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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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The
description
of
the
breed
given
by
the
Spaniel
Club
is
as
follows:--
HEAD--The
skull
should
be
moderately
long,
and
also
wide,
with
an
indentation
in
the
middle,
and
a
full
stop,
brows
fairly
heavy;
occiput
full,
but
not
pointed,
the
whole
giving
an
appearance
of
heaviness
without
dulness.
EYES--Hazel
colour,
fairly
large,
soft
and
languishing,
not
showing
the
haw
overmuch.
NOSE--The
muzzle
should
be
about
three
inches
long,
square,
and
the
lips
somewhat
pendulous.
The
nostrils
well
developed
and
liver
colour.
EARS--Thick,
fairly
large,
and
lobe
shaped;
set
moderately
low,
but
relatively
not
so
low
as
in
the
Black
Field
Spaniel;
carried
close
to
the
head,
and
furnished
with
soft
wavy
hair.
NECK--Is
rather
short,
strong,
and
slightly
arched,
but
not
carrying
the
head
much
above
the
level
of
the
back.
There
should
not
be
much
throatiness
in
the
skin,
but
well
marked
frill
in
the
coat.
CHEST
AND
SHOULDERS--The
chest
is
round,
especially
behind
the
shoulders,
deep
and
wide,
giving
a
good
girth.
The
shoulders
should
be
oblique.
BACK
AND
BACK
RIBS--The
back
and
loin
are
long,
and
should
be
very
muscular,
both
in
width
and
depth;
for
this
development
the
back
ribs
must
be
deep.
The
whole
body
is
characterised
as
low,
long,
level,
and
strong.
LEGS
AND
FEET--The
arms
and
thighs
must
be
bony,
as
well
as
muscular,
knees
and
hocks
large
and
strong,
pasterns
very
short
and
bony,
feet
large
and
round,
and
with
short
hair
between
the
toes.
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