THE COCKING SPANIEL. 
Tur best of all dogs, beyond a question, for woodcock 
shooting exclusively, particularly in the summer season, 
or even for autumn shooting in covert, is the spaniel. It 
is little known as yet in this country; and it is extremely 
difficult to procure them, either purely bred or thoroughly 
broken, and unless they be both, no animal is more worth- 
less. 
In England, they are used entirely for all covert 
shooting, where dogs are employed at all, which is not the 
