QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 189 



need the high-strung, bench-show type of ani 

 mal, but rather a common-sense, easily kept, use 

 ful kind of dog that will be acceptable around the 

 house, and also be ready to give me some fun next 

 fall, when the season opens again. Perhaps I 

 am wrong but I have an idea that a dog from some 

 nearby kennels here in the northern and eastern 

 States would stand this climate better than one 

 from the south or west. And in such a case also 

 I might possibly go to choose the dog personally. 

 As to whether it should be a red, Gordon or of 

 the other variety, I am hoping to rely on your 

 advice. And as to which kennels or where I am 



also at sea. 



DR. EDW. E. EVANS. 



Ans. We would not advise either Gordon or 

 Irish setters for your purpose. You will prob 

 ably use him mostly on partridge and woodcock 

 in the country around Utica, and the red dog gets 

 lost too easily, whereas the black and white Eng 

 lish setter can be spotted in a moment, and has 

 a generally better makeup than the Irish setter, 

 and is easier to train. The Gordon is practically 

 extinct in this country, though a few of them are 

 working down South. 



I should advise purchasing a Laverock dog, 

 because you are much more likely to get one with 



