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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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As
the
officially
recognised
life
of
the
breed
has
been
such
a
short
one,
there
are
naturally
not
very
many
names
of
note
among
the
prize-winners.
The
principal
breeders
and
owners
have
so
far
been
Mr.
W.
Arkwright,
Mr.
Harry
Jones,
Sir
Hugo
FitzHerbert,
Mr.
C.
C.
Bethune
Eversfield,
and
Mr.
Winton
Smith.
They
are
undoubtedly
the
right
dogs
for
those
who
want
Spaniels
to
travel
faster
and
cover
more
ground
than
the
more
ponderous
and
short-legged
Clumbers,
Sussex,
or
Field
Spaniels
do,
but
their
work
is
hardly
equal
in
finish
and
precision
to
that
of
either
of
the
two
former
breeds.
The
following
revised
description
of
the
English
Springer
has
been
issued
by
the
Sporting
Spaniel
Society:--
SKULL--Long
and
slightly
arched
on
top,
fairly
broad,
with
a
stop,
and
well-developed
temples.
JAWS--Long
and
broad,
not
snipy,
with
plenty
of
thin
lip.
EYES--Medium
size,
not
too
full,
but
bright
and
intelligent,
of
a
rich
brown.
EARS--Of
fair
length,
low
set,
and
lobular
in
shape.
NECK--Long,
strong,
and
slightly
arched.
SHOULDERS--Long
and
sloping.
FORE-LEGS--Of
a
moderate
length,
straight,
with
flat
strong
bone.
BODY--Strong,
with
well-sprung
ribs,
good
girth,
and
chest
deep
and
fairly
broad.
LOIN--Rather
long,
strong,
and
slightly
arched.
HIND-QUARTERS
AND
HIND-LEGS--Very
muscular,
hocks
well
let
down,
stifles
moderately
bent,
and
not
twisted
inwards
or
outwards.
FEET--Strong
and
compact.
STERN--Low
carried,
not
above
the
level
of
the
back,
and
with
a
vibratory
motion.
COAT--Thick
and
smooth
or
very
slightly
wavy,
it
must
not
be
too
long.
The
feathering
must
be
only
moderate
on
the
ears,
and
scanty
on
the
legs,
but
continued
down
to
the
heels.
COLOUR--Liver
and
white
and
black
and
white
(with
or
without
tan),
fawn
and
white,
yellow
and
white,
also
roans
and
self
colours
of
all
these
tints.
The
pied
colours
are
preferable,
however,
as
more
easily
seen
in
cover.
GENERAL
APPEARANCE--An
active
compact
dog,
upstanding,
but
by
no
means
stilty.
His
height
at
shoulder
should
about
equal
his
length
from
the
top
of
the
withers
to
the
root
of
the
tail.
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