490 The Management and Diseases of the Dog. 
NEGATIVE PoINTs. 
Feather on Stern ‘ : : : : Io 
Top-knot , ‘ : ‘ : : ‘ 10 
Total Negative Points : ' 20 
DESCRIPTIVE PARTICULARS. 
Head.-—Long, somewhat straight, and rather narrow, muzzle 
rather long, and, if anything, rather pointed. 
Lyes.—Small for the size of the dog. 
Ears.—Set on forward, and thickly clothed with hair inside 
and out. 
Neck.—Straight. 
Body (including Size and Symmetry).—Large, and very deep 
throughout ; back ribs well developed, not quite so long as in 
Field Spaniels. 
NVose.—Large. 
Shoulders and Chest.—Shoulders low and chest rather narrow, 
but deep. 
Back and Loin.—Strong, but not clumsy. 
Hind-quarters—Long and straight; rather rising toward the 
stern than drooping, which, combined with the low shoulder, gives 
him the appearance of standing higher behind than in front. 
Stern.—Docked from 7 to 10 inches according to the size of the 
dog, carried a little above the level of the back, but by no means 
high. 
feet and Legs.—Feet well spread, large and strong ; well clothed 
with hair, especially between the pads. Legs long and strong; 
the stifles well bent. 
Coat.—Covered either with crisp curls or with ringlets; no top- 
knot, but the close curl should cease on the top of the head, leav- 
ing the face perfectly smooth and lean looking. 
Colour.—Black and white, liver and white, or self-coloured black 
or liver. Zhe pied for choice. 
General Appearance.—Sober-looking, with rather a slouching 
gait and a general independence of manner, which is thrown aside 
at the sight of a gun. 
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