POINTERS.—Canis samiliaris. 
This little group of Dogs is representative of two breeds of the Porter, the two foremost 
Dogs being examples of the modern English Pointer, and the third, of the Spanish Pointer. 
The latter of these Dogs is now seldom used in the field, as it is too slow and heavily 
built an animal for the. present fast style of sporting, which makes the Dogs do all the 
ranging, and leaves to their master but a comparatively small amount of distance to pass 
over. The nose of this Dog is peculiarly delicate, as may be inferred from its exceed- 
ingly wide muzzle, and for those sportsmen who cannot walk fast or far, it is an useful 
assistant. 
As may be seen from the engraving, the modern English Pointer is a very different 
animal, built on a much lighter model, “and altogether w ith a more bold and dashing air 
about ‘+. While it possesses a sufficiently wide muzzle to permit the development of the 
olfactory nerves, its limbs are so light and wiry that it can match almost any Dog in 
speed. Indeed, some of these animals are known to equal a slow greyhound in point of 
swiftness. 
This quality is specially useful, because it permits the sportsman to walk forward, at 
a moderate pace, while his Dogs are beating over the field to his right and left. The 
sagacious animals are so obedient to the voice and gesture of their master, and are so well 
trained to act with each other, that at a wave of the hand they will separate, one going 
to the right and the other to the left, and so traverse the entire field in a series of “tacks,” 
to speak nautically, crossing each other regularly in front of the sportsman as he walks 
forward. 
