THE ENGLISH SPRINGER 



" The chief requisite in ail kinds of spaniels is, 

 that they be good Jinders, and have noses so true 



that they will never overrun a scent 



They should be high-mettled, as regardless of 

 the severest weather as of the most punishing 

 cover, and ever ready to spring into the closest 

 thicket the moment a pointed finger gives the 

 command y 



General Hutchinson. 



THE transition from the toy varieties to a spaniel is somewhat 

 violent. The one is intended to please the eye, to gratify 

 the aesthetic sense, and charm by his manners in the house ; the 

 other is designed primarily, by serving the sportsman in the held, 

 to accomplish useful duties, but at the same time his docility of 

 disposition, sagacity of expression and beauty of coat make him 

 also a welcome companion when the day's labours are ended. In 

 estimating the worth of a gundog I should lay much stress upon 

 his fitness for associating with mankind, for there is no doubt that 

 if we win the confidence and friendship of our four-footed servitors 

 the pleasure in their possession is much increased, and we have 



