In Part III, we’ll consider English Springer Spaniel proportion. Proportion is the relationship of length to height. In the early 1990’s, US breed scholars made a case that the “old” 1970’s language (in the standard) was not only imprecise, but incorrect – describing the wrong height/length measuring points and essentially creating a malformed dog. So.. read more →
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Jan 2012
January 11, 2012
“This article is the intellectual property of its author and may not be saved, transferred, forwarded, duplicated or copied without her express permission.” Each breed that is recognized by the American Kennel Club has a written standard, as we discussed in Part I. Breed standards are written “road maps” that describe the ideal through the.. read more →