The Zim Family Cocker Spaniel Forum

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hey everyone. my name is raquel and i am from texas. i live with my 8 year old daughter zoe and our 2 dogs. our cocker spaniel is maggie (gyllenhaal) and australian shepherd mix is pippi (longstocking). we have had pippi for almost a year and recently added maggie about 2 months ago. she was given to us by a friend that was watching her for another friend that decided they could no longer keep her. she has had at least 3 homes prior to us and i plan for this to be the last. thankfully, the two dogs get along great. i was a little concerned at first due to extremely different personalities and sizes. although i grew up with a red cocker spaniel, i am looking forward to lots of new cocker info.

We are David and Claudia Cantu from McAllen, TX. We have been blessed to have a Chocolate American Cocker Spaniel by the name of HerShee join our family.

Hello hello,
My name is Jess and I am from wildest Southern Africa (Cape Town).
Growing up with parents who were constantly helping and adopting stray dogs, I have always had a great love for mix breed "pavement specials" (Canis Pavementis) and I had never considered owning a purebred dog.. Until my boyfriend, Michael, arrived home one day with our little Crowley. Ever since then I have been cocker-mad! Crowley is now 4 months old and is the absolute joy in our life, along with our 8 month old cat, Lilith.

Welcome, Jess & Crowley. He's adorable. Cockers are definitely addictive (though I love your term "canis pavementis" for the mixes, LOL).

i love that term. we were that family too because of me and i have hardly changed.

Hi everyone! I wanted to introduce myself and my new little cocker spaniel Riley. Riley is a rescue dog that used to be a stud in what we assume was a puppy mill / backyard breeder situation. He's about 5.5 years old and has spent the majority of his life in a kennel. He is VERY timid, and anxious in new situations, but I guess that isn't surprising given his past.

We were not looking at rescuing a cocker SPECIFICALLY, we were looking at a variety of dogs and trying to make a decision based more on size / temperament, etc. When we met Riley we knew he was the guy for us. Despite his timidity, he still has that 'spark' in his eyes, you know? We know he's going to be an amazing dog some day. (Actually, we kinda think he already is! )

Anyway, I'm really glad to have found this forum. I'm sure we'll have lots of cocker questions as we get to know Riley better. I had to laugh when I read Jim's "10 Signs Your Cocker Spaniel is Addicted To Tennis Balls" -- after less than a week, we've already noticed that almost all our photos of Riley have tennis balls in them! Haha!

Here's a picture of him -- Note the tennis ball. Look forward to getting to know everyone, and getting to know even more about this great breed!

Riley is so handsome. I can see why you fell in love.

Welcome to the forum! Riley is a cutie pie - I love his markings. I'm impressed you added a picture on your first try.

Hi there!! My name is Tracy Vinton and I have just re-joined Zims after being away for a while! I am mom to Lucy, my sweet 6 year old cocker and Miller, my 7-year old Chihuahua/Daschund/mutt who we rescued two years ago. Im so glad to find this website again!!!

Hi Tracy: Welcome back! You get to join in the fun all over again.

Hi,
My name is Jan and I live on the Jersey Shore. My companion of heart, Dublin, passed away on Feb. 16th, 2011, he was fourteen years old. I did not know how to "be" without him. We went everywhere together. My little buff boy, well not so little; He had a tummy to be proud of and everyone loved to rub it! My little "belly boy" I called him. It had always been just me and my boy. He worked with me, stayed near to me and would have walked through fire for me. Letting him go was a very sad day and I wondered if I would ever feel that heart beat again inside of me. You Cocker lovers know what I mean...there is something about a Cocker that lights up your insides! They can be as naughty as ever but when they look into your eyes you see that smile and that unconditional love and well...throw out the " how to discipline your dog in ten easy steps" book...there is no point. You gotta just love em...
I have been empty and sad for many days. I kept saying, I am not ready to love a new baby yet when others asked. I just kept saying that...until just afew days ago. For some reason a new little girl has come into my life and before I could say that familiar line I stopped. She looked into my eyes and I felt that heart beat again. There was no question, I was ready and she was my heart. Just like that. One look, one heart beat and Brooklynn Shay Glory was mine and I was hers.
We are new here and while I know this was long I feel like you would all understand. I have been reading your posts for days, I am enjoying reading about the antics of your own darlins and the heroic rescues of needy pups through mulitiple hands until they are safe, perhaps for the first time in their lives. It is impressive.
While I know you understand that Dublin will always be my heart I think it is okay to share that heart with Brooklynn now. He would have enjoyed her very much. He is near and he is waiting for us both, Brooklynn and me on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge. One day, I tell him, one day you will know I am coming and then we shall all be together again. Me, you and now our newest, Brooklynn.
Here they are, my heart companions.

