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If one race was especially formed for the 

 city house-dog, it could not meet the demand 

 better than the spaniels. All of them are 

 vivacious, full of amusing tricks, affectionate, 

 good watch-dogs, and delightful playmates. 

 Even the water-spaniel will flourish and be 

 happy in a city house if he is taken to the 

 water now and then. 



For a city house the cocker spaniel has per- 

 haps the greatest number of friends. He has 

 all the virtues of his race intelligence, fidel- 

 ity, good temper, and attachment to people ; 

 he is an excellent playfellow for children, and 

 the best of watch-dogs. Moreover, he is less 

 noisy than many of his kind, and suffers less 

 from confinement in a house ; for while he is 

 very lively and perfectly happy out-of-doors, 

 he also enjoys the comfort of lying about the 

 house. He is especially interested in the pan- 

 orama of life in the streets, which he will 

 watch from a window with great eagerness. 



This little fellow seems more nearly human 

 than most dogs, being very self-respecting, 

 and painfully sensitive to ridicule or harsh- 

 ness. He should be treated with justice and 

 dignity, and never scolded or struck. In ad- 



