The Zim Family Cocker Spaniel Forum

Tommy and pasha

Welcome Tommy and Pasha
Glad to see you here!
There is so much to learn and so much sharing of information here on the forum.
Enjoy!

Debbie, you are so nice.
All I could think was:

Hi Tommy & Pasha!

Hi all,

My name is Kate. I'm from California (born in the Central Valley, college in the Bay Area). I just finished school and will be moving back home while job searching. I've had two previous cockers: the first (Beethoven) we got as a puppy when I was five, the second (Jet) was adopted from the shelter where I volunteered. We adopted our current cocker/lab mix (Rusty) just last December after Jet passed away in October. Unfortunately it looks like Rusty has cancer (he's 6) so we've started looking into getting a cocker puppy. With me returning home (and having plenty of time to train a new puppy) and my parents nearing retirement we were thinking of getting into agility competitions.

Welcome, Kate. I'm so sorry to hear about Rusty. I hope that you find your new cocker. California has a lot of good quality breeders. Search for one that does the health testing and beyond.

Hi! I'm Shari and am thrilled to have found this forum.

My family includes my husband, twin 8 year olds, and 2 fuzzy babies. Brady is an 11 1/2 year old red cocker that we've had since he was a puppy. Sully is our new addition. He's a 15 wk old buff cocker who came to us indirectly from a breeder. He had a different home from 9 - 13 wks but they weren't prepared for how "puppy" a puppy is so we were thrilled to take him in.

I'm quickly realizing I forgot what it's like to have a puppy around so I'm really looking forward to all the info I can get from all of you!

These are my boys...

Sul0003 by boz815, on Flickr

Brady0001 by boz815, on Flickr

Hi Shari Welcome to the forum! Brady and Sully are so cute and we're glad to have you join us. I lost my 16 y/o girl last year and got a 15 month old 5 months later - so I understand how you "forget" about the puppiness. We're ready to see lots of pictures whenever you are!

Welcome Shari. Your pups are cuties

Hi! I'm Hannah and I've posted once before but figured this was the best place to really get introduced! I am the proud owner of a 3 month old chocolate sable cocker spaniel named Hobbes. As a first time puppy owner it has been quite an adventure, but I wouldn't trade him for anything :) I love to lurk around the forum, learning as much as I can as this is my first cocker. So far I have nothing but great things to say and am very happy with my choice of breed. Hope to learn more and more as I go!

Hello everyone!!!!
I also posted before but i see that this is the place to do the formal introduction...
so here it is: My name is Tammy and i live in Jersey City. I am a single mom of four children and i also have one grandson, I never been married... this will be our first puppy we have 5 turtles and we have had cats in the pass...
As some of you know Sophia will be coming home in about 2 to 2 and a half weeks, and we cannot wait...
I am happy I joined being that we never had a dog before we / I have learned a log on here.

here is a few pictures of my family and Sophia....
more pictures of Sophia and my family when she comes home.....

Hey! I'm Emily, 19/20 (it's my birthday today), I live near Belfast in Northern Ireland and my mum and I are raising a cocker puppy. (I say raising because he seems to need as much care as a human baby!)

'Jack' is a blue roan English cocker spaniel, working strain. This is our first cocker, and we chose him because mum wanted a dog that would be a companion for her and could walk for miles with her. We also have a male choc lab called Fudge, who's old and lame now but still the best dog ever. Before Fudge we had an English springer spaniel and an Irish setter, both fondly remembered as mum's best friends. We also have two cats.

I joined this forum to ask for advice about my new puppy! It looks like see most of you are American/ Canadian ;) and have American cockers, but sure they're all the same breed anyway!

Hi Everyone!!! My name is Megan and I have had my precious cocker spaniel puppy named Cooper for over a month now!! I have been lurking for a while and finally decided to introduce myself and show off pictures of my sweet little boy!!!

Hi, I'm Patti. I have just now joined.
This is my first post, although I have heard and read about Zim cockers.
I will be fostering senior rescue cockers as soon as we get back from vacation on Sept 22.
My boys are from OC Cocker Rescue in Fountain Valley, CA. My first foster boy is Ryan. He is 13 yrs old and he is deaf. We have deaf children (adults), so what's 1 more deaf, right ?
My second foster rescue boy is Sunny, and he is 9 yrs. old.
We have had cockers before, both rescues, but it has been awhile.
As soon as I figure out how to downsize photos, I will post pix of our boys.

Hi Megan and Cooper. Welcome to the forum, as well as Patti. Megan is great to have another alabamian in the forum. There are not many. Cooper is ready to roll tide. Is amazing how similar he looks to my Holly at that age.
Patti is great the work you are doing by rescuing seniors. That is what i think i will do in the nearvfuture.

For about 18 mos, I have been lurking and enjoying this forum. Last weekend, I posted a question and have greatly appreciated the replies. Since I have come out of the woodwork, so to speak, I have decided it is time to introduce myself. I am a 54-year-old GATE teacher (gifted children). Last May, after several years of thinking about it (it's a huge commitment!), I got my first dog in 40 years. That rapidly snowballed, and now I have 3 cockers!

1. Samamari's Me and My Shadow CGC, RN Shadow is a beautiful black boy and he started it all. When I started looking for a puppy, I knew that I wanted a show-quality (because I believe function follows form) black boy that I would neuter and show in performance. I wasn't sure if I would be able to find someone willing to sell me a show quality dog that I was going to neuter. I was very fortunate that great breeder was willing to do so. He is beautiful, smart, and most importantly, has the most wonderful and loving temperament. We are having great fun working as a performance team. We achieved our Rally Novice title on our first three outings and have continued showing in Novice B while we have waited for Shadow to gain some emotional maturity. Shadow placed fourth with a score of 97 and first with a score of 99 at the Ventura show in July. This fall/winter, we will venture into the Rally Advanced ring.

