422 Modern Dogs. 



" The home of this breed, or rather what is 

 called the home of the breed, Ireland, has never, 

 since the history of dog shows, produced many 

 ' sensations,' as a look through the Kennel Club 

 Stud Books will confirm. However, one of the 

 most perfect specimens, and I think the best 

 specimen bred in Ireland, seen at our dog shows 

 was Larry Doolin (4384), a dog exhibited on 

 several occasions at English shows, years ago, 

 by Mr. N. Morton, and later by Messrs. R. B. and 

 T. S. Carey." 



Following Mr. Farrow's exhaustive and critical 

 remarks, with most of which I am completely in 

 accord, especially so far as his strictures on the 

 light coloured eyes are concerned, little remains for 

 me to say. He, however, somewhat overstates his 

 case about the " amber" eyes being almost fashion- 

 able, for in the Spaniel Club's scale appended, such 

 eyes are handicapped to the extent of ten negative 

 points. 



The principal exhibitors of Irish water spaniels 

 at the present time are Colonel the Hon. W. Le 

 Poer Trench, Gerrard's Cross, Bucks; Mr. J. C. 

 Cockburn, Glasgow ; Mr. T. C. Tisdall, Monaghan, 

 Ireland ; Mr. J. A. Hearne, Midlothian ; Mr. J. 

 Unsworth, near Stockport ; Mr. G. T. Millar, 

 Denbigh ; Mr. W. W. Thomson, Mitcham ; Mr. 



