Hunting dogs · the Scent

American Cocker Spaniel[3]

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Photograph of the American Cocker Spaniel breed
Photo: "Mike" Michael L. Baird, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Facts

Family
Hunting dogs[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
Clade
Spaniel[1]
FCI
Standard no. 167, group 8[4] Flushing Dogs
Origin
United States[4] Map point 39°50′ N · 98°35′ W[5]
Developed in
Not yet sourced
Fixed around
Not yet sourced
Other names
Cocker américain (French), Amerikaanse cockerspaniël (Dutch)[3]
In the study
ACKR[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation

In the tree

Closest in this tree: Field Spaniel and English Cocker Spaniel. [1]

Also in the Spaniel clade: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, English Cocker Spaniel, English Springer Spaniel, Field Spaniel.

Groupings with a DNA support below 50 / 100 are merged, as in the explorer. The tree holds 161 breeds.

Sources

  1. Parker HG, Dreger DL, Rimbault M, et al. Genomic Analyses Reveal the Influence of Geographic Origin, Migration, and Hybridization on Modern Dog Breed Development. Cell Reports 19(4):697-708, 2017. read 2026-11-04
  2. Dogtrails visual system, docs/DESIGN.md §2 "Attribution des 30 races": editorial choice by breed, not a datum (docs/DESIGN.md) read 2026-11-04
  3. Wikidata Q38063 (American Cocker Spaniel) read 2026-11-09
  4. FCI nomenclature, standard n° 167 "AMERICAN COCKER SPANIEL" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
  5. Wikidata Q30 (United States, P625) read 2026-11-09

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