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is furnished with a fan-like brush of long hair, and is slightly curled up- 

 ward toward the tip ; but it should never be carried over the back or 

 raised above the level of its root, excepting while standing, and then a 

 slight elevation is admired, every hair standing down with a stiff and 

 regular appearance. The elbow, when in perfection, is placed so low as 

 to be fully an inch below the brisket, making the fore-arm appear very 

 short. The hind-feet and legs are clothed with hair, or ' feathered,' as it 

 is called, in the same way as the fore-legs, and the amount of this beautiful 

 provision is taken into consideration in selecting the dog for his points." 

 The Irish Setter has lately come into deserved favor. There are 

 two strains — the Red, and the White and Red — the former being the 

 more fashionable. This dog stands higher than the English Setter, and 

 his head is longer and narrower. He is fast and enduring, and works 

 beautifully, but is unreliable. 



THE SPANIELS. 



The Spaniels are divided into two classes — the Field and the Water 

 Spaniels; and the Field Spaniels are again divided, according to their 

 work, into Springers and Cockers. 



The Springers are heavy and slow dogs, and the favorite breed at 

 present is the Clumber. This animal weighs about thirty pounds, and 

 stands twenty inches high, with a heavy head and broad, square muzzle, 

 long ears, very long body, with a good barrel ; the tail is bushy, the 

 legs well feathered. The Clumber hunts mute, while the Sussex Spaniels 

 give tongue when questing. 



The Cocker Spaniel (Plate XV). This class includes all the other 

 Field Spaniels, and is the original of the Toy Spaniels. The name is 

 given to it because this breed is used for woodcock shooting. The varie- 

 ties are very numerous ; generally speaking, the Cocker is a light dog, 

 of about fourteen pounds in weight. Like the Springer, he keeps his 

 tail down when questing, but moves it to and fro more rapidly. The 

 coat is thick and wavy ; the color is plain liver or black, white and black, 

 liver and white, and lemon and white, or nearly all red. 



The Water Spaniel has great powers of swimming and diving, and 

 is very docile, and is one of the best of outdoor companions. 



Much of its endurance in the water is owing to the abundance of 

 natural oil with which its coat is supplied, and which prevents it from 



