Shooting Breeds 19 



Until men cease breeding dogs, the name of 

 Edward Laverack will always stand highest. Any 

 breeder of dogs, though his fancy may be for toy 

 spaniels or mastiffs rather than for shooting dogs, 

 takes off his hat in veneration when he speaks of 

 Laverack. Every man of them knows that at a 

 time when communication was difficult and the 

 art of breeding had not been carried far, Mr. 

 Laverack produced a variety of setters which in 

 beauty and distinction have never been equalled 

 by any creation of the breeder's efforts. For a 

 half century these dogs have stood out easily at 

 the head of all others in their patrician appear- 

 ance ; in the elegance and symmetry which are 

 evidences of gentle birth. It is hard to breed 

 Laveracks good at all points, but when one does 

 come right it has a stamp of noblesse which no 

 other dog rivals. The Laveracks have always 

 had their friends in America, and probably will be 

 preserved for generations to set an example of 

 quality in breeding. In the field they suit a great 

 many practical sportsmen, and as long as they 

 please their supporters it is idle to speak dispar- 

 agingly of their abilities on birds. 



Considering pointers and setters as rivals, we 

 come to a difficult question. Each breed has its 

 advocates, many of them so extreme that they will 

 listen to nothing in favor of the other. Setters 

 seem to meet the requirements in a larger variety 



