90 DOMESTICATED DOGS FOR THE GUX. 



modern breed of dogs in size of head and nose, and in depth of ear. 

 It will be seen that this is a very heavy and somewhat clumsy 

 dog, incapable of ranging far and fast, as is required in wild beats 

 for the partridge, and in most cases for grouse. Our ancestors were 

 satisfied and pleased to walk with their dogs in beating for game, 

 but in these modern times sjjortsmen like to take it easy, and make 

 their pointers or setters do their work for them, so that pace and 

 lasting powers to keep it up are now much more required ; and 

 hence the modern English pointer has been bred, partly by cross- 

 ing with the foxhound or greyhound, and partly by selecting the 

 lightest and quickest of the old breed. 



The Spam's// pointer is characterised by great height and weight, 

 large bones, and altogether heavy limbs, large and rather spreading 

 feet, a small stern, which in the engraving is represented as cropjjed, 

 that being the universal practice in former days with the pointer ; 

 muzzle broad, head large and heavy, ears full and pendent, but not 

 so wide as those of the hound. In hunting he was slow and lum- 

 bering, lashing his " stern " with great vigour, and, from his weight, 

 soon tiring himself, or wearing his feet through till he became 

 lame. Three or four hours' work in the day was quite as much as 

 could be got out of this dog, which is therefore now almost entirely 

 superseded by the modern breeds. 



