120 DOMESTICATED DOGS FOB THE GUN. 



long, low, and strong, tail round and carried slightly down; but 

 straight, without any approach to feather. The celebrated breed 

 known as " McCarthy's" is thus described by that gentleman in 

 a recent communication. , 



"The present improved and fancy breed, called M'Carthy's 

 breed, should run thus : Dog from 21 to 22 inches high (seldom 

 higher when pure bred), head rather capacious, forehead promi- 

 nent, face from eyes down perfectly smooth, ears from 24 to 26 

 inches from point to point. The head should be crowned with a 

 well-defined top-knot, not straggling across like the common rough 

 water dog, but coming down in a peak on the forehead. The body 

 should be covered with small crisp curls, which often become drag- 

 gled in the moulting season : the tail should be round without 

 feather underneath, of the two rather short, and as stiff as a ram- 

 rod ; the color of a pure puce liver without any white. Though 

 these dogs are generally of very high mettle, I have never found 

 them intractable or difficult to be trained ; they readily keep to heel 

 and down-charge, and will find a dea:l or wounded bird anywhere, 

 either in the open or in covert, but they are not partial to stiff 

 thorny brakes, as the briers catch the curl and trail after them. 

 It is advisable to give them a little training at night, so that in 

 seeking objects they must rely upon the nose alone. For the gun, 

 they should be taught to go into the water like a duck ; but when 

 kept for fancy, a good clog of this breed will take a flying jump of 

 from 25 to 35 feet, or more, perpendicular bight, into the water. 

 My old dog Boatswain lived to be about eighteen years oLl, 

 when, although in good health and spirits, I was obliged to destroy 

 him. When going abroad in 1849, for some years, I gave my breed 

 to Mr. Jolliffe Tuffncll, of Mount-street, Merrion-square, Dublin, 

 son of the late Col. Tuffn?ll, of Bath. His dog Jack, a son of my 

 dog Boatswain, is known particularly as a sire, to every one in Ire- 

 land, and to very many in England. A good well-trained dog of 

 this breed will not be obtained under from $50 to $100, and 

 I have known as much as $200 or $000 to be paid for one. They 

 will not stand a cross with any other breed ; the spaniel, setter, 

 Newfoundland dog, and Labrador dog, etc., perfectly destroy coat, 



