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of any other color. The coat is slightly wavy, but not very long 

 or curly; and the legs are but little feathered. The hight is 

 usually about 23 or 24 inches, sometimes slightly more or less. 

 This doo- can readily be made to set and back ; and he will also 

 hunt as well as a setter, but slowly, and lasting for a short time 

 only. 



The Curly-coated Retriever is distinguished by having the whole 

 body covered with short crisp curls like those of the Irish water 

 spaniel. The head is quite free from these, a well-marked line 

 being apparent just behind the ears. Like the wavy-coated dog 

 he should have a long deep jaw, and with the exception of the 

 coat the two breeds resemble each other closely. The curly -coated 

 dog is black or of a deep liver color, without white. 



The Terrier cross is either with the beagle or the pointer, the 

 former being that which I have chiefly used with advantage, and 

 the latter being recommended by Mr. Colquhoun in his "Lochs 

 and Moors." He gives a portrait of one used by himself, which 

 he says was excellent in all respects ; and, from so good a sports- 

 man, the recommendation is deserving of all credit. This dog 

 was about 22 inches high, with a little of the rough coat of the 

 Scotch terrier, combined with the head and general shape of the 

 pointer. The sort I have used is, I believe, descended from the 

 smooth white English terrier and the true old beagle ; the nose 

 and style of hunting proclaiming the hound descent, and the 

 voice and appearance showing the preponderance of the terrier 

 cross. These dogs are small, scarcely ever exceeding 10 lbs. in 

 weight, and with difficulty lifting a har^, so that they are not 

 qualified to retrieve " fur " any great distance. They must, there- 

 fore, be followed when either a hare or pheasant is sought to be 

 recovered. They are mute in *' questing," and very quiet in their 

 movements, readily keeping at heel, and backing the pointers 

 steadily while they are " down charge," for as long a time as may 

 be required ; and when they go to their game they make no noise, 

 as is too often done by the regular retriever. They do not carry 

 so well as the larger dog, but in all other respects they are his 

 equal, or perhaps superior. Owing to their small size they are ad- 



