Why do English Cocker Spaniels have webbed feet?

Almost all dogs have webbed feet dogs like Retrievers and Labradors but also Cocker Spaniels have webbed feet to swim better as they are all water dogs they like to swim and are bread for duck hunting, with ducks being around water they developed more prominent webbing between their toes. read more

Best Answer: I haven't examined many Cocker Spaniel feet, but they are related to the other British Spaniel breeds (English Cocker, English and Welsh Springer, Clumber, Field, Sussex) and farther back to all of the British gundog breeds (Gordon, Irish, and English Setters, Golden, Flat-Coat and Curly-Coated Retrievers) so it would not shock me in the least if all or most of them did have webbed feet. read more