114 THE SETTER 



chest be deep, while the forelegs should be per- 

 fectly straight. The feet, as a rule, are larger than 

 those of the English Setter, and the dog has more 

 bone. He is a very handsome dog if well formed, 

 with nice black flat coat ; the tan markings should 

 be a 'rich mahogany colour on lips, cheeks, and throat, 

 with a spot over the eyes. The tan also shows on 

 the forelegs and feather nearly to the elbows, on 

 the hindlegs up to the stifles, and on the under 

 feather of the tail. A! gentleman who has kept them 

 for twenty years speaks most enthusiastically of their 

 capabilities as workers. Many are used on the moors 

 in the North of Scotland, and give every satisfac- 

 tion. Of late years they have not been much shown, 

 classes rarely being provided for them. When one 

 of the largest kennels in Scotland was dispersed, 

 many of the inmates went to Norway, where some 

 good dogs are now to be found. 



The modern history of the English Setter is largely 

 bound up with the name of Laverack. Some time 

 about 1825 Mr. Laverack who at one time was 

 a shoemaker set about establishing a strain which 

 afterwards became closely identified with his per- 

 sonality. But if this strain had great beauty, it was 

 also noted for the headstrong nature of the dogs, 

 which were, in consequence, not easily broken. Few 

 pure Laveracks have survived the test of time, and 

 they have been replaced by the magnificent animals 

 produced by that enthusiastic sportsman, Mr. Richard 

 Purcell Llewellin. This gentleman experimented at 

 first with an Irish and Laverack cross, but the real 

 foundation of his strain must be attributed to a 

 dog named " Dan," which he purchased in 1871 and 

 bred to Laverack bitches. So successful was he that 



