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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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BACK
AND
LOIN--Immensely
strong
and
compact
in
proportion
to
the
size
and
weight
of
the
dog;
slightly
sloping
towards
the
tail.
HIND-QUARTERS--Wide,
well
rounded,
and
very
muscular,
so
as
to
ensure
untiring
action
and
propelling
power
under
the
most
trying
circumstances
of
a
long
day,
bad
weather,
rough
ground,
and
dense
covert.
STERN--That
most
characteristic
of
blue
blood
in
all
the
Spaniel
family
may,
in
the
lighter
and
more
active
Cocker,
although
set
low
down,
be
allowed
a
slightly
higher
carriage
than
in
the
other
breeds,
but
never
cocked
up
over,
but
rather
in
a
line
with
the
back,
though
the
lower
its
carriage
and
action
the
better,
and
when
at
work
its
action
should
be
incessant
in
this,
the
brightest
and
merriest
of
the
whole
Spaniel
family.
FEET
AND
LEGS--The
legs
should
be
well
boned,
feathered
and
straight,
for
the
tremendous
exertions
expected
from
this
grand
little
sporting
dog,
and
should
be
sufficiently
short
for
concentrated
power,
but
not
too
short
as
to
interfere
with
its
full
activity.
Feet
firm,
round,
and
cat-like,
not
too
large,
spreading,
and
loose
jointed.
This
distinct
breed
of
Spaniel
does
not
follow
exactly
on
the
lines
of
the
larger
Field
Spaniel,
either
in
lengthiness,
lowness,
or
otherwise,
but
is
shorter
in
the
back,
and
rather
higher
on
the
legs.
COAT--Flat
or
waved,
and
silky
in
texture,
never
wiry,
woolly,
or
curly,
with
sufficient
feather
of
the
right
sort,
viz.,
waved
or
Setter-like,
but
not
too
profuse
and
never
curly.
GENERAL
APPEARANCE--Confirmatory
of
all
indicated
above,
viz.,
a
concentration
of
pure
blood
and
type,
sagacity,
docility,
good
temper,
affection,
and
activity.
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