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something of the desired type identical 
;n breeding to the field-trial dog of the 
South. They differ materially in physi- 
ral type and temperament. With these 
setters as a foundation, a desirable type 
Df setter might be established by com- 
nunity or organized activity. And so 
,ve would have in the course of time two 
;ssentially different strains of setters of 
dentically the same breed. If they final- 
y were given official recognition, sports- 
nen of the North and East could buy a 
setter with a good degree of assurance 
fiat he would be suited to their needs. 
In the early days of field-trials our 
setters were much larger than they are 
:o-day and were of a much different 
:emperament. A dog of fifty-five pounds 
veight was not counted large; sixty and 
seventy-pound setters were common. To- 
day a forty-pound field-trial setter is 
ronsidered large, while the thirty-five- 
xjund dog excites no special comment. 
The field-trial breeders have been wili- 
ng to sacrifice dog substance for speed 
ind range, until finally they have evolved 
1 wiry, nervous little setter that will race 
it top speed and range away for half a 
nile without thinking of making a turn 
;owards his handler. In spite of their 
jreat speed and range they will find 
lirds and point them staunchly. As for 
landling, the dog handles himself. His 
performance is a response to a few con- 
rentrated instincts that operate like a 
;;ood piece of mechanism. He cares little 
For his handler, and is irritated at any 
ittempt to direct him in his work. 
The cover dog is not of much value 
mless his temperament is such that he 
ran he easily trained to work to the gun. 
He must be something more than a dog, 
vith a few intensified instincts that op- 
rrate like a machine. He must have a 
dndly disposition and an intelligence 
fiat will guide him in the peculiar char- 
icter of the work he is called upon to 
perform. 
A light, fussy dog, with an instinctive 
lesire to race at the top of his speed, is 
lot worth training for work in the alder 
jwales or thickets of New England. And 
t does not matter how good a bird 
inder he may be in the open quail coun- 
ry of the South. 
"THE ideal setter for New England 
shooting should be what would be 
ronsidered in the South a large dog. 
?ifty-five pounds is a good weight for 
1 cover dog. A dog of that weight can, 
pf course, go fast, but he can easily be 
:rained to go strong and steady as dis- 
inguished from the method of the wiry, 
lervous, fussy dog. The cover dog 
should be of a strong, rather than a racy 
:ype. His feet should rest well forward, 
•ather than under him. If he has the 
rue field-trial shoulder that permits him 
0 “prop” when he gallops, and to stop 
nstantly without apparent effort, he will 
)e able to point quickly, whereas the 
log with shoulders that put his feet well 
mder him must needs take another step 
)efore he can stop, and this one step is 
)ften fatal to the day’s score of points. 
The ideal cover dog should haA^e his 
lead so put on that he will naturally 
:arry it high, and then he should have 
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