THE POINTER 



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has to enter into the calculations of a successful breeder. For 

 instance, a dog may seem to comply with all the conditions here 

 laid down, and yet be a worthless idiot at the very work for which 

 the Pointer is bred ; and as the mental qualities and capacities of 

 the dog are transmitted from parents to offspring, it is imperative 

 in breeding to take pains to fix in one's strain nose, and brain, and 

 endurance. 



As much difference exists between Pointers in their working 

 powers as in their appearance, and most sportsmen know well enough 



FIG. 57. MK. W. ARKWKIGHT'S POINTER CHAMPION SANDBANK. 



how to appreciate the qualities that make a dog a good performer 

 in the field. Still, it may be as well, in writing on this subject, to 

 define briefly those natural endowments that are of such primary 

 importance in the breed. 



Figs. 56 and 57 represent Champions Seabreeze and Sandbank, 

 the property of the writer of this article. The latter is a winner 

 of many cups and prizes at both field trials and shows ; the former 

 is also a big winner at shows, but has never run at trials. 



First, then, it is very desirable that Pointers should have a good 

 nose, to enable them to scent game at a distance the farther off 



