THE ENGLISH SETTER 263 



Ruth Wind 'Em. Height, 235111. ; length, 34in. ; head, Qin. ; 

 chest, 3o|in. ; loin, 24in. 



Just as the appearance of the Llewellin Setter has a peculiar 

 character, so also have its qualities in the field there is something 

 as unmistakable as it is indescribable in the " go " of a pure 

 Llewellin, and the nose is quite unrivalled. The generality of the 

 breed have an innate faculty for finding birds at immense distances 

 and galloping up to them, that the writer has never seen in any 

 other strain. There is also another peculiarity that he has 

 never observed elsewhere, and only in a few specimens even of this 

 famous breed. It is that of " spotting " birds in their range and 

 leaving them till the next " quarter." The fact is, the nose is so 

 sensitive that the dog detects the scent of birds an enormous way 

 off, and its courage, at the same time, is so high that it will not 

 condescend to go to it as yet. The writer has often watched a dog 

 of this breed ranging at a terrific pace from hedge to hedge slightly 

 toss his chin up at right angles to his beat, without pausing, 

 several times ; on the return range he would come back like a 

 hurricane, and take up each several point as he came to it, returning 

 often from the first some yards down wind in order to make the 

 second, and so on. 



The shape and make of a Setter should, as far as the body is 

 concerned, be as similar as possible to that of a perfectly shaped 

 hunter of the long and low type ; a long neck, sloping shoulder, 

 short back, deep but not broad chest, thighs long from hip to hock, 

 hocks straight and stifles well bent, pasterns strong and straight, and 

 loins strong, deep, and wide. The head should be long and fairly 

 broad. The nose should be large and straight, with a turn if anything 

 upwards, brown in lemons and black in other colours. The nostrils 

 should be broad and expanded, the jaws absolutely level, ears set low 

 and hanging level with the head. The eye should be full, sparkling, 

 and intelligent, and the colour thereof should be brown. The hare 

 foot is the more lasting, though it is said that many people prefer 

 the cat foot. The stern should be of moderate length, carried 

 straight without a curl, and shaped something like a sabre. The 

 coat should be fine, silky, soft, and straight. The high carnage of 

 head, which is one of the most striking attributes of a perfect Setter, 

 cannot exist without a fine, sloping shoulder. 



In selecting a puppy it is important carefully to note all these 

 points, and with this object in view, the best way is to put the puppy 

 on a table, and so to get it nearly level with your eye. Over and 

 above make and shape, it is very important carefully to study dis- 

 position and temperament. If you are choosing from a litter of from 

 seven to eight weeks old, it is a good plan to get the puppies all round 

 you in a kennel, and to observe which takes the most notice of you, 

 and is the most intelligent and affectionate ; it is also advisable 



