Sentences with phrase «hunt woodcock»

The Cocker Spaniel gets its name from the older variety's history of hunting woodcock in England.

The duke's spaniels were said to be good dogs for hunting woodcock.

«Springer» spaniels flushed, or sprang, game, while cocker spaniels hunted woodcock.

The smaller «cockers» hunted woodcock while the larger littermates were used to flush, or «spring,» game.

The Cocker Spaniel was named so for his excellence in the field hunting woodcock.

Since Cocker Spaniels helped hunt Woodcock, you find the name «Cocker.»

The Cocker Spaniel was thought to originate from Spain and was named the Cocker due to its use hunting woodcocks.

The word cocker is commonly held to stem from their use to hunt woodcock in England.

Over time, handlers realized that the smaller specimens were better suited for hunting woodcock, or cocking, while the larger ones were better suited to springing.

Originally bred in Europe to hunt woodcock, the «cocker» is now a popular family pet.

History and Facts: The Cocker Spaniel was developed in the 1800s to hunt woodcocks.

Cocker Spaniels are traditionally working dogs and are bred to hunt woodcock.

Throughout the 19th and early 20th century in Britain, smaller dogs in the same litter would be used to hunt woodcock; they were called «cockers.»

The smaller land spaniels, who specialized in hunting woodcock, were eventually called Cocker Spaniels.

They were originally bred in England to hunt woodcock and rabbits, and still do, so they need to be able to penetrate thick cover, but they have adapted equally well to the wide open plains of the Midwest.

Gradually, the size differences made an impression on hunters, and the larger dogs became used more so for springing game, while the smaller ones were used to hunt woodcock and other birds.

The word cocker is commonly held to stem from their use to hunt woodcock.