Mary Allen
#13 While these traits were desirable to some, American breeder Roswell Eldridge longed for the spaniels depicted in paintings with King Charles II.
#14 He traveled to England and offered £25 for the best specimens of ‘old type’ spaniels – ideally larger dogs with longer, more elegant muzzles.
#15 Breeders were not keen on taking up the challenge as they had spent a long time perfecting the shortnose version.
(The first breeders to try it were laughed at.)