Talk:Cocker Spaniel

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Date	Process	Result
May 4, 2010	Good article nominee	Listed
October 11, 2010	Peer review	Reviewed
February 7, 2011	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
February 11, 2011	Good topic candidate	Promoted
October 18, 2014	Good topic removal candidate	Demoted
April 7, 2021	Good article reassessment	Delisted
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on May 3, 2010. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the two modern breeds of Cocker Spaniel, American (pictured) and English, are thought to have been descended from only two dogs?
Current status: Delisted good article

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3 Article Critiques

Hello all,

Under-Representation - I feel the "In Popular Culture" heading is under-represented. The Cocker Spaniel has been owned my many public figures such as; President Nixon, George Clooney and Oprah. They are also the dog in the famous Coppertone ad.

Missing Photo - The English Cocker Spaniel has and adult and puppy photo in its section but the American Cocker Spaniel only has an adult photo.

Dated Material - Popularity stats are approaching 10 years old. Maybe and updated poll or a link to dog popularity throughout the years would be beneficial

Thank you for reading my critiques-MosesYup (talk) 04:49, 1 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Dog noises

Dog noises 174.207.195.151 (talk) 00:05, 15 December 2021 (UTC) Wasn't it the most popular breed in the 1950's? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:5651:2780:BDA3:EA79:9CE8:1514 (talk) 18:02, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

'Sprocker Spaniels'

@Pigsonthewing the onus for inclusion of content falls on the editor who wishes to include the disputed content and disputed content should not be included until a consensus determines it should be included.

There are much better sources we should be looking to than search engine optimisation websites and a charity related to the breed. Traumnovelle (talk) 08:01, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The former may be true where facts are contentious and liable to be disputed; but are you really arguing that a Sprocker is not a cross between a Cocker and a Springer Spaniel? As I said in my edit summary when I undid your unnecessary blanking of the relevant section, which is the target for a redirect used in other articles, "If you don't like a source, find a different one. Don't be destructive.". You might also usefully read Wikipedia:Revert only when necessary—not least the section "Alternatives to reverting".

As for the current source, a charity related—indeed dedicated solely—to the breed is a highly authoritative source for its makeup. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:12, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I am arguing it is undue. There are dozens of crossbreeds involving spaniels and I've never once heard (or seen) of this one. Traumnovelle (talk) 19:48, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]