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several years in succession, on the prairies chicken shooting, 

 and on the quail grounds of the South, the experience com- 

 prehending vast tracts of territory, large numbers of dogs 

 and all kinds of weather, the fact was noted that in exces- 

 sively hot weather neither dog can perform well nor do 

 without water more noticeably than the other. When dogs 

 of either breed work under a hot sun, they require water 

 plentifully, the differences in this respect being individual, 

 and quite as distinct between individuals of the same 

 breed as between individuals of the two breeds There is 

 a difference observable in the two breeds as they first start 

 into work in the season. When they are not in working 

 condition, they suffer great distress while being abruptly 

 hardened to the work in hot weather; but the pointer under 

 like condition of work will get into working condition sooner 

 and will have a slight advantage for a few days; yet this is 

 subject to many exceptions. After the setter gets thor- 

 oughly hardened, he requires water no oftener than the 

 pointer; nevertheless, both require it. Individual dogs of 

 the most wonderful powers of endurance will be met with 

 in each breed; ones which can run under a scorching sun 

 with no visible distress, and require but a few laps of water 

 occasionally. Others require a great deal of water, and 

 appear to be constitutionally incapable of becoming accus- 

 tomed to the heat, although they may work commendably 

 well in a lower temperature. 



An experience during one season, with one lot of dogs 

 consisting of pointers and setters, from the peculiarities of 

 the individuals, might lead the sportsman to believe that 

 either the setter or pointer was the more enduring, accord- 

 ingly as he observed the superiority in one or the other; 

 but a single experience or a few experiences with a few 

 individuals of each breed are not sufficient data for a definite 

 conclusion. Men of large experiences usually agree on the 



