. The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment . MRS. H. CORRIN- Photogmpli by GREENES UH. KOU—GLORY OF GERWN. Fall. 10. Hindquarters and Hindlegs.—Strong ; hockswell let down ; stifles moderately bent (not twistedin or out), not feathered below the hock on theleg. 11. Feet.—Round, with thick pads. 12. Stern.—Low, never carried above the levelof the back, feathered, and with a lively motion. 294 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 13. Coat.—Straight or flat, and thick
. The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment . MRS. H. CORRIN- Photogmpli by GREENES UH. KOU—GLORY OF GERWN. Fall. 10. Hindquarters and Hindlegs.—Strong ; hockswell let down ; stifles moderately bent (not twistedin or out), not feathered below the hock on theleg. 11. Feet.—Round, with thick pads. 12. Stern.—Low, never carried above the levelof the back, feathered, and with a lively motion. 294 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 13. Coat.—Straight or flat, and thick. 14. Colour.—Red or orange and white. 15. General Appearance.—Symmetrical, com-pact, strong, merry, active, not stilty, built forendurance and activity, and about 28 lb. andupwards in weight, but not exceeding 45 mrs h. d. Greenes LONGMYND MEGAN BY KIMLA DASH LONGMYND RUTH. Photograph by T. Fall. IX. The Cocker For the lastfew years the popularity of this smallersized branch of the Spaniel tribe has beensteadily increasing, and at the time ofwriting the Cocker classes at most of thebest shows are remarkable both for thenumber of entries and the very highstandard of excellence to which they at-tain. I have latterly often judged largeclasses containing a dozen or more dogs,every one of which fully deserved a cardof commendation — a mark of apprecia-tion which I never bestow out of emptycompliment, or to any animal I do notconsider possesses a considerable amountof merit. A short time ago black Cockers weredi cidedly more fashionable than their parti-coloured relatives, but now the reverse isthe case, and the various roans and tricolourshave overtaken and passed the others,both in general quality and in the publicesteem. The reason for this popularityof the breed as a whole is not far
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