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is set low, well feathered, and carried aftout level 

 with the back. The feet are large and round, well 

 covered with hairf; the legs short, straight, thick, 

 and strong ; the hocks low, and the stifles well bent. 

 The coat is abundant, close, silky, and straight, with 

 plenty of feather on the legs. The colour is plain 

 white with lemon markings, orange being per- 

 missible, but not desirable. Slight head markings 

 and freckled muzzle with white body are preferred. 

 The general appearance should be of a long, low, 

 heavy, very massive, but active, dog, with a thoughtful 

 expression. 



The Cocker is one of the merriest and most charm- 

 ing little fellows that one could possibly wish to? 

 meet. No doubt he derives his name from the fact 

 that for many years he has been used for. flushing 

 woodcock and pheasants in thick covert. Unless he 

 is well broken, he may flush the game too far in 

 front of the gun owing to his excitable disposition,- 

 and for this reason it is necessary to bestow much 

 attention upon his breaking. No prettier, sight could 

 gratify the eye of the sportsman than a team of these 

 beautiful little Spaniels at work. Some of the 

 markings are exceedingly taking. They may be 

 black and tan, liver and tan, liver, black, tan, and 

 white;; liver, tan, and white ; lemon and white, roans, 

 and, in fact, any combination or blending of colours, 

 or they may be wholly black. The weight should 

 not' exceed 25 Ib. or be less than 20 lb\, any 

 variation either way being penalised from a show 

 point of view. The head is not so heavy in pro- 

 portion, nor so high in occiput, as in the modern 

 Field Spaniel. It needs a nicely developed muzzle, 

 lean, but not snipy, and yet not so square as in the 



