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CROSSED BREEDS. 



of the crosses used solely as retrievers, including tlie ordinary 

 cross between the Newfoundland and setter, and that between 

 the terrier and the water spaniel, which is recommended by Mr. 

 Colquhoun, and which I have found especially serviceable. 





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Retriever. (Flat-coated.) 



The qiia/itics which are required in the regular retriever are : 

 great delicacy of nose, and power of stooping (which latter is 

 often not possessed by the pointer) ; cleverness to follow out the 

 windings of the wounded bird, which are frequently most intri- 

 cate, and puzzle the intelligence as well as the nose to unravel 

 them ; love of approbation, to induce the dog to attend to the 



