280 FIELD SHOOTING. 



a white pointer-bitch I bred a litter of liver- 

 colored pups which became first-rate dogs. 



Some of the cross-bred dogs take after the 

 setter, and some after the pointer, in shape 

 and coat, in the same litter. On the whole, 

 I prefer those which follow the pointer. They 

 have a short but thick coat and a tough skin, 

 while the hair is not long enough to catch 

 hold of the cockle-burrs. Both kinds are hearty, 

 strong dogs, with good constitutions and capable 

 of great endurance. As a rule, they are inclined 

 to be headstrong and are difficult to break, but 

 when they are broken and have learned their 

 business they make first-rate dogs and hardly 

 ever tire. 



Those cross-bred dogs which take after the 

 pointer look like pointers, and many men think 

 they are pointers ; but they have much better feet, 

 and their legs and bodies are covered and well pro- 

 tected by thick but short hair. I have found 

 them goodj tough dogs, capable of standing more 

 hard work than either pointers or setters, as a 

 rule. Those which take after the setter have more 

 power than setters, and great bone and substance. 

 Their hair is not as long as the setter's, but it 

 is thicker. Both kinds are as good for water 



