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INDEX 



International Gun-dog League, 247, 333 

 Irish dogs, 462, 463 



Fox-terrier Club, 450 



Greyhound, 108, 121 

 IRISH SETTER, 285 



breaking, 291, 293 



breeders, prominent, 288, 290, 

 292, 293 



breeding, 292 



celebrated specimens, 288-290, 

 292, 293 



Club, 288 



colour, 287, 288, 289 



field trials, 291, 292 



history, 285, 289 



Laverack, Mr. Edward, on, 290 



origin, 286 



points, 287 



preparation for show, 294 



puppies, 292 



puppy, selecting, 293 



Red Setter, 285, 287 



show v. working, 285 



shows, effects of, 285 



training, 291, 293 



trials, 291, 292 



type not established, 286 



" Veteran Sportsman " on, 285, 

 286, 291 



working v. show, 285 

 IRISH TERRIER, 461 



antiquity, 461, 462 



badger-drawing, 470 



breeders, prominent, 462, 463, 

 4.65, 476 



breeding, 471, 474 



buying, 471 



Carey, Dr., on, 474 



celebrated specimens, 464, 474, 476 



Club, 461, 464, 474, 476 



colours, 463, 473, 477 



companion, 467 



cropping, 475 



Dalziel on, 462 



" Dare-devil," 468, 477 



dressing coat, 473 



faults, 477 



feeding, 472 



flee tn ess, 469 



Fox-terrier type, 474 



hardiness, 467 



history, 461 



house-dog, 468 



judging, erratic, 464, 465 



Krehl, Mr. G. R., on, 461 



management, 471 



IRISH TERRIER contd. 



modern v. early dogs, 463 



origin, 461 



pluck, 468 



points, 476 



popularity, 461, 464 



preparing for show, 472 



prices realised, 465, 476 



puppies, 472 



puppy, selecting, 473 



purchasing, 471 



rabbiting, 469 



ratting, 469 



shooting-dog, 470 



size, 464, 474, 477 



sterling qualities of, 461, 462, 

 464, 467 



temperament, 467, 470, 477 



timidity, seeming, 470, 

 IRISH WATER SPANIEL, 321 



breeders, prominent, 323, 326-328 



capabilities, 323, 324 



celebrated specimens, 324, 326-328 



coat, 322, 323, 326, 328 



colour, 323, 325, 328 



companion, 323 



crosses, 323, 324, 326 



history, 321, 327 



mouth, 322, 324 



numbers of, scanty, 322 



pedigrees, defective, 327 



points, 325, 328 



puppies, 324 



sagacity, 323 



show v. working, 322 



shows, 324 



Skidmore, Mr. J. S., on, 322. 327, 

 328 



snipe-nosed, 325 



tail, 326, 327, 328 



temperament, 323, 324 



topknot, 322, 325, 326 



training, 324 



trials, 322 



varieties, 323 



wild fowl ing, 322 



working v. show, 322 

 " Irish Wolfe Dog," 49 

 IRISH WOLFHOUND, 104 



breeders, prominent, 109, no 



celebrated specimens, 105, 107, 

 109, 111-113 



chaining, evil effects of, 112 



Club, no, 113 



colours, 112-114 



companion and guard, no 



