238 THE AMERICAN HUNTING DOG 



generations back, or else if you know the names 

 of both dam and sire, send them in to the Field 

 Dog Stud Book, in care of the American Field, 

 Chicago, and they will advise you if these are reg- 

 istered pups. 



If dam and sire have already been registered, it 

 is easy to get a registration certificate for the 

 pups, the fee for the same being $1. 



IRISH SETTER REGISTRY 



My dog, Pat IV, A. K. C. 190066, is a mahog- 

 any red, and no white except a small white star 

 on breast; he is extra large and has beai?tiful 

 shape. My bitch has white toes and white breast, 

 and in each litter of pups there has been one white 

 and red spotted one, more white than red; looks 

 more like an English setter, and they are the larg- 

 est of the litter and seem more birdie than the 

 others and are beautiful dogs. Where does the 

 white in the Irish setter come from? Some peo- 

 ple think an Irish setter can't have any white on 

 them and be thoroughbred. -^ -g ^qllins. 



Ans. — A white spot on breast is always allow- 

 able on the coat of an Irish setter. The white 

 colour there probably comes from an English set- 

 ter cross in the pedigree of your dam. — The West- 



