THE SPANIELS, THE MALTESE DOG. 61 
being used by the sportsman in finding game for him; and the latter being 
simply employed as companions, 
The FIELD SPANIEL is 
remarkable for the intense 
love which it bears for hunt- 
ing game, and the energetic 
manner in which it carries 
out the wishes of its master. 
There are two breeds of 
Field Spaniels, the one 
termed the “ Springer,” be- 
ing used for heavy work 
among thick and_ thorny 
coverts, and the other be- 
ing principally employed 
in woodcock shooting, and 
called in consequence the 
“Cocker.” The Blenheim 
and King Charles Spaniels : Paros 
derive their origin from the WATER SPANIEL.—(Cazis familiarts.) 
Cocker. 
While hunting, the Spaniel sweeps its feathery tail rapidly from side to 
side, and is a very pretty object to any one who has an eye for beauty of 
movement. It is a rule, that however spirited a Spaniel may be, it must 
not raise its tail above the level of its back. 
MALTESE DOG.—(Cavis familiar.s.) 
A very celebrated but extremely rare “toy” Dog is the MALTESE Doc, 
the prettiest and most lovable of all the little pet Dogs. 
The hair of this tiny creature is very long, extremely silky, and almost 
unique in its glossy sheen, so beautifully fine as to resemble spun glass. In 
proportion to the size of the animal, the fur is so long that when it is in rapid 
moveinent, the real shape is altogether lost in the streaming mass of flossy 
