366 Modern Dogs. 



by tying a white handkerchief around the neck of 

 their dog, for something of the kind is certainly 

 required. And the shooting man who has a wide 

 expanse of moor upon which birds are scarce and 

 require a great deal of finding, and the walking is 

 arduous, can have no better dog for the purpose 

 than a properly trained and staunch red setter. 

 Such a one will work hard all day and not give up 

 in disgust about noon because he has failed to 

 locate more than an odd bird or so. Shortly, the 

 red setter appears to me to be the most persevering 

 of all sporting dogs used with the gun. 



His points and description, as issued by the Irish 

 Setter Club, are as follows : 



" Head. Should be long and lean. The skull 

 oval (from ear to ear), having plenty of brain room, 

 and with well-defined occipital protuberance. Brows 

 raised, showing stop. The muzzle moderately deep, 

 and fairly square at end. From the stop to the 

 point of the nose should be long, the nostrils wide, 

 and the jaws of nearly equal length, flews not to be 

 pendulous. The colour of the nose dark mahogany 

 or dark walnut, and that of the eyes (which ought 

 not to be too large) rich hazel or brown. The ears 

 to be of moderate size, fine in texture, set on low, 

 well back, and hanging in a neat fold close to the 

 head. 



