Q: My family is acquiring our third Cocker Spaniel in about two weeks — an 8-week-old puppy. The last two cockers we owned both lived many years and both had a lot of ear problems most of their lives.

Cocker Spaniels originated as hunting dogs and they are so-called because they were particularly useful when targeting the Eurasian woodcock. They actually split into two breeds in 1947 – the American ...

Q: My cocker spaniel has been plagued with ear problems for most of his adult life. What started as intermittent infections continued to the point where my dog’s ear canals have been almost completely ...

Q: Our cocker spaniel has a lot of ear infections. We clean the earstwice a week. I'm on Social Security so I can't afford a lot of vet bills. Would yogurt help him? A: Cocker spaniels, because of ...

, asked our pets blogger Cheryl: Those cute, floppy ears can house big problems for your dog. Cheryl explains in her very informative response: Join the discussion in the Pets Forum. If you purchase a ...