. The Southern Irish Water Spaniel. The Iriah water spaniel consists of two distinct varieties, pecu- liar to the North and South of Ireland. The Northern dog has short ears, with little feather either on them or on the legs, but with a considerable curl in his coat. In colour he is generally liver, but with more or less white which sometimes predominates, so as to make him decidedly white and liver. The South coioitr// Irish water spaniel is, on the contrary, invariably of a puce liver colour. Ears long and well feathered, being often two, feet from point to point, and the whole coat consisti
. The Southern Irish Water Spaniel. The Iriah water spaniel consists of two distinct varieties, pecu- liar to the North and South of Ireland. The Northern dog has short ears, with little feather either on them or on the legs, but with a considerable curl in his coat. In colour he is generally liver, but with more or less white which sometimes predominates, so as to make him decidedly white and liver. The South coioitr// Irish water spaniel is, on the contrary, invariably of a puce liver colour. Ears long and well feathered, being often two, feet from point to point, and the whole coat consisting of short crisp curls.
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