English Cocker Spaniel Forum:
Required: Breeder with ETHICS

My husband and I do not have children. We lost our beloved English Springer Spaniel due to complications from epilepsy... The experience of having a dear friend die a slow and painful death at a young age has made us wary of sloppy breeders.

However, we are looking for two English Cocker Spaniels for our home. They would be family pets, not for showing or hunting, but simply to play and hang out with.

Understandably, we are looking for a responsible breeder (Baer results, OFA and CERF certification, absence of congenital kidney trouble and Rage Syndrome).

Is anyone out there able to make a serious recommendation to us? Were in Seattle, but we are willing to fly anywhere in the U.S. or Great Britain. We are interested in puppies only, with red, lemon, lemon and white, or lemon roan coats.

haveyou contacted the English Cocker Spaniel Club of America? They can refer you to breeders who are members. Members are supposed to subscribe to the code of ethics. Its a good place to start, actually better than an open list where anyone with a pup to sell and a good story will try to reach you. You can find the ESCA at www.akc.org by looking up the breed.