>{{cite book|last=Palika|first=Liz|title=The Howell Book of Dogs: The Definitive Reference to 300 Breeds and Varieties|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|location=Hoboken, New Jersey|date=31 August 2007|page=206|isbn=978-0-470-00921-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YB-d9fxVGFQC&q=cocker+spaniel&pg=PA206|access-date=25 April 2010}}</ref>

At the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, the most prestigious dog show in the United States,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thedailyinquirer.net/westminster-dog-show-2010-results-best-in-show-results/029596 |title=Westminster Dog Show 2010 Results : Best in Show Results |last=Del Rosario |first=Ron |date=17 February 2010 |publisher=The Daily Inquirer |access-date=25 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100220151241/http://www.thedailyinquirer.net/westminster-dog-show-2010-results-best-in-show-results/029596 |archive-date=20 February 2010 }}</ref> the American Cocker Spaniel has won Best in Show on four occasions since its first award in 1907.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/history/biswinners.html|title=Best-in-show Winners|publisher=Westminster Kennel Club|access-date=25 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225033923/http://westminsterkennelclub.org/history/biswinners.html|archive-date=2007-12-25|url-status=dead}}</ref> The American Cocker Spaniel is judged in three separate breed classes under AKC rules; "black", "parti-color", and "any solid color other than black..." (ASCOB).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/2010/results/breed/index2.html |title=2010 Breed Judging Results |date=16 February 2010 |publisher=Westminster Kennel Club |access-date=25 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419022305/http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/2010/results/breed/index2.html |archive-date=19 April 2010 }}</ref>