Cocker Spaniel vs Smålandsstövare
Compare Cocker Spaniel and Smålandsstövare: size, life expectancy, temperament and care side by side.
Cocker Spaniel
VS
Smålandsstövare
Comparison table
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Characteristic
Cocker Spaniel
Smålandsstövare
Breed type
Purebred
Purebred
Height
38 – 41 cm
42 – 54 cm
Weight
13 – 15 kg
15 – 18 kg
Life expectancy
11 – 15 years
12 – 15 years
Child friendly
4/5
4/5
Energy level
3/5
4/5
Intelligence
4/5
3/5
Trainability
4/5
4/5
Health
3/5
3/5
Grooming needs
4/5
3/5
Shedding
3/5
3/5
Barking level
4/5
4/5
Aggressiveness
2/5
3/5
The 1–5 scale shows the level of each trait. A higher value means more of that trait. Individual animals may vary.
Characteristics
Cocker Spaniel
Great with kids
Super smart
Easy to train
Medium
Smålandsstövare
Great with kids
High energy
Easy to train
Medium
Summary
About Cocker Spaniel
Cheerful, medium‑sized gundog with a sturdy build, soft expression, and long silky ears. Bred to hunt woodcock, it loves sniffing, searching, and joining family activities. Sensitive and people‑oriented, it needs daily exercise, mental stimulation, and regular grooming to stay healthy and content.
About Smålandsstövare
The Smålandsstövare is a Swedish medium scenthound, compact and sturdy with a dense black and tan coat and often a natural short tail. Bred for hunting hare and fox, it is loyal, calm at home yet energetic outdoors, intelligent, independent, and still uncommon outside Scandinavia.
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