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liver colour are generally good ones ; but they are 

 certainly difficult to be seen at a great distance, par- 

 ticularly en a mountain, which gives the sportsman 

 sometimes a vast deal of trouble; at the same time, 

 a brown dog will bring you nearer the game, and fs 

 particularly useful when it will not lie well : birds 

 will suffer a brown dog to approach them much 

 nearer than a white one, which arises solely from his 

 colour approximating more nearly that of stubbles, 

 &c. among which he hunts, and consequently ren- 

 ders him a less distinguishable object. 



A dog of the lemon or red colour is generally of a 

 giddy and impatient nature, as choler is found to be 

 the most predominant humour in him. In feet, in 

 general, white and brown, or these colours mixed, are 

 to be preferred. If a dog has much white upon him, 

 it is an indication of good temper. 



THE SETTER, OR LARGE LAND SPANIEL. 



THIS animal is more elegantly formed than the 

 pointer, ranges with greater speed, and is more hardy. 

 There are many sportsmen who prefer the pointer 

 to the setter, while others are found of a contrary 

 opinion ; though it appears to me that setters are 

 much more used at present than they were some 

 years back. They certainly have a great advantage 

 over the pointer in grouse-shooting, provided water 

 is plentiful; for, when hunting, a setter wants to 

 drink more frequently than a pointer; and it some* 



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