. The dogs of Great Britain, America, and [other] countries : their breeding, training, and management in health and disease,comprising all the essential parts of the two standard works on the dog. Dogs. TOT SPANIELS. 157 not stand out from tlaem ; the body is covered with wavy hair of a silky texture, without curl; and the legs should be feathered to the toes, the length and silkiness of this being a great point; tail well feathered, but not bushy; it is usually cropped; the color should be a rich black and tan, without a white hair; but those marked with an unusual amount of white are not to
. The dogs of Great Britain, America, and [other] countries : their breeding, training, and management in health and disease,comprising all the essential parts of the two standard works on the dog. Dogs. TOT SPANIELS. 157 not stand out from tlaem ; the body is covered with wavy hair of a silky texture, without curl; and the legs should be feathered to the toes, the length and silkiness of this being a great point; tail well feathered, but not bushy; it is usually cropped; the color should be a rich black and tan, without a white hair; but those marked with an unusual amount of white are not to be despised. They sometimes make their appearance in a litter of which both sire and dam have scarcely a white hair; the weight. Fisr. 35.—BLENHEIM SPANIEL. should never exceed 6, or at the utmost 7 lbs.; and they are valued the more if they are as low as 4^ or 5 lbs. (See portrait.) The points of the Blenheim vary very little from those of the King Charles, except in color, which is always a white ground with red or yellow spots or patches, with well-marked blaze of white between the eyes. The ears should be colored, and also the whole of the head, with the exception of the nose and a white mark up the forehead, as is shown in the cut, which represents the Blenheim pretty accurately. The palate is black, like that of the King Charles; and there is little difference in shape, though an experienced eye could detect the one from the other even irre. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Walsh, John Henry, 1810-1888. New York : Orange Judd
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