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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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The
legs
should
be
very
short
and
strong,
with
great
bone,
and
may
show
a
slight
bend
in
the
forearm,
and
be
moderately
well
feathered.
The
hind-legs
should
not
be
apparently
shorter
than
the
fore-legs,
or
be
too
much
bent
at
the
hocks,
so
as
to
give
a
Settery
appearance
which
is
so
objectionable.
The
hind-legs
should
be
well
feathered
above
the
hocks,
but
should
not
have
much
hair
below
that
point.
The
hocks
should
be
short
and
wide
apart.
TAIL--Should
be
docked
from
five
to
seven
inches,
set
low,
and
not
carried
above
the
level
of
the
back,
thickly
clothed
with
moderately
long
feather.
COAT--Body
coat
abundant,
flat
or
slightly
waved,
with
no
tendency
to
curl,
moderately
well
feathered
on
legs
and
stern,
but
clean
below
the
hocks.
COLOUR--Rich
golden
liver;
this
is
a
certain
sign
of
the
purity
of
the
breed,
dark
liver
or
puce
denoting
unmistakably
a
recent
cross
with
the
black
or
other
variety
of
Field
Spaniel.
GENERAL
APPEARANCE--Rather
massive
and
muscular,
but
with
free
movements
and
nice
tail
action
denoting
a
tractable
and
cheerful
disposition.
Weight
from
35
lb.
to
45
lb.
VI.
THE
FIELD
SPANIEL.--The
modern
Field
Spaniel
may
be
divided
into
two
classes.
Indeed,
we
may
almost
say
at
this
stage
of
canine
history,
two
breeds,
as
for
several
years
past
there
has
not
been
very
much
intermingling
of
blood
between
the
Blacks
and
those
known
by
the
awkward
designation
of
"Any
Other
Variety,"
though,
of
course,
all
came
originally
from
the
same
parent
stock.
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