of i-ish got a cocker spaniel too

was reading one of the news that The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge just adopted a cocker spaniel and they announced the name of the new puppy online.
the news article can be read from here ->http://shine.yahoo.com/pets/kate-middleton-finally-reveals-her-dogs-name-lupo-185400741.html

so they also shared their fav breed too -> http://shine.yahoo.com/pets/kate-puppy-5-facts-cocker-spaniels-173100819.html

5 Facts about the Cocker Spaniel

• The breed has won the best in show title at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on four occasions. (The most recent victory was in 1954 with the victory going to Ch. Carmor's Rise and Shine.)
• U.S. Presidents Richard Nixon and Harry S. Truman both had cocker spaniels. A cocker spaniel named Zeke lived with Bill Clinton while he was Arkansas Governor.
• The American Cocker Spaniel is the smallest of the sporting dogs recognized by the AKC.
• The first Cocker Spaniel recorded in America was a silver and white dog named Captain, who was registered with the American Kennel Club in 1878.
• According to historical records, the first spaniel was brought to North America aboard the Mayflower which sailed from Plymouth, England and landed in New England in 1620.

extracted from the link above.

well, i just want to say i am a proud owner of a cocker spaniel too! and you see him in most of my posts ( other than food and travel post). my lovely, handsome, cute Ronnie!

just a bo liao post today...