I'm so glad you got him, especially after all that!! Wow, I would be writing up a storm and sending it to every dog thing I could think of. If I ever have to fly a puppy, I'm going out to get it and bring it home in person.
I'm also glad to hear that Cockers are normally happy and quick to recover...we have so many cockers here at work that are the exact opposite, though that's all thanks to pet stores and BYB's. Nervous, shy, quick to bite...puts me off the whole breed really. But I'm willing to change!