436 The Management and Diseases of the Dog. 
blue for preference, but without any approach to blackness or 
sootiness.. The colour of the head should be a beautiful silvery 
blue, which gets darker on the ears ; the back various shades of 
dark blue, inclining to silver on the lower parts of the body and 
legs. The tail is generally the same shade or a little darker than 
the back. (10.) 
Tail.—The tail should be perfectly straight, not too long, and 
carried almost level with the back; it must be nicely fringed or 
feathered. (10.) 
Legs and Feet.—The legs should be as short and straight as 
possible, and well set under the body, both legs and feet well 
covered with silky hair (in a good specimen the legs are scarcely 
seen, as they are almost entirely hidden by the coat). (5.) 
Style and General Appearance.—The general appearance is that 
of a long, low dog, having a rather large.head in proportion to 
its size, and with a coat which looks like silk or spun glass. It 
shows considerably more style or quality than almost any other 
fancy terrier, and has not the delicate constitution which makes 
the Yorkshire, Maltese, and others only fit for indoors. (15.) 
COCKER SPANIEL. 
The Spaniel Club adopt the following scale of points for judging 
Black Cocker Spaniels :— 
PosITIVE PoINTs. 
Head and Jaw . ‘ ‘ : : : : ike) 
Eyes : . . i ‘ ; . ‘ 5 
Ears. . : j ; ‘ : ‘ 5 
Neck .  . F - 4 : ' 5 
Body ‘ ; ; : : ‘ : : 15 
Fore legs . ‘ ‘ ‘ F ‘ ‘ ‘ 10 
Hind legs 5 , : , : : , Io 
Feet F : $ , Ls F : 10 
Stern : : ‘ ‘ : : : : 10 
Coat and Feather. . F ‘ : , se) 
General Appearance . : ‘ , : ‘ 10. 
Total Positive Points . : ‘ ; I0o 
