why dont you go for a dog with a bit of both mate a sprocker and you should get a decent cocker from working lines no papers for around the 200 to 250 mark as fresh earth has alreay pointed out and ideation have to agree cockers need a bit more time put into than the springer but if you train up a gooden your on to a winner my uncle used to work a blue roan bitch who was an absoloute joy to watch in the feild this wee dog outstanding at her work and retrieved what ever was shot i suppose it all down to the training that makes a good dog unfortuniltly this wee bitch was killed by a quarry