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Other, but the quieter nature of a well-bred retriever 

 with a good temper enables him to be more easily and 

 perfectly trained. If, however, owners of pointers and ' 

 setters were to take the same trouble with them as 

 they do with retrievers, they would find them equally 

 intellioent. Too often the his/her qualities of the 

 former are neglected and overlooked by their being 

 used solely for working on the hills over birds, and so 

 long as there is sport the dogs are considered to be 

 o^ood enoLiofh. 



To more fully bring out and develop the talents of 

 pointers and setters, it is necessary to keep them less 

 shut up in kennels than is generally the case, and to 

 have them more about with us. Where such a custom 

 is observed they will prove themselves not only to be 

 as affectionate and sagacious companions as one could 

 desire, but many of them are capable of being made 

 as efficient retrievers as any dogs can possibly be. 



The constant incarceration in Scotch hill-kennels 

 ruins many a good dog, makes him sulky and dis- 

 inclined to hunt, weakens his nose-power, and, as I 

 can myself vouch for from sad experience, often pro- 

 duces rheumatism so badly as to necessitate the dog 

 being destroyed. Proper management is even more 

 necessary in Highland kennels than it is in the low 

 grounds. When keepers are not scrupulously careful 

 to keep their dogs constantly exercised, and warm and 

 dry in their kennels, the mists so prevalent on the 

 Scotch hills are sure to induce rheumatism. A care- 

 less kennel-boy may cost his master well-nigh a fortune. 

 Then, again, it is necessary to see that keepers 

 understand and appreciate the difference there is 

 between due kindness and encouragement to his dogs. 



