58 PRINCIPLES OF DOG TRAINING. 
through cover which to the larger dog is impassa- 
ble. The assertion that this breed of dogs is 
unfitted to endure the fatigue of hunting is dis- 
proved by those who own them. Quick, alert, 
strong, and handsome little animals are the genu- 
ine cockers, and, withal, as intelligent, affection- 
ate, and tractable dogs as are bred. This is the 
testimony of their admirers, and there is no reason 
to feel that it is an exaggeration. 
