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tion go far beyond all this. They extend, in 

 the first instance, to the dog's knowing what he 

 is to stand for ; arid to bring him forward early 

 in the more profitable business of independent 

 inquiry. The stop which he has from instinct, 

 more or less improved into determined, self- 

 collected stand, makes the great characteristic 

 difference between the animal whose superior 

 talents we are endeavouring to cultivate into 

 excellence, and the whole of the other inferior 

 orders of the species ; but although in itself 

 indispensable, it is among the very least of the 

 qualifications which go to the formation of a 

 finished pointer. 



The reader will be pleased to recollect, that 

 in entering on the detail with which I have 

 conducted the pupil through the whole of his 

 individual duty, I was induced, at the outset, 



that he would try his hand in teaching him the trade of his 

 companions ; and with the help of a parcel of stones in one 

 pocket, and of lumps of pudding in the other, he very early 

 succeeded in his attempt ; and the pig did his part to admira- 

 tion. We are further furnished with strong certificates from 

 a Sir H.Mildmay concerning these extraordinary perform- 

 ances. Now I certainly do not mean to disparage the pig's 

 abilities: still less will I venture to call in question Sir 

 Henry's veracity : he may be perfectly correct in saying that 

 " the pig quartered his ground as well " as ever he saw a 

 pointer:" all I mean to say is, I do apprehend that the 

 Baronet and I differ widely in our notions of quartering. 



