DOGS. 



Setters and pointers are the breeds of hunting dogs 

 which are chiefly used for work afield by American 

 sportsmen. These breeds display especial usefulness 

 in the pursuit of the various kinds of game birds, such 

 as quail, grouse, snipe and woodcock. Sport of this 

 kind is known as upland shooting, in contradistinction 

 to wild fowl shooting, a sport of marsh and water. 



Spaniels also have appreciative recognition, in a rela- 

 tively limited way, by certain sportsmen whose domi- 

 cile happens to be situated in a locality favorable to 

 spaniels' use. But even at that, this breed holds such 

 an insignificant place in relation to the gun, in America, 

 that it may be considered as a negligible factor. 



In this country the areas in which the spaniel can 

 be worked to advantage are so few and unimportant, 

 as compared with the vast areas favoring the work of 

 the setter and pointer, that it is obvious that these natu- 

 ral conditions dominate and determine the sportsman's 

 choice to an important degree. As few sections favor 

 the spaniel's use, few sportsmen own him. His physi- 

 cal powers, compared with those of the pointer and 

 setter, are exceedingly limited, and he is thus at a dis- 

 advantage in the comparison with them. Nevertheless, 

 in certain areas containing much cover and irregular 

 ground, in which the view is constantly obstructed, the 



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