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coat of fine quality and a good setter expression, 

 but in the points mentioned they do not seem to 

 equal the Llewellins in uniformity of results. I 

 bred several litters from imported bench winners 

 and their immediate descendants, and have owned 

 and seen quite a number having the blood of 

 Monk of Furness. My own observation of these 

 breeding defects is confirmed by reports I have 

 received from a few other breeders. I suppose 

 that the fact is due to the exaggerated attention 

 paid to the coat by bench-show breeders. If my 

 own somewhat limited observation represents a 

 general rule, it explains why the purely bench- 

 show Laverack in America never bred on. It 

 seems as if the exhibitors were compelled con- 

 stantly to go to England to find winners. 



In their own field of beauty and distinction of 

 appearance the modern Laveracks are not only 

 the superiors of other English setters, but are, per- 

 haps, the handsomest and most bloodlike of all 

 dogs. Owners also find them attractive and 

 affectionate companions. One would suppose 

 that some way could be devised to blend their 

 superb quality with the speed and field work of 

 the later Llewellins. Since, however, it has been 

 tried many times without encouraging results, per- 

 haps the history of the future, as in the past, will 

 be that the Laverack with its specialized develop- 

 ment of fancy points will lead on the benches, 



