Varieties of the Dog. 7 



or second time of showing it to him, or, if very high- 

 couraged, as soon as he finds he cannot run it down by 

 speed. In the early days, after the breed was first estab- 

 lished, it was used solely by the falconer and netter, who 

 were contented with any animal which would find birds, 

 and, setting down on the gromid, would allow the net to 

 be drawn over him, or the hawk to be cast off, without 

 moving. Since the introduction of the plan of shooting 

 flying, a faster and stouter dog has become necessary, and 

 one also which will bear the heats of August and Septem- 

 ber. Hence the object of the breeder has been to get rid 

 of the thick curly coat of the spaniel on the body of the 

 setter, and at the same time to retain and even improve 

 upon the elegant feather beneath the tail, or flag, as it is 

 called, and behind the legs. The three breeds we have 

 mentioned, into which setters are divided, all agree in this 

 point, however much they may differ in others, as we shall 

 presently see. 



Youatt's remarks on the setter are interesting. He 

 says: — *'The setter is more active than the pointer. 

 He has greater spirit and strength. He loves his master 

 for himself, and not, like the pointer, merely for the 

 pleasure he shares with him. His somewhat inferior 

 scent, however, makes him a little too apt to run into his 

 game, and he occasionally has a will of his own. He 

 requires good breaking and plenty of work, but that 

 breaking must be of a peculiar character; it must not 

 partake of the severity which too often accompanies^ and 

 unnecessarily so, the tuition of the pointer." Several 

 distinct breeds of the setter are met with : the Laverack 

 setter, which is probably the purest of the English 

 breeds, the colours being liver and white, flints, or blue, 

 or lemon and white Beltons, or mottles. The Featherston 

 Castle, and also the Newark Castle setters are liver and 

 white, the latter being distinguished by top-knots. The 

 Lort setter is black and white or orange and white. The 

 Earl of Seafield's breed is lemon and white, and that of 

 Lord Lovat is black, white, and tan. The Llewellyn 

 setter is described as a very neat and handsome dog, 

 coming pretty close to the Laverack in many of his points. 



