BOOK II. 



THE ANIMALS USED BY THE SHOOTER, AND 



THEIR MANAGEMENT IN THE KENNEL 



AND THE FIELD. 



CHAPTER I. 

 POINTERS AND SETTEES. 



POINTERS (SPANISH AND ENGLISH) SETTERS (ENGLISH, IRISH, AND RUS- 

 SIAN) INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON BREAKING PREPARATORY EDUCA- 

 TION BREAKING AT PAIRING TIME AUTUMNAL BREAKING TO THE 

 GUN REMEDIES FOR FAULTS. 



POINTERS (SPANISH AND ENGLISH). 



IN this country there are several varieties of the pointer 

 still tolerably distinct from each other, but all running the 

 one into the other so as to make the divisions far from 

 distinct. Of these varieties, the old Spanish dog, now very 

 rare, the heavy English pointer, and the light English dog, 

 may be taken as the three types, as exhibited on the opposite 

 page. TJie old Spanish pointer is now very seldom met 

 with, but he is undoubtedly the original of all the existing 

 breeds. The Spanish dog is generally considered to be 

 descended from the hound, one of which is supposed to have 

 shown a disposition to point, and this faculty being encou- 

 raged and " bred to," in time there has been produced the 

 peculiar animal which is now so common. No dog is gifted 

 with a more keen sense of smell, and in none is the develop- 

 ment of the cavities of the nose more marked. He has also 

 a large brain, and shows great intelligence and docility, as 

 well as high scenting powers. It is from the extraordinary 

 condition of the nervous system that he becomes rigid when 

 excited by the scent of game j and though this state may be 



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