It originated mostly from English Cocker Spaniels and English Springer Spaniels. Retrievers, spaniels and pointing breeds are used to hunt pheasants. There were Welsh Springer Spaniels and Devonshire Cockers. Two Irish water spaniels and soft-coated Wheaten terriers were used in some Australian Labradoodle lines. Cocker Spaniels were recognized by the AKC in 1878. Generally gun dogs are divided into three major classifications&colon; retrievers, flushing spaniels, and pointing breeds. At this point, both cocker spaniels and springer spaniels were born in the same litters. Generally, national and regional variants of hounds, terriers, spaniels etc. Some Welsh Springer Spaniels are predisposed to become overweight. Stripping is the proper grooming method for most terriers, spaniels, and many other breeds. Burdett was said to have owned a variety of black Cocker Spaniels. German Shepherd Dogs and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels may be predisposed. They were soon crossbred with Alaskan huskies, hounds, setters, spaniels, German Shepherds, and wolves. King Charles Spaniels are often mistaken for Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. Breeders entered what they considered to be sub-par King Charles Spaniels.