English Toy Spaniels 299 



" Colour. The colour varies with the breed. The 

 King Charles is a rich, glossy black and deep tan ; 

 tan spots over the eyes and on cheeks, and the 

 usual markings on the legs are also required. The 

 Ruby spaniel is a rich chesnut red. The presence 

 of a few white hairs intermixed with the black on 

 the chest of a King Charles spaniel, or intermixed 

 with the red on the chest of a Ruby spaniel shall 

 carry very great weight against a dog, but shall not 

 in itself absolutely disqualify ; but a white patch on 

 the chest or white hairs on any other part of a King 

 Charles or Ruby spaniel shall be a disqualification. 

 The Blenheim must on no account be whole coloured, 

 but should have a ground of pure pearly white, with 

 bright rich chesnut or ruby-red markings, evenly 

 distributed in large patches. The ears and cheeks 

 should be red, with a blaze of white extending from 

 the nose up to the forehead, and ending between the 

 ears in a crescentive curve. In the centre of this 

 blaze there should be a clear ' spot ' of red, of the 

 size of a sixpence. The tri-colour, or Charles the 

 First Spaniel, should have the tan of the King 

 Charles, with markings like the Blenheim in black 

 instead of red on a pearly white ground. The ears 

 and under the tail should also be lined with tan. 

 The tri-colour has no * spot,' that beauty being 

 peculiarly the property of the Blenheim. 



