68 THE DOG IN HEALTH. 



must not be forgotten that anything to which a man has 

 become accustomed may be better for him though not 

 better in itself. Dogs suiting the English style of shoot- 

 ing must be adapted to that in vogue in America before 

 they can use their powers to advantage, and the reverse. 



Two strains of English setters have been famous in 

 modern times, the Laverack and the Llewellin. 



The latter was formed by a cross of the former with 

 the Duke-Rhaebe blood. These strains were named from 

 the gentlemen in whose hands they were formed or be- 

 came renowned. 



The Laverack is heavier in the shoulders and chest, 

 more feathered, and perhaps more symmetrical. 



The Llewellins have attained great eminence in field 

 trials in America, one dog, Gladstone, but recently dead, 

 having become a " name to conjure by." 



We have devoted a good deal of space to the setter 

 and the pointer on account of their great popularity in 

 America, where they have reached a degree of perfection 

 perhaps not yet equaled elsewhere — at all events as re- 

 gards setters, whether the field or the show bench be 

 considered. 



The author has just one more remark to make in re- 

 gard to these breeds. The setter is unquestionably one 

 of the most beautiful breeds of dogs ever seen, and it is 

 to be hoped that no temporary craze or mere fad will 

 lead to the production of dogs so small or so spaniel- 

 like in form that we shall lose what has been the ad- 

 miration and the result of the work of generations of 

 gentleman sportsmen and earnest breeders ; and it is 

 further to be hoped that bench-show judges will not 



