CHAPTER' XXII 



THE SETTER 



WHICHEVER variety of Setter a man may choose, 

 he will be certain of having a very delightful dog, 

 which fortunately fits to perfection the old adage that 

 " handsome is as handsome does." The Kennel Club 

 recognises three varieties, viz., the black and tan, 

 English, and Irish. The first record of a Setter 

 being used goes back as far as the year 1335, and 

 a document has been quoted, dated 1685, saying that 

 a yeoman then engaged '* for the sum of ten shil- 

 lings fully and effectually to teach a Spaniel to sit 

 partridges and pheasants.'* The black and tan, or, 

 as he was once known, the Gordon Setter, after the 

 Duke of that name, who had a large kennel, is 

 more common in Scotland. At one time he was 

 black, tan, and white. He is built much on the 

 lines of the English Setter ; the skull, however, is 

 a shade heavier and wider. The foreface is much 

 of the same style, but deeper in flew. The ears, which 

 should not be too long, show more feather, and are 

 set on low. The eyes are black or dark hazel. 

 The neck must not be throaty, but clean and racy,- 

 and should be set well back into the shoulders. The 

 shoulders should have plenty of liberty, and the 



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