Do you know which breed is known as "the smallest member of the sporting-dog family?" If you answered the American cocker spaniel, you're right. This popular breed is a descendant of early land ...

American Cocker Spaniels are friendly and attentive dogs. American cocker spaniels are free and merry dogs that belong to the sporting group. They’re alert animals that are highly people-oriented.

A buff-colored spaniel waits to compete in the 96th Annual American Spaniel Club Flushing Spaniel Show at the Knoxville Convention Center Saturday, January 2, 2016. (J. Miles Cary/Special to the News ...