THE IEISH WATEE SPANIEL. 



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of the Setter and Pointer so much that often we hear of a 

 fine performer bringing a thousand dollars or more. 



I hope to see a Retriever club organized, and will gladly 

 assist in the good work. I will devote as much of my time 

 as I can spare from my business to organizing such a club, 

 formulating rules, and conducting trials. 



IRISH WATER SPANIEL PUPPIES. 



The standard and scale of points of the Irish Water 

 Spaniel are as follows: 



POSITIVE POINTS. 



Head and jaw . , 10 



Eyes 5 



Top-knot 5 



Ears 10 



Neck 7i Lank, open, or woolly coat 10 



Body c . . . 7i A natural sandy, light coat 15 



NEGATIVE POINTS. 



Cording, or tags of dead or mat- 

 ted hair 20 



Mustache or Poodle hair on 

 cheek .... .10 



Fore legs , 5 



Hind legs 5 



Feet 5 



Stern 10 



Coat 15 



General appearance 15 



Total.. .100 



Furnishing of tail more than half 



way down to sting 5 



Setter feathering on legs 15 



White patch on chest 15 



Total . . .90 



DISQUALIFICATIONS. 



Total absence of top-knot. 



A fully feathered tail. 



Any white patch on any part of dog, except a small one on chest or toe. 



