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But there is a difference between the 

 Pointer and the Setter when on point 

 the Pointer stands erect, and the Setter 

 crouches cat-like. The Setter is harder to 

 train than the Pointer, and more apt to 

 forget : he wants some training every 

 season. But he is the more graceful dog, 

 and this probably accounts for his con- 

 tinuing to be used. Both are somewhat 

 distant in their relations with man. 



The Spaniel seeks and flushes his game 

 without giving tongue, but does not point, 

 and cannot be trained to do so ; his only 

 teaching is to keep within range. As com- 

 pared with the Pointer or the Setter, his 

 nose is carried closer to the ground than 

 either, his tail never ceases its movements, 

 and he is also more familiar with man. 



The Retriever hunts game like the Spaniel, 

 but carries his head high, seeking the scent 

 in the air until he locates the game or 

 its track, and then it is lowered to the 

 ground like the Spaniel. He fetches natur- 

 ally without teaching, and carries the game 

 lightly without worrying it. 



It is doubtful whether any of these sport- 

 ing dogs have any special fondness for the 

 flesh of the birds they hunt. 



Foxhounds differ from sporting dogs in 



