Ladies’ Toy Dogs. 87 
The King Charles Spaniel is now always either 
black and tan without white, or a mixture of these colours 
in handsome patches, the tan spot over the eye in the 
latter case being always an important feature. In the 
time of Charles II., from whom the dog gets his name, 
the colour, as shown by Vandyck, was liver and white, 
which colour was in vogue until the present century, when 
the black and tan superseded it, and is now considered the 
speciality of the breed. Nor is the modern shortness of 
face of old standing when carried to the extreme which 
now prevails. . Vandyck’s dogs are quite sharp-nosed, 
and those which I remember early in the present century 
were at least only half-way on the road to the state in 
which they are now exhibited, with faces like those of 
the bulldog. At present the dog should weigh about 7 lbs. 
(not more than 10 Ibs.) Perfection in shape is seldom 
attained below 7 lbs., but if it can be obtained in smaller 
compass, so much the better 
He should have around skull and large round promi- 
nent eyes, with a deep indentation or “stop” between them. 
The lower jaw should project beyond the upper, and 
turnup. Large ears ‘“ touching the ground” are highly 
esteemed, but this is a figurative expression. They must 
droop close to the head and be thickly coated. The back 
of all the legs must be densely feathered, and the feet must 
be almost lost in the feather, which ought to project 
beyond the nails. 
‘The tail should be carried low, the dog should stand 
on short legs, and appear compact. Any protrusion of 
the tongue is most objectionable. 
His coat should be silky, straight, very abundant, and 
of the richest colour. The black should be intense, the 
tan vivid and rich. The dog should be altogether free 
from white. He should have tan of this rich red quality 
on his cheeks and the inner margin of the ear. His lips 
should be tan, and he should have a spot of the same 
colour over each eye; the larger this spot is the better. 
His cheeks should be well tanned, also his chest or 
“ mane,” all his legs, his belly, the feather of his haunches, 
his vent, and the under plumage of his tail. 
