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Name: Almond the Chocolate Cocker

Status: Adopted! | View Almond the Chocolate Cocker's Success Story!

Adoption Fee: $100

Species: Dog

Breed: Cocker Spaniel (medium coat)

Learn more about the Cocker Spaniel.

Color: Chocolate

Sex: Female (spayed)

Current Size: 25 Pounds

General Potential Size: Small

Current Age: 24 Years 9 Months (best estimate)

Activity Level: Moderately Active

Indoor or Outdoor: Indoor Only

Good with Dogs: Yes

Good with Kids: No

Housetrained: Yes

Microchipped: Yes

Special Needs: Blind

Description:

Almond is a very special dog. She is completely blind and due to this she can be a little nippy when she is surprised or grabbed quickly. Almond is a very beautiful loving dog but we think a one story home with a fenced yard would be best for her. You should see her play ball! She loves to chase her tennis ball around. Even though she is blind, she is very mobile and energetic, not at all put off by her disability. Having a blind dog is not as challenging as you might think. Here is a website with links to lots of good information: http://www.blinddogs.com/new-owner.htm.

Foster Update: Almond is a chocolate colored adult cocker spaniel. She has been blind since birth but gets around very well once she learns where things are. She eats dry food mixed with a little wet in the evening and dry kibble in the morning. I have two rescued chihuahuas of my own. When Almond first came we had the usual turf wars with a few snarls but those have been resolved among the three of them. She was recently introduced to other dogs in the family and did very well. She loves to play with soft stuffed toys and will carry them around, leaving puff balls of stuffing along the trail. She does take her time to warm up to new people in the beginning and needs time to recognize your voice and smell. She makes up with women faster than men and if she is pushed to interact before she is comfortable she will snap at them. She should be around children without strict supervision. She also must be supervised when around homes with pools. She does fall in the water but she can swim and will pull herself out on the side. She is not frightened of the water.

Almond qualifies for our Seniors for Seniors program! If adopted by a senior (55+) her adoption fee is $50.

*** According to www.dogbreedinfo.com, Cocker Spaniels are cheerful, sweet, and sensitive. The Cocker Spaniel is respectful of its master's authority without much challenge. Merry and endearing. A happy tail-wagger. Gentle and trusting, with average intelligence. They are lively, playful and devoted. Cockers will do okay in an apartment if they are adequately exercised, and are fairly active indoors. A small yard is sufficient. The American Cocker Spaniel is smaller than the English Cocker Spaniel and has a different conformation. The name "Cocker" comes from the woodcock, a game bird these spaniels flushed particularly well. Today, the Cocker Spaniel serves primarily as a companion and glamorous show dog. It can also be used for hunting, tracking, retrieving, watchdogging and agility. They have a life expectancy of 12-15 years.

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