spaniels

And as these are commonly called spaniels, so the other are named hounds, whereof he maketh eight sorts, of which the foremost excelleth in perfect smelling, the second in quick espying, the third in swiftness and quickness, the fourth in smelling and nimbleness, etc., and the last in subtlety and deceitfulness.

Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series) Thomas Malory Jean Froissart

And as these are commonly called spaniels, so the other are named hounds, whereof he maketh eight sorts, of which the foremost excelleth in perfect smelling, the second in quick espying, the third in swiftness and quickness, the fourth in smelling and nimbleness, etc., and the last in subtlety and deceitfulness.

Of Our English Dogs and Their Qualities. Chapter XV. [1577, Book III., Chapter 13; 1587, Book III., Chapter 7 1909

Although her dogs were often referred to as spaniels, it is likely that they were Papillion's, which were also known as squirrel spaniels because their bushy tails were carried curled over their backs, much like squirrels.

Psychology Today 2009

Brittanies when they were still classified as "spaniels," before the powers-that-be realized the error.

Missoula Independent Justin Karnopp 2010

+ John Lennon's nickname for Normies was "spaniels".

NOGOODFORME.COM 2009

The result: National Mill Dog Rescue, where on any given day 150 to 200 dogs — pugs, papillons, Shih Tzus, Yorkies, American Eskimo dogs, cocker spaniels, every popular pet store breed — are in rehab.

Breeder dogs learn to be pets at National Mill Dog Rescue 2011

This show of her prints includes vividly coloured linocuts of Noah's ark, comically moustached spaniels, cats lost in fishy reveries, and swans gliding beneath blushing pink skies.

This week's new exhibitions 2012

From Newfies to Yorkies, from Weimaraners to water spaniels, from Dalmatians to dachshunds, as I incredulously close this book I seem to hear mocking barks and deep, baying howls of derision from 500 breeds of dogs — every one descended from a timber wolf within a time frame so short as to seem, by geological standards, instantaneous.

The Wonder That Is Dog, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

COCKER SPANIEL ADOPTION SHOW, spayed or neutered cocker spaniels available for adoption. 11 a. m.-2 p.m.,

Fairfax County community calendar, Oct. 7 to 14, 2010 Post 2010

COCKER SPANIEL ADOPTION SHOW, spayed or neutered cocker spaniels available for adoption. 11 a. m.-2 p.m.,

Fairfax County community calendar, Oct. 7 to 14, 2010 Post 2010