334 Modern Dogs. 



Gordon Castle, as Lord Lovat, Sir A. G. Gordon of 

 Cluny, Major Douglas, Mr. Thompson (Broughty 

 Ferry), Lord Panmure, the Marquis of Huntley, 

 Lord Saltoun, Sir James Elphinstone, and Mr. 

 McNicholls (Glenbucket), could all trace their 

 strains to one common origin. From some of them 

 I firmly believe the bloodhound cross must have 

 come, for in no other way can be accounted the 

 hound-like type that was not uncommon about 

 twenty years ago. 



Not very long since I was given a Gordon setter, 

 said to be of the best blood, and it had cost 

 thirty guineas in Scotland as a broken dog. Never 

 look a gift dog in the mouth, but its breaking was a 

 myth and its value in shillings ! The first day I had 

 him out the parish was not big enough to inclose 

 him. He chased everything, and got into a plan- 

 tation where, with nose down, and a whimper every 

 now and then, he chevied the hares and rabbits to 

 his heart's content to my disgust. I was sorely 

 tempted to shoot the brute. When tired he came to 

 my whistle and had a right good thrashing ; a five mile 

 walk home along a hard road in pouring rain tamed 

 him a bit, and as he had a sensible look about him I 

 gave him another treat next day, over the roughest 

 land I could find. Here, after a long trudge of some 

 eight hours or so, he became amenable to discipline 



