424 DOGS USED FOR SPORT. 



the freezing of his shaggy coat ; his color is either black, with 

 white breast and grey nose, or tawny yellow, the latter preferred. 

 Generally he is fierce, and the best of watch-dogs, deep-mouthed 

 and powerful. A writer in Appleton's Journal says : 



" I have seen one — a mere puppy^sit for hours in the summer 

 watching the fish hawks as they pursued their craft. Whenever 

 the hawk would make his plunge, Leo would rush through the 

 "jumping water " and swim for the spot. He never brought out 

 a hawk that I know of, but never seemed to be discouraged at his 

 failures. One used to be famous for his thieving propensities. 

 He would sneak off and seize every duck he could lay his teeth on 

 and deposit it on his master's pile. Another would never touch 

 a whiffer or southerly unless ordered by his master to do so, but 

 would swim a half-mile through floating ice to secure a canvas- 

 back or red-head." 



The Maryland Fanciers' Association has divided the Chesa- 

 peake Bay Dogs into three classes, as follows : First, the otter 

 dog, second, the curly-haired dog, third, the straight-haired dog. 

 The color of the first class is a tawny sedge, with very short hair. 

 The color of the second class is a red brown. The color of the 

 third class is a red brown. The bitches must show the color, and 

 approximate to the general points of the class to which they belong. 

 In the three classes a white spot on the breast is not unusual. 

 Measurements as follows : From fore toe to top of back, twenty- 

 five inches ; from tip of nose to base of head, ten inches ; breast, 

 nine inches ; around fore feet, six inches ; around fore arm below 

 shoulder, seven inches ; between eyes, two and one-fourth inches ; 

 length of ears, five inches ; from base of head to root of tail, thir- 

 ty-five inches ; tail, sixteen inches in length ; around muzzle, below 

 eyes, ten inches. 



POINTS IN JUDGING. 



Head 15 



Neck 5 



Shoulders 10 



Chest 15 



Size 5 



Loin 10 



Coat 15 



Tail 5 



Feet 10 



Legs 10 



THE IRISH WATER SPANIEL. 



Throughout Ireland the brown water spaniel is found quite 

 generally, but the best breed is somewhat scarce and is confined 



