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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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CHAPTER
XXV
THE
SPORTING
SPANIEL
I.
THE
SPANIEL
FAMILY.--The
Spaniel
family
is
without
any
doubt
one
of
the
most
important
of
the
many
groups
which
are
included
in
the
canine
race,
not
only
on
account
of
its
undoubted
antiquity,
and,
compared
with
other
families,
its
well
authenticated
lineage,
but
also
because
of
its
many
branches
and
subdivisions,
ranging
in
size
from
the
majestic
and
massive
Clumbers
to
the
diminutive
toys
which
we
are
accustomed
to
associate
with
fair
ladies'
laps
and
gaily-decked
pens
at
our
big
dog
shows.
Moreover,
the
different
varieties
of
Setters
undoubtedly
derive
their
origin
from
the
same
parent
stock,
since
we
find
them
described
by
the
earlier
sporting
writers
as
"setting"
or
"crouching"
Spaniels,
in
contradistinction
to
the
"finding"
or
"springing"
Spaniel,
who
flushed
the
game
he
found
without
setting
or
pointing
it.
As
time
went
on,
the
setting
variety
was,
no
doubt,
bred
larger
and
longer
in
the
leg,
with
a
view
to
increased
pace;
but
the
Spaniel-like
head
and
coat
still
remain
to
prove
the
near
connection
between
the
two
breeds.
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