broad, with its outline square in front, and not receding, as in 

 the hound. Flews (i. e. the overhanging lips) manifestly pre ■ 

 sent, but not pendant. The head should be well set on the 

 neck, with a peculiar form at the junction, only seen in the 

 poiater. The neck itself should be long, covered in its npper 

 outline, without any tendency to a dewlap or a ruff, as the 

 loose skin covered with long hair round the neck is called. The 

 body is of good length, with a strong loin, wide hips, and rather 

 arched ribs, the chest being well let down, but not in a hatchet- 

 shape, as in the greyhound, and the depth in the back ribs 

 being proportionably greater than in that dog. The tail, or 

 stern as it is technically called, is strong at the root, but, sud- 

 denly diminishing, it becomes very fine, and then continue? 

 nearly of the same size to within two inches of the tip, where it 

 goes off to a point, looking as sharp as the sting of a wasp, and 

 giving the whole very much the appearance of that part of the 

 insect, but magnified, of course. This peouhar shape of the 

 stem characterizes the breed, and its absence shows a cross 

 with the hound or some other dog." This, according to Stone- 

 henge, is a description every true-blooded pointer should answer, 

 and, according to the same authority, white dogs with lemon- 

 coloured heads are to be preferred before all others. 



How faithful this dog is to its peculiar instinct will be found 

 illustrated among the " Stories of Intelligent Dogs " in another 

 part of this volume. That it has considerable contempt for 

 anyone less enthusiastic in the chase than himself the following 

 incident furnished by Captain Brown will show : — 



" A gentleman having requested the loan of a pointer dog 

 from a friend, was informed by him that the dog would behave 

 very well so long as he could kill his birds ; but if he frequently 

 missed them, the dog would run home and leave him. The 

 pointer was accordingly sent, and the following day was fixed 

 for trial ; but, unfortunately, his new master happened to be a 

 remarkably bad shot. Bird after bird rose and was fired at, 

 but stm pursued its flight untouched, till at last the dog became 

 careless, and often missed his game. As if seemingly willing, 

 however, to give one chance more, he made a dead stop at a 

 fern-bush, with his nose pointed downward, the fore-foot bent, 

 and the tail straight and steady. In this position he remained 

 firm till the sportsman was close to him, with both barrels 

 cocked ; then moving steadily forward for a few paces, he at last 

 stood still near a bunch of heather, the tail expressing the 

 anxiety of the mind by moving regularly backwards and for- 



