The Water-Spaniel. 
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THE WATER-SPANIEL 
Is excellent for hunting otters, wild ducks and other 
game whose retreat is among the rushes and reeds which 
cover the banks of rivers, the fens, and the ponds. He is 
very sagacious, and perhaps the most docile and tractable 
of all the canine tribe. 
The Water- Spaniel will fetch and carry whatever he is 
bid, and often dives to the bottom of deep water in search 
of a piece of money, which he brings up in his mouth, 
and lays at the feet of whoever sent him. The best breed 
has black curly hair and long ears. 
The beautiful breed of Spaniels known as King 
Charles's, are highly prized for their diminutive size 
and length of ears. They are found of all colours, but 
those which are black, with tanned cheeks and legs, 
are considered the purest breed. 
They derive their name from King Charles the Second, 
who, as Evelyn tells us, " took great delight in having 
a number of little spaniels follow him and lie in his 
bedchamber." 
