them under far better command when at work. Of all the foolish 

 things written the hackneyed couplet so much quoted has 

 precedence : 



" A woman, a spaniel, and a walnut tree. 

 The more you beat them, the better they be." 



The ladies are quite capable of looking after themselves, and need 

 no champion. I daresay a walnut tree may be all the better for a 

 good " splashing," as we used to say in the Midlands, but I am 

 certain the less a whip is used on a dog of any sort the more likely 

 are we to be successful in our efforts to exact prompt and ready 

 obedience to our commands. The man who uses physical correction 

 too freely is in want of a practical application of the monition 

 contained in the Book of Proverbs : "A rod for the back of fools." 



Of the many handsome sub- varieties of spaniels with which 

 we are familiar to-day the English Springer, perhaps, enjoys the 

 least popularity, although his merits as a worker entitle him to a 

 high place in our regard. ' As a show dog he has never assumed 

 much prominence, but at held trials and on private shootings 

 he is constantly demonstrating his utility. No other spaniel has 

 been bred less for " points" or more consistently for work. Less 

 excitable than the volatile Cocker, his longer legs and sturdier 

 frame adapt him to purposes which the smaller is unable to perform. 

 On the other hand, unless well broken, he, by ranging too far afield. 



