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since it apparently bids fair to attain more or 

 less of ascendency. It is represented by such 

 dogs as Tony Boy, Marie's Sport, Roderigo, 

 Gath, Lady's Count Gladstone, Rodfield, Geneva, 

 Sioux, and Mohawk. It is of medium size, com- 

 pact body, relatively small and short head as 

 compared with the Laveracks, and of harder and 

 thinner coat. Many of these dogs, like Glad- 

 stone, carry the tail curled upward almost like 

 that of a foxhound, though when at active work 

 in the field they commonly keep it below the 

 level of the back. They are usually characterized 

 by intense nervous energy, good speed in the 

 field, and a disposition to self-hunt. Breeders are 

 endeavoring to increase the size of field trial dogs 

 by selecting larger breeding specimens, but it is 

 not likely that the average size will much exceed 

 fifty pounds for the dogs and five pounds less for 

 the bitches. That weight seems to be some- 

 where about normal, for what may be called the 

 American Llewellin strain, just as the normal 

 height seems to be between twenty-two and 

 twenty-four inches at the shoulder. 



The qualities which enter into the American 

 Llewellins cannot be understood without an ex- 

 amination of the leading dogs which enter into 

 their pedigrees. 



Beyond comparison the first in importance is 

 Gladstone. This remarkable dog was a white- 



