. 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 . dogs havedone very well indeed at the field trials,notably those owned by Mr. C. C. BethuneEversfield, Nimrod, Velox Powder, Cas-monite Powder, Amberite Powder, NitroPowder, and Schwab Powder, and Tring, who was the first Spanielto lower the colours of the redoubtableClumber bitch Beechgrove Bee. They are undoubtedly the right dogsfor those who want Spaniels to travelfaster and cover more ground than t
. 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 . dogs havedone very well indeed at the field trials,notably those owned by Mr. C. C. BethuneEversfield, Nimrod, Velox Powder, Cas-monite Powder, Amberite Powder, NitroPowder, and Schwab Powder, and Tring, who was the first Spanielto lower the colours of the redoubtableClumber bitch Beechgrove Bee. They are undoubtedly the right dogsfor those who want Spaniels to travelfaster and cover more ground than themore ponderous and short-legged Clumbers,Sussex, or Field Spaniels do, but I do notthink their work is equal in finish andprecision to that of either of the two former 292 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. breeds, though certainly the best workingSpaniel I have ever owned myself was oneof this type about seventeen or eighteenyears ago, before it became fashionable,and before Spaniel trials were thought description of the breed is as follows :— i. Head.—Skull long and rather narrow ; astop ; the muzzle broad and long to the Eyes.—Rather small, bright, MR. HARRY JONES CH. FANSOMEBY PUNCH BEECHGROVE CHRISSY. 3. Ears.—Long, low-set, lobular. 4. Neck.—Lean, long, and slightly arched. 5. Body (including Size and Symmetry).—Fairly heavy body ; legs rather longer than theother Field Spaniels, but not so long as in Irish ;medium size. 6. Nose.—Large and soft. 7. Shoulder and Chest.—Shoulders long andsloping ; chest deep and fairly broad. 8. Back and Loin.—Back flat and strong ;loin rather long, flat and strong. 9. Hindquarters.—Long ; hocks well let down ;stifles moderately bent, not twisted inward oroutward. 10. Stern.—Low carried, not above thelevel of the back. 11. Feet and Legs.—Strong boned, inclining toshortness ; feet large and rather flat. 12. Coat.—Not woolly, not curly, but may bebroken. 13. Colour.—Liver and white, black a
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