Sussex. It is of good old English derivation, denoting the object 

 for which the dog was employed— to spring birds to the net or 

 gun. The form of the dog has not undergone any marked change 

 since a Dictionary of Sport, published shortly before Queen Victoria 

 came to the throne, spoke of him as differing but little from the 

 Setter, except in size, being nearly two-fifths less in height and 

 strength. He is of symmetrical formation, varying a good deal in 

 size from thirty pounds to sixty pounds, with unbounded energy. 

 He may be a self-coloured liver, black, or yellow, or pied or 

 mottled with white, tan, or both. Miss Earl's picture brings out 

 beautifully the correct shape of his body, and the handsome 

 intelligent-looking head. Older pictures suggest that a hundred 

 years ago or less the skull was broader between the ears, and the 

 head shorter, but the refining process has not been carried far 

 enough to jeopardise the brain power. In many breeds I have 

 noticed that a broad skull indicates self-will and stubbornness, and 

 therefore it seems to me that the slight change is all for the better. 



The other variety of Springer indigenous to Wales is quite 

 distinct from our own. He is smaller in size, and in colour he is 

 red or orange and white, preference being given to the former. 



