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DOMESTICATED DOGS FOR THE GUN. 



or pure white, others black and tan ; and others, again, black and 

 white, with the tan spots over the eyes, and tanned cheeks, described 

 under the head of the pointer. The coat of the setter is of the 

 greatest importance to attend to in selecting the breed, since there 

 is a great difi'erence in this respect ; and while those with thin coats 

 are equally capable of bearing heat with the pointer, the rough, 

 curly, and oily-coated dogs are utterly useless in hot weather. The 

 best kind of hair is one which is composed of the same silky text- 





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The Gordon Setter. 



ure throughout (that is, without an under coat of a woolly nature), 

 and which, without any decided curl, has a truce of a wave here 



