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THE AMERICAN FARMER. 



Charles to occasionally on a morning send out this dog to see if the weather was suitable for 

 gunning, saying to him: &quot;Go out and see if it will do.&quot; The dog would go out, walk round 

 the house, putting his nose up in the air for a few moments, and then come back to the 

 h &amp;gt;use. If &quot;it would do,&quot; he would jump up on his master s knees and spring about the 

 room in the most lively manner. Sir Charles would then tell him to fetch Tom, the keeper. 

 Off he would go, sometimes to the distance of about a mile, to fetch the keeper. He would 

 scratch at the keeper s door, run towards the corner where the guns were kept, and by 

 delighted barks tell Tom that he was wanted to go out shooting. And then they would both 

 be soon ready for the day s sport. If, on the contrary, &quot; it would not do,&quot; the dog would 

 come in slowly, looking down on the carpet in a dejected way, throw himself at length upon 

 the rug, and go to sleep. 



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The English Spaniel. This is an excellent water dog, being one of the best swimmers 

 :and divers in the canine family. In duck shooting he is exceedingly valuable, as he never 

 refuses to go where he can find game. He is nervous and restless, and requires to be kept 

 under good control when used as a Retriever. There are two varieties, one much smaller 

 .than the other. 



The Clumber Spaniel. This variety of the Spaniel family of dogs is much used in 

 England for partridge shooting. He is intelligent, strong, and remains perfectly mute when on 

 the scent, and for this reason is much valued for hunting such game as take wing at the 

 slightest noise. This dog has a large head, wide and full, muzzle broad and square, ears long 

 and covered with wavy hair, eyes large and expressive, large bones, great length of body, 

 rather short legs, and bushy tail; hair long and wavy. The color is yellow and white, the 

 white prevailing. 



The Irish Water Spaniel. There are two varieties of the Irish Water Spaniel. 

 Those of Northern Ireland have a curly coat, generally of a liver color with more or less 



