This section is from the book "The Dogs Of The British Islands", by J. H. Walsh. Also available from Amazon: The Dogs Of The British Islands.
Although a class for this variety of the spaniel is often included in the prize hists of our shows, the exhibits are generally of a most miscellaneous character, and I do not pretend to be able to settle the points of the breed with anything like accuracy or minuteness. The following description will probably serve to include all the variations:
Head, long and narrow; eyes, small; ears, long and clothed with thick curls; body, moderately stout and barrel like, but not so much so as the field spaniel; legs, rather long, straight, and strong; feet, large and spreading; stern, bushy and curly-coated; colour, liver and white, varying in the proportion of these colours.
 
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