This depiction of a Sussex spaniel comes from John Henry Walsh’s Dogs of Great Britain, America, and Other Countries.
This book was originally published in the nineteenth century, and this depiction shows what a working Sussex looked like back then.
It is definitely a myth that they always had very, very short legs. Like the dog in my earlier post.
The dog in this depiction is most likely what Mr. Fuller wanted. He was interested in a somewhat shorter-legged spaniel that could work the undergrowth better.
Of course, once the breed became a show dog, breeding for the short legs got out of control.
And that wound up hurting them in the long run.
I still think they might be saved as a pet dog. I mean they are very different in appearance from most other breeds of gun dog, and they do have rather cute puppies.
In ancient times…
Hundreds of years before the dawn of history
Lived a strange race of people… the Druids
No one knows who they were or what they were doing
But their legacy remains
Hewn into the living rock… Of STONEHENGE!
Apparently, I really, really, really don’t feel like working today.
Stonehenge is stupidest pseudonym for any writer. His real name was John Henry Walsh.
Mebbe ‘stone’ pseudonyms were a fad back then or something.. wasn’t there an ‘Idstone’ as well?
Yes. The Rev. Thomas Pearce.