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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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But
Nature
(or
Mr.
McCarthy's
art)
has
specially
formed
and
endowed
him
for
the
amphibious
sport
indicated
above,
and
has
provided
him
with
an
excellent
nose,
an
almost
waterproof
coat,
the
sporting
instincts
of
a
true
son
of
Erin,
and,
above
all,
a
disposition
full
of
good
sense;
he
is
high-couraged,
and
at
the
same
time
adaptable
to
the
highest
degree
of
perfection
in
training.
His
detractors
often
accuse
him
of
being
hard-mouthed,
but
this
charge
is
not
well
founded.
Many
a
dog
which
is
used
to
hunt
or
find
game
as
well
as
to
retrieve
it,
will
often
kill
a
wounded
bird
or
rabbit
rather
than
allow
it
to
escape,
while
there
are
many
Irish
Water
Spaniels
who,
under
normal
circumstances,
are
just
as
tender-mouthed
as
the
most
fashionable
of
black
Retrievers.
Besides
his
virtues
in
the
field,
the
Irish
Water
Spaniel
has
the
reputation--a
very
well-founded
one--of
being
the
best
of
pals.
Most
people
are
well
acquainted
with
the
personal
appearance
of
this
quaint-looking
dog.
The
points
regarded
as
essential
are
as
follows:--
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
