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slightly drawn up belly, and his admirably 
straight legs. The stern is naturally like 
that of the Pointer, but is generally docked. 
In colour the Poodle-Pointer is grizzle- 
brown, brown and patched. Black, white, 
and pale colours are objected to. 
The old Weimar Pointer is a smaller and 
less muscular dog than the more common 
national type of Germany, with a narrower 
head and a softer coat. The colour is silver- 
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strong, straight legs. They often have dew- 
claws. In colour the Bracco is white and 
orange, white and liver, iron grey, or roan. 
Italian fanciers regard this as the parent of 
all Pointers ; but the Spaniards have more 
justification for the belief, their Perro de 
Mostra being unquestionably the forbear of 
the breed, at least in its more distinguished 
types. 
The Spanish Pointer still exists as a 
useful working dog with the gun. 
It is heavy and loosely made, 
larger than the English variety, 
and much less elegant. Latterly 
the English Pointer has been in- 
troduced into Spanish kennels, 
and the native dog has in con- 
sequence been suffered to fall into 
neglect. The Spanish Pointer is 
often double nosed. 
The same can only be said with 
reservation of the French Braques, 
which for many generations have 
been kept in excellent training for 
work under the gun. They are of 
many types, and are known by 
various names, although most of 
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grizzle or mouse grey, without markings. 
The average height is 23 inches. Another 
variety is the Pointer of Wirtemberg, a 
heavy, thick-set dog which approaches the 
hound in character. His ears are noticeably 
large. In colour he is brown, brindle about 
the back and head, with light tan-and-white 
markings, the white being plentifully ticked 
with brown, which reminds one of a speckled 
trout. The height at the shoulder may be 
27 inches, and the weight from 60 to 75 lb. 
In addition to their work as game finders 
the gun-dogs of Germany have to be equal 
to the task of polishing off a wounded fox 
as well as retrieving hares or birds. 
Hound-like also is the Bracco, or 
Italian Pointer, of which there are two 
classes, those above and _ those below 
24 inches in height. They have an oval 
head, with a long, straight muzzle, pendulous 
lips, folded ears set on a line with the eye, 
large and deep chest, short, broad loins and 
them are alike in their general 
characteristics. A distinct variety 
is the Braque St. Germain, a fine, up- 
standing lemon and white dog, somewhat 
more leggy than we desire on this side 
of the Channel, but elegant in shape and 
showing admirable quality and capacity for 
speed. His tail is allowed to remain its 
natural length ; but not so the Braque de 
Bourbonnais, whose caudal appendage is 
never permitted to be more than three inches 
in length. This latter is a short, compact 
and cobby dog, white in colour, with light 
chestnut flecks, and no large markings. His 
lips are pendulous and heavy, his ears rather 
fine and not large. His back is rounded 
towards the hindquarters, which are short 
and muscular. His height is about 23 
inches. 
The Old Braque is usually white, with 
large patches of chestnut. He is a heavy, 
thick-set animal, with short neck, broad, 
square muzzle, loosely hanging lips, and 
long thin ears. He has further a conspicuous 
