|
BostonSpaniel.com - Learn about Boston Spaniels
The Boston Spaniel is a hybrid resulting from the mating of a Boston Terrier and a Cocker Spaniel.
The Boston Terrier is a breed of dog of the Terrier dog type, originating in the United States of America.
The American Cocker Spaniel is a medium size breed of dog. It is one of the Spaniel type breeds, similar to the English Cocker Spaniel, and was originally bred as a gun dog. In the United States, the breed is usually referred to as the Cocker Spaniel, while in Canada and elsewhere in the world, it is called the American Cocker Spaniel. The word cocker is commonly held to stem from their use to hunt woodcock in England. Although the Cocker Spaniel type originated in the United Kingdom, by the 1940s the American breed was recognized as distinct from the English breed.
|
