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by means of which a superlatively good 

 breed of dogs will be obtained ; and should 

 any of my readers feel induced to try the 

 experiment, I will answer for their suc- 

 cess. 



The preliminary step is to put a fine- 

 bred and unexceptionable pointer bitch to a 

 noted fox-hound ; you will then have laid 

 the foundation of three essential quali- 

 ties, — speed, nose, and courage. Docility 

 and sagacity are also requisites, and to 

 obtain these, cross the offspring with the 

 small and slender race of Newfoundland 

 dog. The produce will be as near per- 

 fection as possible : they will take to 

 water, retrieve, and for general shoot- 

 ing will be found the very best and most 

 useful animal the sportsman can desire. 



Every qualification will be combined in 

 this cross, and their beauty will be such 

 as to entitle them to admission into their 

 master's drawing-room ; and be it under- 



