46 DOGS 



thick but not long, the texture soft, silky, and straight. 

 The colour must be a p?we lemon and white. 



The Norfolk Spaniel 



This spaniel is very common, a first-rate sporting dog, 

 capable of being very highly trained, and a good water dog. 

 He is rather more leggy than the Sussex breed, but other- 

 wise there is not much difference ; the colour is dark liver, 

 black, and yellow, more or less mixed with white. 



The Sussex Spaniel 



This species is rare now and is one of the oldest breeds. 

 The Sussex spaniel should be long and heavy ; eyes large 

 and dark hazel, with very heavy eyebrows ; muzzle square 

 and loose and rather pendulous lips, the under jaw 

 receding slightly; ears large, low-set, lobe-shaped, and 

 covered with silky hair ; nostrils large and liver-coloured ; 

 neck strong and muscular ; chest deep and wide ; body 

 long and deep ; shoulders well thrown back ; loins very 

 strong and slightly arched ; back ribs deep and round ; 

 legs muscular and short and well feathered ; feet round 

 and large, with plenty of tan between the toes ; the tail 

 docked and carried lower than the spiae bone ; the coat 

 wavy, abundant, but not too soft ; the colour a pure 

 golden liver. This dog is generally very good-natured, 

 cheerful, brave, and gentle, and is very fast and enduring 

 in work. 



The Cocker 



This breed is much smaller than the other and most 

 useful, as they will work either in covert or open spaces 

 where the others would be of no use. 



The cockers are subdivided again into Devonshire 

 and Welsh cockers, which differ only in colouring. The 



