DOG. Class I. 



was less than the hound, more scraggy, had 

 prickt up ears, and by Dr. Cains s description 

 seems to answer to the modern lurcher. 



The third division of the more generous dogs, 

 comprehends those which were used in fowl- 

 ing; first, the Hispaniolus or Spaniel : from the 

 name it may be supposed, that we were indebted 

 to Spain for this breed. There were two varie- 

 ties of this kind, the first used in hawking, to spring 

 the game, which are the same with our Starters. 

 The other variety was used only for the net, 

 and was called Index, or the Setter ; a kind well 

 known at present. This kingdom has long 

 been remarkable for producing dogs of this sort, 

 particular care having been taken to preserve 

 the breed in the utmost purity. They are still 

 distinguished by the name of English spaniels ; 

 so that notwithstanding the derivation of the 

 name, it is probable they are natives of Great 

 Britain. We may strengthen our suspicion by 

 saying that the first who broke a dog to the net 

 was an English nobleman of a most distinguish- 

 ed character, the great Robert Dudley Duke of 

 Northumberland* The Pointer, which is a 

 dog of foreign- extraction, was unknown to our 

 ancestors. 



* Wood's Ath. Ox. II. 27. 



