I have two blond cockers--Vicky the mother --9 yrs and Charlie, the son, 7yrs. Vicky had one liter of puppies--9 but 2 died at 2 days and 1 died at 4 weeks. Breeder/groomer showed Charlie when he was 18 mos and he became a champion within a year. Vicky is blind with cataracts--we have to be careful not to trip over her and fall. They are our "children" now.