We only use working cocker spaniel lines for our Cockapoo breeding programme. This is because trainability ,health and temperament are of the upmost importance to us not how the dog looks. Show bred cockers can look very different to a working cocker as having been bred for the show ring they have heavier coats and more exaggerated features most notably in head shape and eye conformation. We look for FTCHs in our cocker breeding lines as a good example of long term health and trainability. Cocker spaniels can also vary quite a few inches in size. With this in mind we appropriately match our cocker spaniels to the correct sized poodle for them. This means we use both Toy and miniature poodle stud dogs. There is only a couple of inches at most height difference between our Toy and Miniature Poodles but the miniatures are a chunkier thicker set dog. It is also possible to have a standard poodle bred Cockapoo although the mum would need to be the poodle. This is not commonly done as it does produce a large dog.

Size of our cockapoos. This varies to each individual litter not least because as above we use both toy and miniature poodles but also because cocker spaniels also vary in size by a good few inches. When you cross parents from two different breeds they have a wider gene pool to select from. Therefore they can vary in size and can be larger than both parents. A bit like our own children , they dont come out the same height as us. Within each individual litter there will be bigger and smaller pups, this is because some may take more toy poodle genes for example. As a general rule males are normally chunkier and a little taller than their female counterparts but again this varies. We are always able to advise you within individual litters which pups are likely to be bigger and which smaller this is evident by the six week point.