*The aspect general of the cocker spaniel is that of a small athlete cob, i.e. that the length between the garrot and attaches it tail is equal to the height with the garrot.

*The head of the cocker spaniel must give a show of force, power and elegance on a small body. The muzzle is quite square, the well developed cranium and the nose is sufficiently broad to allow the smoothness of the sense of smell. The eyes fill the orbits well. They will be always darkest possible harmonizes some with the dress. They express the intelligence and softness.

*The jaws are strong and offer one articulated complete out of scissors. The neck length moderate and muscular elegantly attached to fine and oblique shoulders. The members have a good framework, they are right and sufficiently courts to give a concentrated power.

*The body is strong and compact. The chest is well developed and the well centered coasts. The short and broad kidney, the line of back is firm soft inclined energy towards the tail.

*The back-hand is broad, quite round and very muscular. The members have a good framework. The grasset is well angled. The feet are firm with thick bearings, one says that they are in " feet of cat ". The whip usually is curtailed (still authorized in France, but you will find pups with long tail more and more), attached légérement low than the line of back. It owes frétiller in action.

*The paces are frank with much impulse. The cocker spaniel covers much ground.

*The hair flat, of silky texture, is well fringed.

*The colors are varied: - unicoloured i.e. without white task (black, red, black and fire, maroon etc…)

                                        - pluricolores i.e. with task white (blue, black and white, white and orange, white and maroon etc…)

*The approximate weight is 12 to 14,5 kgs and the height with the garrot is approximately 38-39 cm for the females and 39-41 cm for the males.

*Defects: any variation compared to what precedes must be regarded as a defect which will be penalized according to its gravity.