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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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VIII.
THE
WELSH
SPRINGER.--Like
the
English
Springer,
the
Welsh
Springer
has
only
very
recently
come
into
existence--officially,
that
is
to
say;
but
his
admirers
claim
for
him
that
he
has
existed
as
a
separate
breed
for
a
long
time,
though
not
beyond
the
bounds
of
the
Principality,
where
he
is
referred
to
as
the
Starter.
When
his
claims
were
first
put
forward
they
were
vigorously
contested
by
many
who
could
claim
to
speak
and
write
with
authority
upon
the
various
breeds
of
Spaniels
existing
in
these
islands,
and
it
was
freely
asserted
that
they
were
nothing
but
crossbreds
between
the
ordinary
Springer
and
probably
a
Clumber
in
order
to
account
for
the
red
or
orange
markings
and
the
vine-leaf-shaped
ears.
Even
if
they
are
a
new
breed,
they
are
a
most
meritorious
one,
both
in
their
appearance,
which
is
eminently
sporting
and
workmanlike,
and
for
the
excellence
of
their
work
in
the
field,
which
has
been
amply
demonstrated
by
the
record
earned
at
the
field
trials
by
Mr.
A.
T.
Williams
and
others,
but
those
who
have
seen
them
at
work
have
nothing
but
good
to
say
of
them,
and
for
working
large
rough
tracts
of
country
in
teams
their
admirers
say
they
are
unequalled.
In
appearance
they
are
decidedly
attractive,
rather
more
lightly
built
than
most
Spaniels,
small
in
size,
indeed
very
little
larger
than
Cockers,
invariably
white
in
colour,
with
red
or
orange
markings,
and
possessing
rather
fine
heads
with
small
Clumber-shaped
ears.
Their
general
appearance
is
that
of
extremely
smart
and
active
little
dogs.
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