214 HUNTING DOGS. 



slioiilders and usually carrying* lots oi useless 

 lumber. As a consequence lie lacks the speed of 

 Ills English brethren, and for this reason he is 

 not a desirable field trial candidate, but as a 

 steady, reliable dog, with more than average bird 

 finding ability, he will always have a number of 

 admirers." 



The Irish setter is another interesting one 

 of the setter family. He is not as popular in 

 America as the others, though a handsome and 

 capable performer. His color is red, with white 

 on chest, throat or toes, or a small star on the 

 forehead. 



The manner of judging pedigreed field dogs 

 lias been reduced to an almost exact science. 

 After all, however, all this is not for the casual 

 hunter and many an embryo sportsman tramps 

 the fields after capable, though not so high-toned 

 dogs, and enjoys it all more than the nervous 

 owner watching his dog in the field trial. 



SPANIELS. 



Spaniels are not utilized to any extent as 

 hunting dogs in this country, although they are 

 sometimes crossed to good avantage with other 

 hunting dogs. About the water, the water span- 

 iel is well adapted. For instance some spaniel 

 blood in a mink dog is well worth considering. 