2. Ch Glenmurray's Midnight Tango Tango is the reason for my initial post last weekend. She is a beautiful black-and-tan show dog. However, the most appealing thing about her is her personality. I know all cockers melt hearts but she even melted the heart of her seasoned, somewhat gruff, handler. She just stops traffic with her expression and gets away with murder because of it! She's full of mischief, stubborn, and demands to be the center of attention-- probably what makes her enjoy being a show dog.

3. Glenmurray's Semper Fi RN Gibbs is my newest,but unexpected dog. I co-own him with Lois Wilson of Glenmurray Cockers. Initially, Lois loaned him to me to learn to show with, but he and I fell in love with each other and now he's mine. I had planned on showing him in conformation, but he was very shy and I could see he would be uncomfortable in the ring. So I started him in Rally. He loves it! Just three weeks after I started him in Rally, I entered him in the Ventura show. I didn't expect him to do anything except hopefully gain positive ring experience. Much to my surprise, he scored 79, 93, and 94 to finish his Rally Novice title! Did I mention that he is very smart? More important, his tail was up and wagging! Two weeks later, I showed him in a puppy match and he took group. But once again most importantly, he enjoyed it! In a week and a half, we're going to our first conformation show with me handling-- aaaaaaaahhh!
I find the idea of the conformation ring totally unnerving, probably because of all the professional handlers. Rally doesn't bother me at all! Oh, and Gibbs is also a black-and-tan.

So, there's my little cocker family. My friends all find it rather amusing because I'm known as the Cat Lady. I trapped, neutered, and released feral cats in a colony near my home. But that's another story...

Welcome to the forum, gale and your heart stealing cockers. It sounds like all 4 of you are having a blast.

We need pics. It's a forum requirement

Thank you Leigh for your compliment. In return I would like to say that I have been very impressed with the love and fortitude you have shown on your journey with Arlo. Two months ago Tango had a tumor on her hind leg that the vet felt was probably malignant. It was removed and ultimately proved to be benign. However it was a very unusual form of a common histiocyte and it took two weeks for the path report to come back. I was in agony for those two weeks. I can only imagine what you and Arlo's other mom have been through! At points when reading your posts I have had tears streaming down my face.
Hopefully someday soon I'll meet you and Arlo at an agility meet (I live in Riverside) or maybe you'd like to try Rally?
Gale

Hi Gale, Patti, Megan and Emily

So nice to have you all join our little cocker family. All of your dogs are just beautiful and we look forward to hearing of their adventures and seeing their pictures.

Hello! My name is Cheryl and my husband and I have a Cocker Spaniel named Blue. We live in Montana. Blue is the second dog that I have had as an adult. My first was my Cocker Spaniel Betty, who I adopted from OBG Cocker Rescue in 2005 when she was 7. I feel very strongly about animal rescue. Betty and I moved from Virginia to Montana in 2006. My husband and I had to put Betty down this past June due to her advanced age. She was wonderful and we were crazy about her. We miss her a lot.

We just adopted Blue 2 months ago. He is 10 months old and we are his third (and final!) home. He loves to off leash hike and we do a ton of hiking with him to keep him busy. We are surprised at how well behaved he is. We all went to a 6 week obedience class together as soon as we got him, and it was great for all three of us. We are working on walking on a leash, but he is making progress. Blue is extremely good natured and sweet and we just are really enjoying him. He’s got a real zest for life!

We were told that Blue is a Liver Roan. We have never seen a Cocker that looks like him. I had a black Cocker growing up, Betty was buff, and my parents have a reddish buff and white Cocker, also from OBG. If any of you who are familiar with Cocker colors are interested in sharing your thoughts on his colors, we’d love to hear them! His fur is soft and grows in very curly when it’s super long. Blue has incredibly long eyelashes like we’ve never seen before that extend much lower than his eyes. One is white and one is brown! He also has really sticky-out whiskers which we’ve never seen on a Cocker.

I work in HR at a bank and have been there for 6 years and my husband works for a conservation organization. We are both 32. I love to hike, play soccer, read and watch football. My husband loves to hunt and fish and is an amazing cook. Our lives are very happy and full especially now that we have Blue and I feel very fortunate. It’s nice to meet you and your Cockers. I hope you all have a great day!

Oh and the photos are-

Blue up close on a hike
Blue and I at a lake here in Montana
Blue zonked out in the tent when we went camping

Hi my name is Angie. I live is England, the West Midlands area with my husband and 2 very grown up sons I have 10 Norwegian Forest cats which I show + breed. I used to show dogs and do a bit of agility but a serious ankle injury an end to that. In the past I have had have border collies and briards and now have an elderly cavalier king charles. I have ALWAYS wanted a cocker spaniel but as I didn't like tail docking I never had one until now. I had to have 2 dogs put to sleep this year which meant I could finally have my cocker.
Purdey is now 5 months old and is a black + tan. I wanted a chocolate + tan but they are not at all popular in the UK unlike they are in the USA. I have now found someone who may have choc + tan pups in the future and have asked for one as soon as Purdey has calmed down a bit lol! I have had about 30 dogs in my life but only one have have I loved as much as this one. She is very intelligent and enthusiastic about everything. If only we could get her to not pull on the lead she would be the greatest dog I ever had.
I will post photos later.