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which is generally ti'uncated : the colour, liver and 

 white, red, red and white, black and white, all liver 

 colour, and not unfrequently black, with tanned 

 legs and muzzle. The cocker is so called from 

 being adapted to covert or woodcock shooting. 



49. The Water-spaniel. 



This animal is held in high estimation, ' Some 

 think,' says a late writer, ' that the black are the 

 best and hardiest ; the spotted, or pied, the quickest 

 of scent ; and the liver-coloured the most rapid in 

 swimming and the most eager in pursuit : these, 

 however, may be fantastic suppositions. Good and 

 bad of all colours are to be found ; therefore colour 

 is a mere matter of taste. The body should not be 

 too large, nor the frame too heavy ; the head should 

 be round, the ears long, broad, soft, and pendulous, 

 the eyes prominent and lively, the neck short and 

 thick, the shoulders broad, legs straight, chine 

 square, buttocks round and firm, thighs muscular, 

 pastern-joints strong and dew-clawed, fore-feet long 

 and round, and the hair long and naturally curled.' 



50. The Water-dog. 



This breed of dogs are of different colours, but of 

 the same shape and formation. The jet-black, with 

 white feet, stand the highest in estimation. The 

 head is rather round, the nose short, the ears long, 

 broad, and pendulous ; the eyes full and lively ; the 

 neck thick and short ; the shoulders broad ; the legs 

 straight, the hind-quarters round and firm ; the 

 pasterns strong and dew-clawed ; and the fore-feet 

 long, but round ; with the hair in natural short 

 curls. This breed, crossed with the Newfoundland 

 dog, has produced a handsome, strong, and valuable 

 kind. 



'Y^\\e pug-dog, comforter, turnspit, and some other 

 kinds of the canine species, do not merit a particular 

 description. 



