In praise of smaller dogs
Oct 14, 2021
3 minutes
FOR years, I’ve bemoaned the fact that working springer spaniels have got smaller, whiter and more whippety, and about as far removed from the breed standard as it’s possible to go and still call them English springers. I’ve also noted, without enthusiasm, the trend for trialling labradors to become faster, lighter and altogether more racey. However, I’m now having second thoughts. Who really needs a big dog when a smaller one will do the job just as well?
My change of opinion was prompted originally by the arrival
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