THE SETTER. 



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friction of the heather on moorland shootings better than the 

 pointer, and he also bears exposure to wet and cold with more 

 impunity. Hence the setter was always considered the grouse- 

 dog and the pointer the partridge-dog ; but, as I have elsewhere 

 remarked, the retriever has now superseded the latter in his proper 

 vocation, and he must either work on the moors or not at all. 



I shall now proceed to describe the four varieties of the setter, 

 beginning with — 



(A) THE ENGLISH SETTEE. 





The English Setter. 



In my young days the use of the setter was almost confined to 



