The Sussex Spaniels 231 



not exist to-day, and in this country does not exist at all, and those who 

 desire to know what the Sussex spaniel was can find it best from the English 

 Spaniel Club's standard, which is as follows: 



Positive Points Negative Points 



Head lo Light eyes 5 



£yes 5 Narrow head lo 



Nose 5 Weak muzzle lo 



£afs ID Curled ears or set on high 5 



Neck 5 Curled coat 15 



Chest and shoulders 5 Carriage of stern 5 



Back and back ribs 10 Topknot 10 



Legs and feet 10 White on chest 5 



Tail 5 Colour, too light or too dark 15 



Coat 5 Legginess or light of bone 5 



Colour 15 Shortness of body or flat sided 5 



General appearance 15 General appearance — sour or crouching 10 



Descriptive Particulars 



''Head. — The skull should be moderately long, and also wide, with 

 an indentation in the middle and a full stop, brows fairly heavy; occi- 

 put full, but not pointed, the whole giving an appearance of heaviness 

 without dullness. 



''Eyes. — Hazel colour, fairly large, soft and languishing, not showing 

 the haw overmuch. 



"Nose. — The muzzle should be about three inches long, square, and 

 the lips somewhat pendulous. The nostrils well developed and liver colour. 



"Ears. — ^Thick, fairly large and lobe shaped; set moderately low, but 

 relatively not so low as in the black field spaniel; carried close to the head 

 and furnished w^ith soft wavy hair. 



"Neck. — Is rather short, strong and slightly arched, but not carrying 

 the head much above the level of the back. There should not be much 

 throatiness about the skin, but well-marked frill in the coat. 



"Chest and Shoulders. — The chest is round, especially behind the 

 shoulders, deep and wide, giving a good girth. The shoulders should be 

 oblique. 



"Back and Back Ribs.— The back and loin is long and should be very 

 muscular, both in width and depth; for this development the back ribs 

 must be deep. The whole body is characterised as low, long and level. 



