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sprung. Shoulders strong and free. Back firm. Loin compact and 
strong. Hind quarters of exquisite formation. Fore legs showing great 
strength and set into good feet. Stern well set. Carriage gay. Coat 
showing slight curliness, especially on neck and hind quarters. Feather 
profuse. A thick-set and sturdy little dog that looks exactly what he is— 
the prince of stud dogs. Obo II. is not so good in head as his kennel 
companion, Miss Obo II., but his worth to the cocker interests of this 
country cannot be overestimated.” 
“Miss Obo II. Criticism. Skull beautifully formed, with clean cheeks 
and median line clearly defined. Muzzle better than we have seen in any 
other specimen in this country; it is of correct length, and has a clean-cut 
appearance in every direction, especially near to the eyes and nose, where 
so many otherwise good specimens fail. Eyes correct in colour and expres- 
sion. Ears long enough, well placed and well carried. This is much 
the best cocker head that we have seen in America; in fact, it would take 
a wonderfully good one to beat it. Neck of excellent formation. Chest 
deep with ribs well sprung. Shoulders correctly placed. Back strong. 
Loin showing strength and would be none the worse if it were shorter. 
Hind quarters in harmony with fore. Fore legs not perfectly straight; they 
should be heavier in bone. Feet inclined to turn outward; they should be 
thicker through the pads, also more compact. Stern well set and properly 
carried. Coat excellent. Feather profuse. Moves in excellent style. Is 
longer between the, couplings than we like and would be improved with 
more substance. A bitch showing lovely quality. The first time we saw 
this excellent specimen we said that she could beat any cocker on the 
American show benches. This opinion has been substantially endorsed by 
many of the best judges, and Miss Obo II. is generally conceded to be the 
best cocker that has ever been shown in this country.” 
Of the dogs which succeeded these two the prominent ones were Black 
Pete, of long, field-spaniel type and just inside the cocker weight limit; 
Brant, a nice dog in many ways, but not right in head; and Doc, a typical 
little dog in shape, style and action that we advised Mr. West, of Camden, to 
buy as a puppy for $100 when he was placed equal with a puppy named 
Dunrobin at the New Haven show. It took a very good dog to heat Doc, 
who afterward passed into the possession of Mr. A. C. Wilmerding. His 
breeding on the dam’s side was weak, and this probably accounts for his 
not being as much of a success as a sire as his looks warranted one to expect; 
