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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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At
the
last
few
Field
Trial
meetings
the
Spaniel
Club
has
provided
classes
confined
to
Cockers,
which
have
filled
fairly
well,
and
enabled
the
small
breed
to
demonstrate
that
it
can
in
its
way
be
quite
as
useful
as
its
larger
cousins.
A
Cocker
can
very
often
go
and
work
as
well
where
a
larger
Spaniel
cannot
even
creep,
and
for
working
really
thick
hedgerows
or
gorse
has
no
superior.
There
seems
to
be
every
prospect
of
a
brilliant
future,
and
increased
popularity
for
this
charming
breed.
Its
interests
are
looked
after
both
by
the
Spaniel
Club
and
the
comparatively
newly
formed
Cocker
Spaniel
Club,
and
it
is
also
quite
as
much
in
favour
on
the
other
side
of
the
Atlantic
as
it
is
in
the
United
Kingdom.
Indeed,
the
classes
in
America
and
Canada
compare
very
favourably
with
our
own.
The
descriptive
particulars
of
the
breed
are:--
HEAD--Not
so
heavy
in
proportion
and
not
so
high
in
occiput
as
in
the
modern
Field
Spaniel,
with
a
nicely
developed
muzzle
or
jaw;
lean,
but
not
snipy,
and
yet
not
so
square
as
in
the
Clumber
or
Sussex
varieties,
but
always
exhibiting
a
sufficiently
wide
and
well-developed
nose.
Forehead
perfectly
smooth,
rising
without
a
too
decided
stop
from
muzzle
into
a
comparatively
wide
and
rounded,
well-developed
skull,
with
plenty
of
room
for
brain
power.
EYES--Full,
but
not
prominent,
hazel
or
brown
coloured,
with
a
general
expression
of
intelligence
and
gentleness,
though
decidedly
wideawake,
bright
and
merry,
never
goggled
nor
weak
as
in
the
King
Charles
and
Blenheim
kinds.
EARS--Lobular,
set
on
low,
leather
fine
and
not
exceeding
beyond
the
nose,
well
clothed
with
long
silky
hair,
which
must
be
straight
or
wavy--no
positive
curls
or
ringlets.
NECK--Strong
and
muscular,
and
neatly
set
on
to
fine
sloping
shoulders.
BODY
(INCLUDING
SIZE
AND
SYMMETRY)--Not
quite
so
long
and
low
as
in
the
other
breeds
of
Spaniels,
more
compact
and
firmly
knit
together,
giving
the
impression
of
a
concentration
of
power
and
untiring
activity.
WEIGHT--The
weight
of
a
Cocker
Spaniel
of
either
sex
should
not
exceed
25
lb.,
or
be
less
than
20
lb.
Any
variation
either
way
should
be
penalised.
NOSE--Sufficiently
wide
and
well
developed
to
ensure
the
exquisite
scenting
powers
of
this
breed.
SHOULDERS
AND
CHEST--The
former
sloping
and
fine,
chest
deep
and
well
developed,
but
not
too
wide
and
round
to
interfere
with
the
free
action
of
the
fore-legs.
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