From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cocker Spaniels are dogs belonging to two breeds of the spaniel dog type: the American Cocker Spaniel and the English Cocker Spaniel, both of which are commonly called simply Cocker Spaniel in their countries of origin. In the early 20th century, Cocker Spaniels also included small hunting Spaniels.
The oldest dog ever to have lived was an Australian cattle dog named Bluey, who reached 29 years and five months before being put to sleep in 1939. Mr Bunn added: Someone the other day thought he was a puppy, but he has arthritis and can only walk so far. He's on tablets, but he's all right, and eats and drinks fine.
The Guinness world record for biggest (heaviest) dog was set in 1989 by an Old English Mastiff named Aicama Zorba of La-Susa, owned by Chris Eraclides of London, England. Zorba weighed in at 343 pounds. The biggest dog alive is said to be a female English Mastiff named Kell, who weighed 286 pounds in 1999.