This is a Portuguese pointer (Perdigueiro Português).
They are a red-legged partridge dog from Portugal. The red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) is a close relative of the chukars (A. chukar) that have been introduced to North America. They are common game birds in parts of southern Europe. In English-speaking countries, they are sometimes called “French partridge.”
The Portuguese pointer was bred as a hunting dog for the nobility, but they later became common hunting dogs for the lower classes– something like a Portuguese Brittany.
No. It’s not a cocker spaniel/bulldog mix!
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Chukar (chokore in Urdu) is national bird of Pakistan. Its relationship with humans is that it is kept as a pet. Its hunted, but that activity is disliked and discouraged. My parents used to keep chukars as pets all the time.