696 MANUAL OF MODERN FARRIERY 



THE SMALLER SPANIEL, OR KING CHARLES'S COCKER. 



This beautiful little dog is considerably less than 

 the cocker, to which he is closely allied in character 

 and form ; he has, however, much longer ears, and 

 the tail is also longer in proportion to the size of his 

 body. Like the springer and cocker, he is extremely 

 fond of pursuing birds of all kinds, and like them, also, 

 he gives tongue in the pursuit. His diminutive size 

 unfits him for field sports. He is easily tired, and his 

 legs too short to get through swampy ground. 



King Charles the First was much attached to 

 these dogs, and was always followed by from eight to 

 a dozen of them. In all the portraits of that monarch 

 or his family they were introduced ; and in particular 

 we may allude to the celebrated portrait by Vandyke. 



The Dukes of Marlborough have preserved in the 

 utmost purity this race of dogs ; and the late General 

 Maxwell, of Parkhill, Stirlingshire, had a beautiful 

 breed of them. They were black, with the insides of 

 their ears and legs tan-coloured : their ears were 

 extremely long. 



THE LARGE WATER-SPANIEL. 



This dog is somewhat near the size of an ordinary 

 setter but considerably stronger in the bone, and shorter 

 in the legs. His head is long, and his muzzle moderately 

 acute, his face quite smooth as well as his legs in 

 front ; his ears are long, which, together with his 

 whole body, is covered with long, curled, crisped hair. 

 His ordinary hue is dark liver-colour, with white legs, 

 neck, and belly ; and sometimes, although rarely met 

 with, entirely black. 



His sense of smell is very acute, and he swims 

 and dives with very great dexterity ; on which account 



