448 THE IMPROVED ART OF FARRIERY. 



are ranging so wide on either side of you as to pro- 

 voke the most patient to the use of execrations, and to 

 oblige him to return home, as he went out, with an 

 empty bag.'* 



THE SPRINGER SPANIEL. 



The springer is of two kinds ; the larger breed being 

 known under the appellation of the springer-spaniel ; 

 and the other, the cocker, or cock-spaniel ; this last is 

 particularly expert in raising woodcocks and snipes 

 from their haunts in woods and marshes, through 

 which it ranges with an untirable perseverance. 



The proper English springer differs but little from 

 the setter. 



The spaniel is of Spanish extraction, whence it de- 

 rives its name. It is elegant in form, with long pen- 

 dant ears, and hair gracefully curled or waved, and of 

 a silky softness. Its scent is keen, and it possesses in 

 the fullest perfection the good qualities of sagacity, 

 docility, and attachment. Indeed so strongly has the 

 last existed, that instances have occurred in which the 

 animal had died of grief for the loss of his master. 



Of the same breed is that elegant little dog which, 

 in this country, is well known under the appellation 

 of King Charles' dog, as having been the favourite of 

 that monarch, who scarcely ever walked out without 

 being attended by several of them. It has a small 

 rounded head with a short snout, the tail is curved 

 back, the hair is curled, the ears are long, and the feet 

 are webbed. 



The large water dog is of an analagous breed with 



