A breed apart - Telegraph In the week that the Duke of Cambridge was condemned as a "conquistador" by the over-excitable Argentines for daring to serve a tour of duty in the Falklands, it was fitting that he and his wife revealed that they have acquired a cocker spaniel. The name of the breed, after all, derives from the Spaniards, whose diplomatic strategy in South America was rather more ferocious than the Foreign Office might be comfortable with. The choice speaks well of the Duke and Duchess - not just because the puppy (whose name is being withheld) will keep Her Royal Highness company in her husband's absence. The cocker is an outdoorsy sort of dog, just as the Royal family are outdoorsy sort of people: indeed, the Windsors share with their subjects a creditable fondness for canine companionship. Let's just hope the new arrival can cope with the corgis.