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are imperative, or he will tumble over every tussock of grass in 

 his work and tire himself in half an hour. A large chest is 

 also looked for to give bellows-room ; but here I confess I do not 

 see the force of the demand, as the pace is too slow to call on 

 the wind. 



The back for the same reason should be muscular, but breeders 

 go for a straight one, why, I am at a loss to know. At all events, 

 an arched lion in a Clumber spaniel is reprobated strongly. 

 Deep back ribs are of course necessary in so heavy a frame. 



The legs must be straight and strong both in bone and muscle, 

 with elbows' well let down and set straight ; the hocks also and 

 stifles should be bony, and neither turned in nor out. From his 

 great width of chest the Clumber is often out at the elbows and 

 crooked in the fore-legs, but this is a great defect. 



The feet are large- as compared with those of the setter, but 

 then the extra weight to be carried must be taken into considera- 

 tion. Strong horny soles are a great desideratum. 



The colour is always a white ground with yellow or orange 

 spots. A decided lemon is, however, the correct thing, and if 

 possible freckled ; but this is more rare than with the orange. 



The coat should be like that of the English setter, with a very 

 slight wave, but no curl, abundant, but not long except in the 

 feather of the legs and stern. 



The stem should be set on high, but carried low, especially 

 when at work. It is not docked. 



(B) THE SUSSEX SPANIEL. 



This dog was almost unknown out of his own county until I drew 

 attention to him in the first edition of this book in the year 1859. 

 In the early dog shows no notice whatever was taken of him, and 



