DOGS. 



15 



The English Pointer. 



THE ENGLISH POINTER. This dog is principally 

 employed for finding of partridges, pheasants, &c. 

 and is very docile and obedient. It differs in size, 

 and somewhat in colour; and is valued for its utility 

 and sagacity, as well as for the beauty and sym- 

 metry of its appearance. An improvement in this 

 dog is obtained by crossing it with the harrier. 



English Setter. 



THE SETTER is, as its name imports, a sports- 

 mans' companion: they are steady serviceable dogs 

 in the field, but are not so rapid in their movements 

 as the English Pointer. 



THE SPRINGER is a small but nimble dog, some- 

 what like the Setter in make, but shorter in the 

 body and legs : its ears are very long and pendulous, 

 and its hair long and shaggy. It is found useful in 

 woodcock and snipe shooting. 



