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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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IV.
THE
CLUMBER
SPANIEL
is
in
high
favour
in
the
Spaniel
world,
both
with
shooting
men
and
exhibitors,
and
the
breed
well
deserves
from
both
points
of
view
the
position
which
it
occupies
in
the
public
esteem.
No
other
variety
is
better
equipped
mentally
and
physically
for
the
work
it
is
called
upon
to
do
in
aid
of
the
gun;
and
few,
certainly
none
of
the
Spaniels,
surpass
or
even
equal
it
in
appearance.
As
a
sporting
dog,
the
Clumber
is
possessed
of
the
very
best
of
noses,
a
natural
inclination
both
to
hunt
his
game
and
retrieve
it
when
killed,
great
keenness
and
perseverance
wonderful
endurance
and
activity
considering
his
massive
build,
and
as
a
rule
is
very
easy
to
train,
being
highly
intelligent
and
more
docile
and
"biddable."
The
man
who
owns
a
good
dog
of
this
breed,
whether
he
uses
it
as
a
retriever
for
driven
birds,
works
it
in
a
team,
or
uses
it
as
his
sole
companion
when
he
goes
gunning,
possesses
a
treasure.
The
great
success
of
these
Spaniels
in
the
Field
Trials
promoted
by
both
the
societies
which
foster
those
most
useful
institutions
is
enough
to
prove
this,
and
more
convincing
still
is
the
tenacity
with
which
the
fortunate
possessors
of
old
strains,
mostly
residents
in
the
immediate
neighbourhood
of
the
original
home
of
the
breed,
have
held
on
to
them
and
continued
to
breed
and
use
them
year
after
year
for
many
generations.
As
a
show
dog,
his
massive
frame,
powerful
limbs,
pure
white
coat,
with
its
pale
lemon
markings
and
frecklings,
and,
above
all,
his
solemn
and
majestic
aspect,
mark
him
out
as
a
true
aristocrat,
with
all
the
beauty
of
refinement
which
comes
from
a
long
line
of
cultured
ancestors.
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