THE COCKEE SPANIEL 



FOE a bright, lively little fellow, companionable to a degree, 

 and ready for any work that he may be asked to do, the 

 Cocker has no rival. Does not everybody who lives in the 

 country know him, and love him too ? He is one of the 

 handiest dogs imaginable, and it is not surprising that he 

 enjoys a wide popularity. 



HIS WORK 



Youatt tells us that in his day he was chiefly used for 

 flushing pheasants and woodcocks from thickets into which 

 Setters and even Springers could scarcely penetrate. From 

 the latter bird, indeed, he takes his name. Get a small 

 team of them, too, to bustle rabbits out of thick cover and 

 you may have an excellent morning's sport. He is stout 

 of heart, and will retrieve game nearly half his own weight. 

 His superabundance of spirits may make him a bit head- 

 strong, but he is fully amenable to judicious discipline. 



HIS POINTS 



He is a small dog, weighing from 20 to 25 Ibs., and he 

 is of many colours, ranging from black and black and tan 

 to liver, lemon, or red, preferably with white markings, as 

 making him more easily distinguishable. Fore-legs straight, 

 with plenty of bone, but not coarse ; hind-quarters power- 

 ful, with stifles well let down ; the coat, though not very 

 long, should be dense and smooth or slightly wavy. 



