Breed: English Show Cocker Spaniel

Date of birth: 04/07/2025

Gender: Male

Neck circumference: 34cm

Chest circumference: 65cm

Base of neck to base of tail: 50cm

Height to shoulder: 40cm

Weight: 15kg

There are dogs who tolerate a camera and dogs who perform for one. Clifford falls squarely into the second category. His rich golden-brown coat, sweeping feathered ears and deep, expressive eyes give him the kind of immediate visual appeal that reads effortlessly on screen and in print and his owner’s description of him as confident, goofy and thoroughly addicted to attention tells you everything about what he is like to work with. He is sociable with people and other dogs, patient across long sessions and has been in front of professional cameras and studio lighting since early in his life.

The English Show Cocker Spaniel carries one of the most enduring reputations in British dog culture. Descended from working spaniels bred to flush woodcock from thick cover, the Show type gradually developed its own distinct glamour while keeping every ounce of the original breed’s drive and sociability. The breed’s most iconic screen moment remains Lady in Disney’s 1955 Lady and the Tramp and golden-coated Cockers have retained that association with warmth, elegance and quintessentially British charm ever since. Clifford has already begun building his own record, having collaborated with brands including PurePet Food, PinkPups, FunnyFuzzy and Waita Pets and secured a content creator invitation to Crufts 2026.

Clifford’s natural readability on camera makes him an immediate asset in family drama, romantic comedy and feel-good commercial storytelling. He sits on a platform, holds a stay while action plays out around him and delivers a bark on cue with a timing that rarely needs repeating. His ability to redirect his gaze to a specific point or person is particularly valuable in scenes where the dog must appear to react to or communicate with another character. For children’s television and high-energy entertainment formats his physical enthusiasm and genuine expressiveness do the job without any manufactured prompting. He works confidently outdoors and is entirely unbothered by studio flash and lighting rigs, giving directors reliable, consistent behaviour across varied production environments.

With professional shoot experience already behind him and an instinct for holding a pose, Clifford steps into a modelling brief with minimum fuss. His long, silky coat is a campaign in itself and his hairdryer-friendly grooming temperament keeps turnaround between setups swift. He takes to clothing, glasses, hats and accessories with genuine enthusiasm and his product placement and redirection skills give creative teams the compositional control they need without repeated resetting. Pet lifestyle brands, grooming labels, family-oriented advertisers and dog-friendly travel and hospitality companies would each find him a natural fit. His growing social media presence at @cliffyunleashed adds further value for brands looking to extend a brief into organic content.