326 THE AMERICAN BOOK OF THE DOG. 



and should be very muscular both in width and depth. 

 For this latter development, the back ribs must be very 

 deep. The whole body is characterized as low, long, and 

 strong. 



Legs and feet (value 10). Owing to the width of chest, 

 the fore legs of the Sussex Spaniel are often bowed; but it 

 is a defect, notwithstanding, though not a serious one. The 

 arms and thighs must be bony as well as muscular; knees 

 and hocks large, wide, and strong; pasterns very short and 

 bony; feet round, and toes well arched and clothed thickly 

 with hair. The fore legs should be well feathered all down, 

 and the hind ones also, above the hocks, but should not 

 have much hair below this point. 



The tail (value 10) is generally cropped, and should be 

 thickly clothed with hair, but not with long feather. The 

 true Spaniel's low carriage of the tail at work is well 

 marked in this breed. 



The color (value 10) of the Sussex Spaniel is a well- 

 marked, but not exactly rich, golden liver, on which there 

 is often a washed-out look that detracts from its richness. 

 This color is often met with in other breeds, however, and 

 is no certain sign of purity in the Sussex Spaniel. 



The coat (value 5) is wavy, without any curl; abundant, 

 silky, and soft. 



The symmetry (value 5) of the Sussex Spaniel is riot 

 very marked; but he should not be devoid of this quality. 



