▁Span iel ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁bre ed . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁the ▁UK ▁ ▁Initial ly ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁few ▁American ▁C ock ers ▁that ▁had ▁accompanied ▁service ▁personnel ▁to ▁American ▁bases ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁In ▁addition , ▁several ▁came ▁over ▁with ▁emb ass y ▁staff ▁and ▁business ▁people ▁returning ▁home . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁UK ▁Kenn el ▁Club ▁registered ▁American ▁C ocker ▁Span iel ▁was ▁Ar aming o ▁Arg on aught , ▁born ▁January ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁and ▁b red ▁by ▁Herbert ▁L . ▁Stein berg . ▁Two ▁jud ges ▁confirmed ▁that ▁the ▁dog ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁C ocker ▁and ▁not ▁an ▁English ▁C ocker ▁before ▁the ▁Kenn el ▁Club ▁permitted ▁the ▁dog ▁to ▁be ▁shown . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁they ▁were ▁shown ▁as ▁a ▁rare ▁bre ed , ▁which ▁meant ▁that ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁show ▁class ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁and ▁could ▁only ▁be ▁shown ▁in ▁variety ▁classes . ▁This ▁included ▁Ar aming o ▁Arg on aught , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁American ▁C ocker ▁Span iel ▁to ▁be ▁shown ▁at ▁Cru ft s ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁in ▁a ▁class ▁entitled ▁" Any ▁variety ▁not ▁class ified ▁at ▁this ▁show ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁K C ▁agreed ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁bre ed ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁category ▁" Any ▁variety ▁g und og ▁other ▁than