Varieties of the Dog. V4 
or second time of showing it to him, or, if very high. 
couraged, as soon as he finds he cannot run it down by 
speed. In the early days, after the breed was first estab- 
lished, it was used solely by the falconer and netter, who 
were contented with any animal which would find birds, 
and, setting down on the ground, would allow the net to 
be drawn over him, or the hawk to be cast off, without 
moving. Since the introduction of the plan of shooting 
flying, a faster and stouter dog has become necessary, and 
one also which will bear the heats of August and Septem- 
ber. Hence the object of the breeder has been to get rid 
of the thick curly coat of the spaniel on the body of the 
setter, and at the same time to retain and even improve 
upon the elegant feather beneath the tail, or flag, as it is 
called, and behind the legs. The three breeds we have 
mentioned, into which setters are divided, all agree in this 
point, however much they may differ in others, as we shall 
presently see. 
Youatt’s remarks on the setter are interesting. He 
says:—‘ The setter is more active than the pointer. 
He has greater spirit and strength. He loves his master 
for himself, and not, like the pointer, merely for the 
pleasure he shares with him. His somewhat inferior 
scent, however, makes him a little too apt to run into his 
game, and he occasionally has a will of his own. He 
requires good breaking and plenty of work, but that 
breaking must be of a peculiar character; it must not 
partake of the severity which too often accompanies, and 
unnecessarily so, the tuition of the pointer.” Several 
distinct breeds of the setter are met with: the Laverack 
setter, which is probably the purest of the English 
breeds, the colours being liver and white, flints, or blue, 
or lemon and white Beltons, or mottles. The Featherston 
Castle, and also the Newark Castle setters are liver and 
white, the latter being distinguished by top-knots. The 
Lort setter is black and white or orange and white. The 
Earl of Seafield’s breed is lemon and white, and that of 
Lord Lovat is black, white, and tan. The Llewellyn 
setter is described as a very neat and handsome dog, 
coming pretty close to the Laverack in many of his points, 
