▁Ark ansas ▁Governor . ▁ ▁App earance ▁▁ ▁The ▁American ▁C ocker ▁Span iel ▁is ▁the ▁smallest ▁dog ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Kenn el ▁Club ▁as ▁a ▁sport ing ▁dog , ▁being ▁on ▁average ▁between ▁ ▁high ▁at ▁the ▁with ers . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁dog ▁of ▁normal ▁proport ions , ▁with ▁medium ▁long ▁sil ky ▁fur ▁on ▁the ▁body ▁and ▁ears , ▁h anging ▁down ▁on ▁the ▁legs ▁and ▁bel ly ▁( known ▁as ▁fe ather ing ). ▁The ▁head ▁has ▁an ▁u pt urn ed ▁nose ▁and ▁the ▁ears ▁hang ▁down . ▁The ▁bre ed ▁standard ▁states ▁that ▁size ▁over ▁ ▁inches ▁for ▁males ▁and ▁ ▁for ▁females ▁is ▁a ▁dis qual ification ▁at ▁con formation ▁shows . ▁American ▁C ocker ▁Span iels ▁we igh ▁around ▁ ▁on ▁average , ▁with ▁females ▁of ▁the ▁bre ed ▁usually ▁we igh ing ▁slightly ▁less ▁than ▁the ▁males . ▁ ▁The ▁head ▁of ▁an ▁American ▁C ocker ▁Span iel ▁makes ▁the ▁bre ed ▁immediately ▁recogn izable , ▁with ▁the ▁rounded ▁d ome ▁of ▁the ▁sk ull , ▁well - pr on ounced ▁stop , ▁and ▁a ▁square ▁sh aped ▁lip . ▁The ▁drop ▁ears ▁are ▁long , ▁low ▁set , ▁with ▁long ▁sil ky ▁fur , ▁and ▁the ▁eyes ▁are ▁dark , ▁large , ▁and ▁rounded . ▁The ▁nose ▁can ▁be ▁black ▁or ▁brown ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁color ▁of ▁the ▁bre ed . ▁ ▁The ▁coat ▁of ▁the ▁bre ed ▁come ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁sh ades ▁with ▁the ▁colors ▁being ▁separated ▁into ▁three