Does anyone know what breed is on the cover of the book Dogs by Desmond Morris. It's driving me nuts. Looks a bit like a flat coat with a square, deep lower jaw and a beard. Very cute. Thanks

Image here. It looks like a spaniel of some sort to me.

Oh it does look like a wet flatcoat, libbys ears used to look like that, but the muzzle n beard don't look right

Edited to add libby dosn't have a beard of course:rolleyes:

Thanks Jeangenie - why didn't I think of that

Looks like a spinone to me?

No, definitely not a spinone - the coat's all wrong. I think what looks like a beard is the wet ear on the other side seen below the muzzle.

possibly a setter.

Very cute what ever it is! :)

Apart from the muzzle, I would say flatcoat, or perhaps its just the angle of the piccie, but I have piccies of libby wet, and they are very similar with her 'rasta' ears :D :D

Definitely a working Cocker.

I 2nd a working cocker- ears and head definitely!

I agree - working cocker - quite a large one though.

Field spaniel ;)

Quite possibly - it's got very short legs. :)

*whispers......Robertk is just jealous cos hes not got a flattie........yet

:D :D

Wachtelhound?   A German breed, reminds you of a spaniel.
Karen

Definitely a solid (Probably liver as black would be darker even in a b&w photo) working Cocker.

Field spaniels come in solid colours as well as the springer wannabe colours, muzzles a bit heavy for a cocker

The muzzle looks a bit roany, but I agree it's liver as opposed to black. :)

Flatties are wannabe springers, Wachtelhunds are springer lookalikes :D

Lol lol :D :D @RobertK

Is there a hidden agenda here? ;) :D

<Is there a hidden agenda here?   >

You lost me there JG

Don't worry, nothing sinister! :) There seemed to be a teensy hint of breedism! ;) :D :D

Breedism Pah what tosh........as if ;)

:D :D :D

Does it have enough stop to be a Field??????

Looks a bit like a Gordon Setter to me. With being wet you can't make out whether it has tan points though, but that's my feeling, Gordon Setter.

Dawn R.

Far too short in the leg for a Gordon, not unless dwarfism has crept into the breed?  ;)

Looks like a Gordon to me, to rangey for a field spaniel I would have thought.  Come on, someone put me out of my misery, what is it?

I still thinks its a solid coloured Working ESS, with heavy roaning on the muzzle and flash

I'm with you, Kayc.

I think it's a field spaniel too.

I reckon that its a field spaniel too :)

It hasn't got a deep lower jaw or a beard - what looks like the underjaw and a beard is actually it's other ear.....

Debs

well spotted!!

A couple people have said that and I think you're right. Funny how I just got the idea of a beard stuck in my head.

Some sort of spaniel, either Field or working Cocker?

A solid coloured ESS

Naw.......its a flattie *hic*......;)

Typical JG won't share the Bombay :rolleyes:

gordon setter,but then you would see the tan marking on the muzzel  against the black.it not a flatcoat.

I thought Gordon Setters had markings other than on the muzzle

Not a Gordon, the tan markings would show on the legs & head even in a b&w photo.  A Gordon, even sitiing, would have a far longer leg than that dog shows.
Never seen a solid colour ESS, usually the working type ones are the whitest ones!

I have seen a couple of 'practically' solid working ESS. Around 12 or so years ago when I had Connie (working ESS) we were on an invited Mock Trial, and one of the bitches there was to all intents and purposes a solid liver colour....her docked tail was quite long to leave the tiniest tuft of white at the end and her muzzle was heavily roaned. She did have the tiniest whisps of white dotted over her body, strands of hair rather that blocked, so when wet she looked completely solid.....a few years later she also produced a litter of 'normal' (tic) liver and white markings but one pup was nearly solid, with just a whisp of white on the tail, that when the tail was docked, she lost the white marking....again her muzzle and flash were heavily roaned..

>usually the working type ones are the whitest ones! ..

that was my Megan :)  Only her head had the most beautiful liver markings and a smattering of liver down one side....if she was sitting a certain way, she looked pure white

I don't think it's a dog at all - it's really an elaborate form of those inkblot psychological tests and Desmond Morris is having a good laugh at us all. :D

Has anyone read this book? Whats it like?

I have it and am up to page 100 of 718. That's how I got started on our cover dog. It's a dictionary of dog breeds - over 1000 of them as the title says. Each dog has a summary of its history (breed make-up and origins), uses, and some personality traits. It's strictly a reference book and not one I would get to help me pick a breed to live with. There are only drawings of the dogs, not photos. But you can find photos on the internet.

It is very comprehensive and interesting if you want to know about lots of breeds. You can PM me if you have specific questions.

Just out of interest, in the 'credits' does it mention anything about the cover photograph?

Just "Front cover photograph of Jack Daniels copyright Jane Glasson." I've done loads of search on those terms but with no luck. I'm looking for an email address for Desmond. I'm sure he'd like to answer this question.

It would probably be better to email the publishing company and ask for a contact for Jane Glasson. I doubt if Desmond Morris had anything to do with the cover photo.