THE SUSSEX SPANIEL 



THE original habitat of the Sussex Spaniel leaves no ground 

 for conjecture, his name indicating sufficiently the locality 

 whence he sprang. The end of the eighteenth century saw 

 him established in various parts of " Sussex by the Sea," 

 and there he stood a good chance of dying as well as 

 originating, until the dog- showing men, deciding that he 

 was goodly to look upon, took him in hand. His first 

 appearance on the show bench was at the Crystal Palace in 

 1872, and men, ever on the look-out for something new, 

 promptly raided the southern county and boomed the breed 

 into more than local popularity. 



HIS WORK 



He has the reputation of being a good worker, with 

 plenty of stamina, and a freedom from any tendency to 

 change from fur to feather, or vice versa. Being higher on 

 the leg and shorter in body than some varieties of Spaniel, 

 he is not so well adapted to working dense undergrowths. 

 He gives tongue freely on a hot scent, and he has a full, 

 deep note. Like the Clumber, he will be found useful when 

 one is out after duck or snipe. 



HIS POINTS 



The Sporting Spaniel Society describes him as being a 

 moderately heavy Spaniel, dogs weighing up to 45 Ibs. and 

 bitches up to 40 Ibs. His most distinctive feature is his 

 deep golden liver colour, sandy being objected to. His body 

 should be long and round, with deep chest, and muscular 

 hind-quarters ; fore-legs straight and moderately short, with 

 plenty of feather ; coat thick and soft. 



