The Norfolk Spaniel 269 



Body {including size and symmetry). — Fairly heavy body; legs rather 

 longer than in other field spaniels, but not so long as in Irish. Medium size. 



Nose. — Large and soft. 



Shoulders and Chest. — Shoulders long and sloping; chest deep and 

 fairly broad. 



Back and Loin. — Back flat and strong; loin rather long, flat and strong. 



Hind Quarters. — Long, hocks well let down; stifles moderately bent 

 and not twisted inward nor outward. 



Stern. — Docked, low carried, i. e., not above the level of the back. 



Feet and Legs. — Strong-boned legs, inclining to' shortness; feet large 

 and rather flat 



Coat. — Hard, not woolly; not curly, but may be broken. 



Colour. — Liver and white and black and white. 



General Appearance. — ^An active, useful, medium-sized dog. 



We have but one objection to the above description, and that is "loin 

 rather long." With such an elastic definition it would not take long to 

 have "rather long" an equivalent for quite long, and then, when they were 

 all of that kind, the winners would be selected from the rather long, which, 

 as compared with what we would now think rather long, would be extremely 

 long. A loin that looks at all long is not wanted; in fact, the Norfolk 

 should closely resemble a large cocker as to conformation, and without 

 clumsiness. The negative points are well chosen, for the aptitude is to 

 get the tail up a little too high, while the topknot is out of the question in 

 any spaniel other than the Irish water spaniel. 



Scale of Points 



positive points negative points 



Head, Jaw and Eyes. ... 20 Carriage of Stern 5 



Ears 10 Topknot 5 



Neck 10 



Body 10 10 



Fore Legs 10 



Hind Legs 10 



Feet 5 



Stern 5 



Coat and Feather 10 



General Appearance .... 10 



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