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top, long and tapering, the, poll rising to a point ; his nose 

 open and large ; his ears tolerably long, slightly erect, and 

 falling between the neck and jaw bone, slightly pointed at 

 the tip ; eyes clear and bright ; neck and head set on 

 straight ; his chest should be broad and deep — the contrary 

 clearly shows want of speed and stamina ; legs and arms 

 strong, muscular, and straight ; elbows well in ; feet small 

 and hard ; body not over long, and well ribbed up — ^if not, he 

 will be weak, and incapable of doing a day's work ; loins 

 broad at top, but thin downwards ; hind quarters broad ; 

 hind legs strong and large ; tail long, fine, and tapering ; 

 hair short, sleek, and close. Here you have the pure English 

 Pointer, and as that is the best type of the dog, we shall not 

 attempt to describe the Spanish one, which is not by any 

 means equal to the English, and is, moreover, so quarrelsome, 

 that he cannot be kennelled with other dogs. Good dogs ■ 

 are of any colors, but the most favorite ones are liver and 

 white, white and fawn, pure black, and pure liver. The two 

 first, however, are better adapted for this country, being more 

 easily seen in cover. 



We next come to the Setter. His head, like the Pointer 

 should be broad at the top between the eyes ; the muzzle 

 though, must be longer and more tapering, and not over 

 thick. Towards the eyes he must have a deepish indenture, 

 and on the top of his skull a highish bony ridge. His ears 

 should be long, pendulous, and slightly rounded. The eyes, 

 rather dark and full. His nose soft, moist, and large. Soma 



