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not exist to-day, and in this country does not exist at all, and those who 
desire to know what the Sussex spaniel was can find it best from the English 
Spaniel Club’s standard, which is as follows: 
Positive Points NeEcaTIve Points 
Head orci nus oi eee geleeunpaeehe 10 Light) €yes.cic vee savers vaireeeaawe « 5 
Eyes) «sowed -eoeasas naiela bat elven Deion ols’ 5 Narrow head................00-20+4 10 
Nos@ueyiiiees iaeteaseventyedcameenee (5 “Wealk: mitzale) oo cs secs ccna nine ds oes 10 
Harsh sce Meise he oS cece tens Gacabeitua oats 10 —- Curled ears or set on high.......... 5 
NeCK iiss mies siopia sutkn ds uss als bation 5 Curled coat..... 0... cc cece eee ee eee 15 
Chest and shoulders.................... 5 Carriage of stern................04- 5 
Back and back ribs................... 10  Topknot 2.0.00... 0.0.0 ccc c ee eee es 10 
Legs and feet.................0.0000e 1o White on chest................2.06% 5 
“Dail swamowvatisest eon, Dea Meee eo 5 Colour, too light or too dark.......... 15 
Coateicatiine Rade vents yeleiGe shouts 5  Legginess or light of bone............. 5 
Coloubsiccdr sic ccsgtecnen dasa be tees 15 Shortness of body or flat sided......... 5 
General appearance.........-..--.0-025 15 General appearance—sour or crouching 10 
100 100 
DEscRIPTIVE PARTICULARS 
“ Head.—The skull should be moderately long, and also wide, with 
an indentation in the middle and a full stop, brows fairly heavy; occi- 
put full, but not pointed, the whole giving an appearance of heaviness 
without dullness. 
“ Eyes.—Hazel colour, fairly large, soft and languishing, not showing 
the haw overmuch. 
“Nose.—The muzzle should be about three inches long, square, and 
the lips somewhat pendulous. ‘The nostrils well developed and liver colour. 
“ Ears —Thick, fairly large and lobe shaped; set moderately low, but 
relatively not so low as in the black field spaniel; carried close to the head 
and furnished with soft wavy hair. 
“Neck.—Is rather short, strong and slightly arched, but not carrying 
the head much above the level of the back. There should not be much 
throatiness about the skin, but well-marked frill in the coat. 
“Chest and Shoulders—The chest is round, especially behind the 
shoulders, deep and wide, giving a good girth. The shoulders should be 
oblique. 
“Back and Back Ribs —The back and loin is long and should be very 
muscular, both in width and depth; for this development the back ribs 
must be deep. The whole body is characterised as low, long and level. 
