Check this out: Health Colours Puppies FAQ's                                                             The English Cocker Spaniel:   GENERAL APPEARANCE                                       The English Cocker Spaniel is a merry,sporting,happy and gentle dog.                                                 Very compact with ballance,fine and full of life.Ever wagging tail that shows a typical bustling movement. HEAD AND SKULL Square muzzle,with distinct stop between tip of nose and occiput. Well developed skull,neither too fine nor too coarse.Nose sufficiently wide. Cheek bones not prominent. EYES Full dark brown or brown,never light,in the case of liver,liver roan,and white. Expression of full intelligent and gentleness,bright and merry.   EARS Low set but on a level with eyes extending to nose tip.Well clothed with long straight silky hair. MOUTH Jaws strong with perfect ''scissor bite''.[upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws.] NECK Moderate in length,muscular.Clean throat.Set neatly into fine sloping shoulders. FOREQUARTERS Shoulders sloping and fine.Legs well boned,straight,sufficiently short for concentrated power. Not too short to interfere with tremendous exertions expected from this grand, sporting dog. BODY Compact and strong.Well developed chest and brisket deep,neither too wide nor too narrow in front.Well sprung ribs.Loin short,wide with firm.Topline gently sloping downwards to tail from end of loin to set on of tail. HINDQUARTERS Wide, well rounded and very muscular.Legs well boned ,good bend of stifle,short below hock allowing for plenty of drive. FEET Firm,thickly padded,''cat'' like. TAIL Set on slightly lower than line of back.Must be merry in action and carried level,never cocked up. Customarily docked but never too short to hide,nor too long to interfere with the incessant merry action when working. MOVEMENT True through action with great drive covering ground well. COAT Flat, silky in texture,never wiry or wavy,not too profuse and never curly.Well feathered forelegs,body and hindlegs above hocks. COLOUR Various.In self colours no white allowed except on chest. SIZE Dogs:Height 39-41cm, Weight 12.75-15kg Bitches:Height 38-39cm,Weight 12.75-14kg FAULTS  Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree. Note: Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum