COAT
On the head, short and fine; on body, medium length, with enough undercoating to give protection.  The ears, chest, abdomen and legs are well feathered, but not so excessively as to hide the Cocker Spaniel’s true lines and movement or affect his appearance and function as a moderately coated sporting dog.  The texture is most important.  The coat is silky, flat or slightly wavy and of a texture which permits easy care.  Excessive coat or curly or cottony textured coat shall be severely penalized.  Use of electric clippers on the back coat is not desirable.  Trimming to enhance the dog’s true lines should be done to appear as natural as possible.

Black variety
Solid colour black, to include black with tan points.  The black should be jet; shadings of brown or liver in the coat are not desirable.  A small amount of white on the chest and/or throat is allowed; white in any other location shall disqualify.

Any Solid Colour Other Than Black (ASCOB)
Any solid colour other than black, ranging from the lightest cream to darkest red, including brown and brown with tan points.  The colour shall be of a uniform shade, but lighter colour of the feathering is permissible.  A small amount of white on the chest and/or throat is allowed; white in any other location shall disqualify.

Parti-Colour variety
Two or more solid, well broken colours, one of which must be white; black and white, red and white (the red may range from lightest cream to darkest red), brown and white, and roans, to include any such colour combination with tan points.  It is preferable that the tan markings be located in the same pattern as for the tan points in the Black and ASCOB varieties.  Roans are classified as Parti-Colours and may be of any of the usual roaning patterns.  Primary colour which is ninety percent (90%) or more shall disqualify.

1) A clear tan spot over each eye;
2) On the sides of the muzzle and on the cheeks;
3) On the underside of the ears;
4) On all feet and/or legs;
5) Under the tail;
6) On the chest, optional : presence or absence shall not be penalized.

Tan markings which are not readily visible or which amount only to traces, shall be penalized.  Tan on the muzzle which extends upward, over and joins shall also be penalized.  The absence of tan markings in the Black or ASCOB variety in any of the specified locations in any otherwise tan-pointed dog shall disqualify.

SIZE
The ideal height at the withers for an adult dog is 15 inches and for an adult bitch, 14 inches.  Height may vary one half inch above or below this ideal.  A dog whose height exceeds 15 1/2 inches or a bitch whose height exceeds 14 1/2 inches shall be disqualified.  An adult dog whose height is less than 14 1/2 inches and an adult bitch whose height is less than 13 1/2 inches shall be penalized.  Height is determined by a line perpendicular to the ground from the top of the shoulder blades, the dog standing naturally with its forelegs and lower hind legs parallel to the line of measurement.

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.

Colour and markings
The aforementioned colours are the only acceptable colours or combination of colours.  Any other colours or combination of colours to disqualify.

Black variety
White markings except on chest and throat.

Any Solid Colour Other Than Black variety
White markings except on chest and throat.

Parti-Colour variety
Primary colour ninety percent (90%) or more.

Tan points
(1) Tan markings in excess of ten percent (10%);
(2) Absence of tan markings in Black or ASCOB  variety in any of the specified locations in an       otherwise tan-pointed dog.

Height :
Males over 15 1/2 inches.
Females over 14 1/2 inches.

N.B : Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.