DOMESTIC DOGS. aor 
The various breeds known as setters are large spaniels which have 
acquired the habit of pomting at their game. They derive their name 
from having been originally taught to crouch down when marking game, in order 
to admit of the net with which the quarry was taken being readily drawn over 
Setters. 
them. With the use of guns this habit became, however, of no advantage, and 
setters were taught to assume the attitude of pointers. At the present day there 
are five chief breeds of setters, three of which are commonly seen in England. 
The English setter, which is regarded as the result of a cross between the field- 
spaniel and the pointer, should have a silky coat, with a slight wave, but no curl 
IRISH SETTER (+ nat, size). 
in the hair. The fore and hind-legs should be thinly fringed with hair, while in 
the tail the fringe of long hair should fall regularly like the teeth of a comb, 
without any signs of bushiness. In the middle of the tail the length of the fringe 
should be from 6 to 7 inches in length, while at the point it should not exceed 
half an inch. An abundance of hair between the toes is another “point” of 
the setter. There is great variation in colour, which is valued according to the 
following scale, viz. black-and-white ticked with large splashes, known as the 
“blue Belton”; orange-and-white freckled, known as “orange Belton”; orange or 
lemon-and-white without ticks; liver-and-white ticked; black-and-white with 
shght tan markings; black-and-white ; liver-and-white without ticks; pure white : 
black ; liver; red or yellow. The Irish setter is generally of a red colour without 
