I disagree with you Doc. Cockers have a different type of temperament to most dogs. a harsh word or look is often all they need to correct behaviour although you must persist with any corrections. Also, they absolutely HATE being ignored - if they play up, often turning your back on them and ignoring them will make them realise they have done wrong. I have at least 8 friends with 12 working cockers between them and none have ever needed to be smacked.

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Everyone is entitled to their opinion but due to their particular temperament it's pretty well universally agreed by many experts that smacking of cockers is a definite no - no.

http://www.dogbehavioronline.com/how-to-train-a-cocker-spaniel/

http://www.cockerspanielsavvy.com/training-a-cocker-spaniel/

http://www.dogchannel.com/cocker-spaniel-dogs-breed-profiles.aspx

http://www.essortment.com/train-cocker-spaniel-dog-23094.html

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I rather you take it to PM's than have a slanging match on my thread asking for advice

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Thank you both for your PM's

I appreciate we all have different ideas on what's the best way on handling situations, without the need to turn replies to attacks or personal

I've unlocked it to allow the thread to continue and if your so wish to tone down your replies

Maybe worth giving your vet a ring. Just as an observation, our vets are far from cheap but they are a full on hospital and as such they have many contacts in the animal world with groomer adverts on the big screen TV's in the waiting room etc.

Our vets also do puppy socialising class and so on so I dare say they will know experts who may give advice. Worth a phone call to your vet as you have nothing to lose by asking.

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This may be worth looking at

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XhMlUOL...mp;f=false

He has been to puppy classes and today I was at the vets collect a free bag of royal cannin, I mentioned it to the receptionist and she is going to get the lady who does puppy classes to call to provide advice

I do have a number for a local trainer also

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Though I should add the daughter has done all his meals today, let him out and he has been good all day

She hasn't pestered him or anything whilst he slept either

Good idea letting your daughter feed him. They have a particularly yappy Jack russell dog at an mot station I go to - it barks and growls at anyone that goes into the office (his territory). His owner tells me he even growls at his wife indoors. I go there several times a week and always take treats with me - have even taught him a few tricks while I've been there. The owner tells him when I drive in and he flies out of the office and is on my lap before I even get out of the car. The other week I left an mot certificate there and quickly popped back up on my motorcycle. I didn't take my helmet off when I went in the office and he went beserk at me until I lifted my visor and he recognised me, went all soppy and rolled over on his back! Food can be the key.

Perhaps the answer is not keep him in the passenger compartment, the safest and best option is a cage in the boot. He has his space and knows his position. It may wall be that he has a travel motion problem and that lying in the well and sleeping is the way he deals with it, in a cage he has the option of moving about and looking out, after all would you really like to spend your travels in the foot-well? my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
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