Calvin Pierson's cocker spaniel, Junior, "gives the bi rd" to his master. Other members of the Colonial Field Trial Club for Spaniels await their turns to send their pets out to flush birds. The Gentle Cocker Is a Hunter, Too By Francis Stann kennel club hunting boots and carrying The cocker, of the smaller Equally adept at flushing “fur Americanrecords reveal that the a gun.” variety of the spaniel family or feathers,” a well-mannered companionable cocker spaniel That spaniels are dogs of and easily the most popular, cocker will refuse to vie for is far and away the most great antiquity can be veri- was used in England on wood- game “belonging” to another popular dog in the United fied by history. As first men- cock and other small game. dog. On the contrary, he will States. Of approximately tioned, they date back as far Hence the name “cocker “honor" the successful cocker 8 million dogs in this country, as 1386 and were used in spaniel.” who fetches a pheasant or 2.8 million are spaniels. In hawking and springing game “Concentrated in this little other quarry to his master’s the Greater Washington area, to the gun as soon as that dog,” fanciers are wont to feet by posing nearby and the NEW KINO OF LIGHTER GIVES something like 210,000 of 540,- weapon displaced net. quote, “is the sporting instinct looking happy. 000 dogs are of this breed. Opinion is that the spaniel, at its highest.” This is not The Colonial Field Trial But the versatility of the crossed with the Bpanish difficult to believe after Club for Spaniels, which num- cocker, coveted because of his pointer, resulted in the setter. watching cockers in the field. bers among its Charter mem- ability to be a lap dog, bench bers such as Capt. L. H. C. 6 MONTHS (show) dog, star performer Johnson, U. S. N.; Charles B. in obedience trials and the Moling of the Air Force, W. good-natured playmate to Amos Konkle of the Navy children, so overshadows an- Department and Dr. William OF other special talent that a Claudy, Fire Department sur- LIGHTS de- group of Washington and geon, makes a point of WITHOUT REFUELING I nearby Maryland and Virginia bunking the theory that only fanciers is trying to remedy certain colored cockers will hunt. taJ- t— f>— tat i?—i_i an injustice to the winning FVW FF^^^^N^^g ^V^F^F F^^FPF little creatures. The club maintains there is —a* MMmq wM wiclti no correlation between —ao fcirig wM rgttkthg The breed, according to the genetic newly-organized Colonial Field coat color and nose, stamina and Little It's the new Parker Flaminaire Trial Club for Spaniels, has common sense. a hunting instinct which has more than half of the field —only butane gas lighter made been down through trial champions, according to in America, under the original passed many generations. Unknown records, are solid-colored. The French patents—with the pre- to many owners of cockers, remainder are about equally cision expect from Parker you'd they are the smallest of the divided between black-and- —makers of the world's finest gun-dog family and none of white and red-and-white. The pens. The on/y butane gas their multiple duties affords bold puppy, regardless of lighter proved by more than them more pleasure than to color, is to be preferred. 200,000 users the world over act as capable assistants to Serious field training never —who cheerfully paid up to sportsmen. begins until a puppy is from of the 7 to 18 months old. $5.00 more than this newest, The primary purpose Gradually, Colonial Field Trial Club is he begins to learn hand and greatest of lighters now costs to encourage the spaniel- command signals. “Hup” you. At smart dealers every- owner into the open Aeld and means to sit. “On” to leave where. Buy it now—it'll need to this end quarterly trials the handler in the direction no till next fall! Only in action. refueling are dedicated. Prince Jarboe He belongs to Henry T. indicated. “Fetch” to retrieve. Ino F.E. taxi. Includes $12.50 “The dogs love it,” says J. Jarboe, 5426 South Fifth street, Arlington. An old glove, tied into a smart gift case. C. Hawley, chairman of the small bunch, usually is the and first is «Tha iMckat Hebtar, raeondM* •< h«l club’s Board of Governors “game” a spaniel «Mi that flvat * raanlbt af U#bH wMm«« one of the foremost breeders taught to retrieve. A cap hr a nMh| (avaa gocfc day rattan). of cockers in this sector. “I’ve pistol is used to call puppies known many a bitch to refuse to the feeding pan at many to leave her litter of puppies kennels so as to accustom for any reason except the them to the sound of a re- sight of her owner wearing port. Later, they graduate to