100 DOMESTICATED DOGS FOR THE GUN. 



Hence it follows that there is a medium in point of speed which 

 may be possessed by either breed, and a selection need not be made 

 on that account. The setter is, however, acknowledged to be more 

 difficult to break than the pointer, and when once broken he is 

 more apt to require a second series of lessons, whereas the pointer 

 rarely forgets himself unless encouraged to do so by a careless or 

 incompetent master. 



The 23oinU of the English and Irish setters are nearly the same, 

 but there is a peculiar look about each, w^hich, though not exactly 

 capable of being described, readily distinguishes the one from the 

 other. Both have moderately heavy heads, but not so much so as 

 the pointer ; and their muzzles also are not so broad, nor are they 

 nearly so square in profile, the lower angle being rounded off, but 

 the upper being still nearly a right angle. The eye is similar to 

 that of the pointer, but not so soft, being more sparkling and 

 full of spirit. The ear long, but thin, and covered with soft silk}' 

 hair, slightly waved. The neck is long, but straighter than that of 

 the pointer, being also lighter and very flexible. The back and 

 loin are hardly so strong as those of the pointer, the latter 

 also being rather longer ; the hips also being more ragged, and 

 the ribs not so round and barrel-like. The stern, or flag, is 

 usually set on a little lower, is furnished with a fan-like brush 

 of long hair, and is slightly curved upwards towards the tip, biit 

 it should never be carried over the back, or raised above the level 

 of its root, excepting when standing, and then a slight elevation 

 is admired, every hair standing down with a stiff and regular 

 appearance. The shoulder-blade is very long and fine, and the 



