100 THE SETTER. 



water, they are considered superior: but it is saiicf, 

 that they cannot so well endure either heat or 

 thirst as Pointers. Both these kinds are very 

 tractable, and easily trained to their duty. 



For the purpose of teaching them to bring game 

 to their masters, a stuffed Rabbet-skin is employed. 

 This, at first, is thrown before the Dog in a room, 

 and, as soon as he has seized it, he is pulled gently 

 to the man who is teaching him, by means of a 

 string fastened to his collar. After being properly 

 encouraged for three or four times in this manner, 

 the string is taken off, and he is tried without it 

 When the Dog begins to enjoy this amusement, the 

 Rabbet's skin is suspended by a cord over a pulley, 

 the other end of the string being held by the 

 teacher. A pistol is fired, and the skin let drop. 

 The Dog soon becomes fond of the sport, and will 

 afterwards readily bring all the game that is shot. 



Of the stoutness of the Setter, the late Mr. 

 Elwes mentioned a very decisive proof. A Setter, 

 of the breed for which he was famous, in following 

 him to London, hunted all the fields adjoining the 

 road, through a distance of sixty miles*. 



Britain has been long remarkable for producing 

 Dogs of this sort ; and, in many parts of the coun- 

 try, particular care is yet taken to preserve the 

 breed in its utmost purity and perfection. 



Daniel's Rural Sports, ii. 289, and 484. 



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