▁sh ade ▁of ▁red . ▁The ▁English ▁bre ed ▁is ▁also ▁slightly ▁larger , ▁being ▁between ▁ ▁in ▁height . ▁ ▁Tem per ament ▁ ▁Kn own ▁as ▁the ▁" Mer ry ▁C ocker ", ▁the ▁American ▁C ocker ▁Span iel ▁bre ed ▁standard ▁defines ▁the ▁ideal ▁dog ▁of ▁the ▁bre ed ▁as ▁being ▁" equ able ▁in ▁temper ament ▁with ▁no ▁suggestion ▁of ▁tim id ity ." ▁The ▁bre ed ▁ranks ▁ 2 0 th ▁in ▁Stanley ▁Cor en ' s ▁The ▁Int elligence ▁of ▁D ogs , ▁a ▁rating ▁that ▁indicates ▁good ▁" Work ing ▁or ▁O bed ience ▁Int elligence ", ▁or ▁train ability . ▁I Q ▁tests ▁run ▁on ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁bre eds ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁showed ▁that ▁the ▁American ▁C ocker ▁performed ▁the ▁best ▁when ▁tested ▁on ▁its ▁ability ▁to ▁show ▁rest raint ▁and ▁delayed ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁trigger , ▁a ▁trait ▁which ▁was ▁put ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁bre ed ' s ▁b red - in ▁ability ▁when ▁hunting ▁to ▁free ze ▁upon ▁finding ▁a ▁bird ▁before ▁fl ushing ▁it ▁out ▁on ▁command . ▁However , ▁they ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁worst ▁bre ed ▁tested ▁when ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁manip ulating ▁objects ▁with ▁their ▁p aws , ▁for ▁instance ▁un cover ing ▁a ▁d ish ▁of ▁food ▁or ▁pulling ▁on ▁a ▁string . ▁ ▁With ▁a ▁good ▁level ▁of ▁social ization ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁age , ▁an ▁American ▁C ocker ▁can ▁get ▁along ▁with ▁people