Identifier: dogsashomecompan00hoch (find matches)
Title: Dogs as home companions; a book for all dog lovers
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Hochwalt, Albert Frederick. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Dogs
Publisher: Cincinnati, O., Sportman's digest
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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r-ing only a small part of the day, must Medium-Sized Dogs 45 be kept clean whether he is a long or ashort-haired one. Of the many varieties of spaniel, theCocker is the most popular. Theycome in all colors ; solid blacks, reds,creams^orange and browns, but if ofthe latter color, it should be of a richliver and not the washed out shadeswhich sometimes crop out in a litter.These off-color ones should be es-chewed if one wishes to conform tothe standard. Neither should thewhole-colored dogs have white onthem, but a strip of this color on thechest, while objectionable, should notdisqualify. The parti-colors are alsovery handsome animals. These arewhite and black, liver and white,orange and white, cream and white,and roans; either blue or red. The standard weight calls for cock-ers ranging from eighteen to twenty-four pounds. Here of late it has be-come fashionable to breed them downto the minimum weight, but this isalmost making toys of what was onceconsidered one of the principal sport-
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Medium-Sizcd Dogs -AT ing breeds. If the prospective pur-chaser intends to use his dog for sport-ing purposes he is advised to selectone from stock that will come nearerreaching the maximum rather thanthe minimum weight, for the eighteenpound cocker is entirely too small forutility purposes. As a matter of fact,some years ago twenty-eight poundswas the standard maximum weightof working cockers which is reallymore logical in a dog that is intendedfor field work. At all events, it is bet-ter to have a cocker over, than underthe weight allowed by the standard,if one expects to make use of himafield. The cocker should be a neat-headed, wide-awake, serviceable look-ing little dog, with rather large darkeyes and an intelligent expression. Heshould stand on strong, well-boned,but short legs absolutely straight infront, with well bent stifles behind.His quarters should be muscular andpowerful, especially when viewedfrom behind; short in body whenviewed from above, yet standing over 48 Dogs as

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