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catbyte

(38,351 posts) Wed Oct 8, 2025, 09:42 AM Oct 8

Heartbroken Cocker Spaniel waits outside gym, hoping someone will help

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Heartbroken Cocker Spaniel waits outside gym, hoping someone will help (Original Post) catbyte Oct 8 OP

boy does that bring back memories rurallib Oct 8 #1

Am gonna cry UTUSN Oct 8 #5

Great post, I'm glad he found someone to love and take care of him. debm55 Oct 8 #2

Beautiful story Grim Chieftain Oct 8 #3

OmZ, break my heart with Cockers. My first was when I was 4 yrs old, had 2 later. UTUSN Oct 8 #4

rurallib

(64,429 posts)

1. boy does that bring back memories

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 10:47 AM

Oct 8

I always say I had a cocker that raised me. Then we had a blond cocker when we were first married.

What incredibly sweet and smart dogs.

UTUSN

(76,399 posts)

5. Am gonna cry

Reply to rurallib (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 09:37 PM

Oct 8

debm55

(52,930 posts)

2. Great post, I'm glad he found someone to love and take care of him.

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Wed Oct 8, 2025, 11:37 AM

Oct 8

Grim Chieftain

(955 posts)

3. Beautiful story

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 12:40 PM

Oct 8

Thank goodness for benevolent, caring people.

UTUSN

(76,399 posts)

4. OmZ, break my heart with Cockers. My first was when I was 4 yrs old, had 2 later.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 09:31 PM

Oct 8

They are SO smart, so LOVING. The long hair was a problem when I didn't know betterk - ticks, gnarls. Late in life, I visited a friend/family with cancer/death and their Cocker was loaded with ticks, and the whole situation was just overwhelming.

For myself, my first was at that young age, and me ignorant of the breeds, didn't realize Cockers are water dogs/retrievers. And my second or third was landlocked in our yard. Then when I took him to a park with a little lagoon feature, I tossed a tennis ball and it bounced off a rock into the water, and he JUMPED and SWAM to the middle, and I went, oh- and then started throwing the ball into the water and pointing to where it was.

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