Comparison: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and English Cocker Spaniel

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and English Cocker Spaniel are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Photo: Townsley Portraits, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
English Cocker Spaniel
Photo: NicolasCoeurdelion, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Cavalier King Charles SpanielEnglish Cocker Spaniel
FCI group9. Companion and Toy Dogs8. Retrievers, flushing dogs and water dogs
Country of originUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
CategorySmallMedium
Height at withers30–33 cm38–43 cm
Weight5.4–8 kg12–16 kg
Life span9–14 years12–15 years
Recognition features
  • Long silky ears and feathering
  • Blenheim, tricolour, ruby or black-and-tan colouring
  • Small build with a flat skull between the ears
  • Long silky ears and a silky coat in many colours
  • Longer muzzle than the American Cocker
  • Square build, about 40 cm tall
CoatLong, silky coat with feathering.Silky coat with feathering, many colours.
PurposeAn English companion spaniel favoured at the court of Charles II; revived from old paintings.An English gundog for flushing and retrieving woodcock in dense cover.

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The information is indicative. Texts are based on available sources and may contain inaccuracies; for binding details (e.g. for breeding or shows) use the official breed standard.