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of his progeny, holding a dead rabbit between them, as if equally eager 

 to bring it to their amiable master. These dogs, like those of the Clumber 

 breed, hunt mute, and seldom range out of shot." Youatt claims that 

 the Duke of Norfolk's breed was a large black-and-tan variety, and makes 

 the absurd statement that to get the colour he used the black-and-tan 

 terrier. Youatt was wrong as to the Duke of Norfolk's breed being large, 

 for they were King Charles spaniels of the old type, and possibly used 

 afield, as were the Blenheims of the Duke of Marlborough. 



Credit must certainly be given breeders for their noticeable success 

 in improving the fronts of these — ^we think we are right in saying — naturally 

 crooked-legged dogs. The great objection of our judges to crooked 

 fore legs has of course caused breeders to take special pains to secure improve- 

 ment in this respect, and that they have met with success, to the extent 

 that they have, in a fight against the call of nature as evidenced in all dogs 

 of length and with short legs, is deserving of much credit. 



The illustrations, together with the text of the standard, render it 

 unnecessary to go into any special description of the field spaniel, all colours 

 calling for like conformation. We give the standard as adopted by the 

 American Spaniel Club. 



Descriptive Particulars 



General Appearance. — Considerably larger, heavier and stronger in 

 build than the cocker, the modern springer is more active and animated 

 than the Clumber, and has little of the sober sedateness characteristic of 

 the latter. He should exhibit courage and determination in his carriage 

 and action as well as liveliness of temperament, though not in this respect 

 to the same restless degree generally possessed by the cocker. His con- 

 formation should be long and low, more so than the cocker. 



Intelligence, obedience and good nature should be strongly evident. 

 The colours most preferred are solid black or liv-er, but liver and white, 

 black and white, black and tan, orange, and orange and white are all 

 legitimate spaniel colours. 



Head (value 15). — Long and not too wide, elegant and shapely, and 

 carried gracefully; skull showing clearly cut brows, but without a \eiy 

 pronounced stop; occiput distinct and rising considerably above the set-on 

 of the ears; muzzle long with well-developed nose, not too thick immediately 

 in front of the -eye and maintaining nearly the same breadth to the point; 



