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Hard, courageous, fast, and with endurance une- 

 qualed, with a beautiful coat and cleanly habits to rec- 

 ommend him as a house dog, he will always be a favorite 

 with the men who keep but one dog. 



The points are the same as for the English setter, but 

 the description differs materially, and while such has not 

 been the practice in show- judging, I believe it is of the 

 highest importance to this breed that all such differences 

 should be made the most of. 



The skull should be longer and narrower than the 

 English setter' s, with strong occipital protuberance. 



The nose is longer, and the end is of a reddish brown 

 color, and should not be pink or black. 



The eyes should be deep brown in color a pale eye is 

 a blemish. Ears long enough to reach within about half 

 an inch of the end of the nose, set on low and well back, 

 hanging close to the cheeks. Lips deep enough to give 

 a square appearance to the muzzle, but not pendulous; 

 whiskers red. The shoulders are very long and sloping; 

 chest deep and narrow, with back ribs shorter than the 

 English setter's, giving more the appearance of being cut 

 up under the loin. Loin narrower than the English set- 

 ter's, yet well arched and strong; hips also narrower, and 

 more bony. Legs rather long, with elbows well let down, 

 and very free ; stifles very much bent ; quarters quite 

 sloping, and, though muscular, not heavy. The tail is 

 clothed with straight hair, falling down like a comb; 

 never bushy nor curly. 



The coat should be of moderately coarse, but glossy, 

 hair, which may be wavy, but not curly. The legs are 

 well, but not profusely, feathered. The color should be 

 a rich red, of a burnt sienna tone, without any black 

 hairs interspersed. There may be a little white on the 

 breast or toes, or a blaze in the face, but the less the 

 better. 



