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jaws very wide ; ears long and measuring from 21 to 24 

 inches from tip to tip, and set low on the head, and very 

 heavily feathered; size varying from 6 to 11 pounds. Coat 

 long, wavy, and silky; there should be no curliness or 

 woolliness in it. Tail about 4 inches long and heavily 

 feathered like a flag. The colour white, bright chestnut 

 red markings on ears, cheelvs with a small round spot 

 above the eyes and on the fojehead, and patches of clearly 

 defined colour on the body. 



Ruhy Spaniels are rufus red, with a black nose. All 

 toy spaniels are fairly hardy and should take moderate 

 exercise in dry weather. 



The King Charles Spaniel 



This favourite little dog owes its origin to Spain, and 

 was first introduced into this country in the time of 

 Charles II., whose attachment to these little spaniels 

 was intense, and by the fondness he lavished on the breed 

 made it the fashion with the Cavaliers and their dames. 

 Wherever the King went he was accompanied by his pets, 

 and -lesse in his book on dogs speaks of a petition which 

 the King received from a widow, who begged for a pension 

 for her son on the ground that when the King went to 

 Oxford her son followed, and while there was bitten by 

 Cupid, one of the royal spaniels — ' as your Majesty may 

 hajDpily call to mind,' says the widow. 



The points of the King Charles are : head arched, with 

 very prominent forehead ; a dent between the eyes ; noge 

 short, very retrousse, and black with wide nostrils ; lower 

 jaw should come well round the teeth, almost meeting the 

 nose ; roof of mouth black ; ears when held out should 

 measure from the tip of one ear to the other 19 to 21 

 inches, so as to sweep the ground when walking ; eyes 

 large, bright, round, and well set apart, dark in colour, 

 inclined to weep at the corners towards the nose ; body 

 square and compact; very short legs, well feathered at 

 the back with bright mahogany-tan hair ; colour a dense 