Welcome Jan!

Dublin was very handsome I'm sorry for your loss. Loosing a loved one is never easy.

But Brooklynn is ADORABLE! I'm looking forward to seeing more of her!! I completely understand, they have to click with you!
I had that with my boy Rudy. Cockers Rule!

Hi,
I'm Karen and I've been lurking for a long time. Mostly I've been quiet because I know you guys love pictures and I'm not too good. I finally got a few good ones so it's time to introduce ourselves.

Our furbaby is Muffy who is a 5 year old rescue. Her previous owner died and the kids didn't want her . She came with lots of allergies which the vet thinks were triggered by eating what her previous owner ate (pancakes, french fries, etc). We have things pretty well under control with by-weekly allergy shots and 5 mg of prednisone daily. I hope to get her off the prednisone if the allergy shots will every kick in.

I have had cockers all my life and Muffy is my third rescue. I'll post more pictures after I get them resized.

My name is Robyn and I have two beautiful cockers; Chester (party white/tan) and Dexter (brown)! Chester I got as a puppy and Dexter I adopted from the shelter at a year old. They have been my best friends and I can't even remember what life was like before them. I am an environmental geologist working in Salt Lake City, which allows me to take them to work sometimes, it is the best! I have been reading the forum for the last 2 years and though it was about time I introduced my furbabies! I have attached a couple of pictures of my boys.

Welcome,,,and what pretty boys you have I am Susan and I live in NC with my husband Mark and our very spoiled cockers ,,,Sam , blk and Tan,,,,and Chase Sable and white parti. Once again welcome,,,there are some great people and cockers on here.

Well this is my first day and post on the forum! I'm a mom to two amazing 'kids' Bailey my 6 yo tri-color beagle and Buddy my 9 (?) yo black and white parti color cocker. He is my first cocker and I only got him about 3 months ago and I wonder why I never had one before!

Thanks for the warm welcome. I have had dogs all my life and my mom always loved Cockers, we had one growing up but I was so little I don't remember him. My mom recently wanted to rescue a cocker and I came across Buddy in a calssified ad. The owner was 93 and going into a nursing home and the kids didn't want him. I picked him right up and drove him down to Tennessee to give him to my mom (I live in MI so it was a haul!) and even though she fell in love with him, he managed to work his way into my heart that I had originally thought was all Bailey's. He didn't fit in with my mom so he came back home with me and he's been glued to my side ever since. Even though I had my beagle from the day she was 12 weeks old, I truly believe that Buddy loves me even more. He's the first dog I've ever had that would willingly lay down his life for me. I just hope that I can measure up to his view of me. I'm so glad to find a place where people loves their dogs just as must as I love mine. They are truly my babies.

Welcome!!

Bailey & Buddy are both too cute! I love Non-Cockers too! I have a 8 year old Labrador named Henry, and a 19 month old Cocker named Rudy. Along with 3 cats..... Anyways, Welcome to the forum and hope to see more of your crew!

-Emily

Hi, my name is Danielle. I live in CT with my boyfriend Kris, and a crazy cat. We've been doing research for the last few months on dogs and have decided to get a Cocker Spaniel! We have pick of the boys from a litter of buffs that were born on April 16th. We'll go meet "puppypup" on Memorial Day weekend and bring him back to our home a couple weeks after, we think we have a name picked out, but I need to make sure he fits it when we meet him! We're so excited...hope the cat feels the same way as we've been talking to him about it for quite awhile now

While doing research into the breed I came across this site and it looks like a great place to expand my knowledge! I've never had a dog before, only cats and Kris grew up with Golden Retrievers, so we're new to this!

Pics were sent by the breeder at just over one day old

What a beautiful puppy! Such a tiny pup

Welcome!!