CHAPTER V 

 Dogs Used in Sport (Continued) 



SPORTING SPANIELS BASSET HOUNDS DACHS- 



HOUNDS 



A good many I have known, make much and think 

 highly of some of the breeds of Spaniels. These are 

 noted for their affectionate disposition and docility. 

 The least often seen, and therefore not much known, 

 are the Irish and the English Water Spaniels. The 

 former should be dark liver coloured, covered with 

 curls, except on the tail, which should be nearly bare 

 of hair, and on the head a considerable tuft of hair, 

 called the top-knot, hanging down over the eyes and 

 face, so as to almost hide the former. There is some- 

 thing very comical, and quite " Hibernian," about the 

 look of this breed, and they always appear to be open 

 for any amount of fun, but they are also grand work- 

 ers, and for duck-shooting, and retrieving in general, 

 they are above the average in achievements, as they are 

 above most of their fellows in size. The English 

 Variety is also a capital all-round useful dog, generally 

 roan or dark coloured in ground, with sometimes spots 

 or markings on head and body, also covered with curls, 

 and looks best with tail moderately docked. He gives 

 you the idea of a " business dog," and is very lively and 

 ready for work of almost any sporting kind, and can 



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