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always be made a good water retriever by proper hand- 

 ling, and though not so enduring for constant water-work 

 as a dog whose habits are more naturally aquatic, he will 

 render good service in this line; and as we are supposed 

 to be seeking a dog with the most varied and general 

 powers of attainment, this is certainly worthy of note, and 

 justly entitles him to higher rank than a dog which can- 

 not be thus used. 



My deductions from the foregoing are: If a man lives in 

 a country abounding in small patches of thick cover and 

 is not a good enough shot to kill his birds therein, let him 

 use a Spaniel to drive the birds out ; if he lives in a hot, 

 dry country, and never shoots elsewhere, a Pointer will 

 suit him best; but if he wants a dog for all kinds of work, 

 and over which he can kill every variety of game bird with 

 the least regard to cover, footing or temperature, let him 

 get a high-couraged, pure-blooded Setter, intelligently han- 

 dle and break him, treat him well, and fear no form of dog 

 that can be brought against him. Such a dog I pronounce 

 the best animal for American upland shooting." 



