1 64 DOMESTICATED DOGS. 



dog will beat a great extent of covert, if he is a good one. He 

 is gifted with a full bell-like tongue, which he varies according to 

 the game before him ; and by this means an experienced shooter 

 can tell whether to expect " fur " or " feather," and can also dis- 

 tinguish a hot scent from a stale one, by which he is considerably 

 benefited. There is no better " all round " spaniel than this, and 

 I am not surprised at the rise in fashion shown in his case of late 

 years. 



Points of the Sussex spaniel : — • 





VALUE 







VALUE 



Head, 



• 15 



Legs, 





• 5 



Eyes, . 



5 



Eeet, . 





5 



Nose, . 



10 



Colour, 





. 10 



Ears, .... 



• 5 



Coat, . 





5 



Neck, 



■ 5 



Tail, . 





. 10 



Shoulders and chest, . 



. 10 



Symmetry, 





• 5 



Back, .... 



. 10 



• 



Total, 



. 100 



The head should be wide and long, showing the central furrow 

 very clearly, and the side arches also. The brows are high, and 

 there is a slight occipital protuberance, but not nearly so marked 

 as in the Clumber.' The whole head is still heavy, but not so 

 massive as the latter's. 



The eyes are very full and soft, but there must be no weeping 

 at the corners. 



The nose is long and wide, end liver coloured. Nostrils open, 

 but not remarkably so. 



The ears are long in leather and lobe-shaped, not vine-shaped. 

 They have more feather than the Clumber, but are still not heavily 

 clothed. 



The neck is somewhat short, with a well-marked frill. It is 

 not raised much above the level of the back. There is no throati- 

 ness or dewlap. 



