Breed: Working Cocker Spaniel
Date of birth: 20/06/2016
Gender: Female
Neck circumference: 31cm
Chest circumference: 51cm
Base of neck to base of tail: 42cm
Height to shoulder: 40cm
Weight: 10.3kg

Purpose runs through everything Mist does. Her rich red and white coat, feathered ears and steady, quietly intelligent gaze speak to generations of selective breeding and she carries herself with the unhurried assurance of a dog that has always known exactly what she is for.

The Working Cocker Spaniel is one of Britain’s most storied gundog breeds, refined over centuries in the shooting fields and woodland estates of the countryside to flush and retrieve game with tireless precision. Where the show Cocker was developed for the ring, the working variety retained every ounce of its original drive and focus, a distinction that makes dogs like Mist exceptional on set. The breed has long been a favourite of country sporting culture and counts admirers at the highest levels of British public life, with working cockers a familiar sight on royal estates. Their combination of compact agility, scenting ability and biddable temperament has made them a recurring presence in countryside editorial and television alike.

Mist is measured and task-orientated by nature. She settles readily around strangers, holds her focus through distractions and approaches every working session with a quiet determination that keeps a production running smoothly. She has no dislikes and her composure is thoroughly consistent.

Mist’s grounded temperament and field-bred attentiveness make her exceptionally well suited to countryside dramas, rural detective series and period productions where a working dog needs to feel genuinely at home in the landscape rather than merely placed within it. She walks off lead with complete reliability, goes to mark with precision and holds a stay on platform giving directors a dependable anchor for scenes requiring exact positioning across multiple takes.

Her ability to jump into and out of a car boot, go under and through obstacles and follow a moving target broadens her physical repertoire for action sequences and location-heavy shoots. She is vacuum friendly and thoroughly distraction proof; qualities that prove invaluable on complex sets where background noise and activity never quite stop.

Mist’s striking red and white colouring photographs with a depth and richness that earns its place in premium editorial. Country clothing brands, field sports outfitters and rural lifestyle publications will find in her a model whose authenticity cannot be manufactured – she belongs in those images as naturally as the landscape itself. She holds a pose with quiet assurance and is thoroughly schooled in product placement, making her a sound investment for catalogue shoots and heritage brand campaigns.

Her GoPro capability and willingness to wear clothing, hats and accessories extends her range into more playful lifestyle content without compromising the focused credibility she brings to every frame. Pet insurance providers, veterinary brands and dog-friendly travel companies will equally value a model whose calm, steady character photographs as a picture of wellbeing and reliability.