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ILLUSTRATED STOCK DOCTOR. 
Better, and requires constant use to keep in hunting trim. It difiers from tha 
English dog as follows : 
1. The head is longer and more narrow, and the occipital bono almost as 
prominent as that of the pointer. 
2. The nose is longer and square at the end, of a deep mahogany or flesh 
color. 
3. Eyes and ears. The eyes should be dark brown ; ears Jong enough to 
almost reach the end of the nose, and more tapering than the English dog’s, 
yet never poiuted, and well set back. 
5, 6. The Irish setter stands higher than the English ; his elbows, notwith- 
standing, well let down ; his shoulders long, brisket deep and narrow, and his 
ribs not so long as those of his cousin. Loin slightly curved, strongly fastened 
to his hips, but not wide, sloping quarters, and tail set on low but straight^ 
finely tapered and carried with boldness. 
7. Legs straight as an arrow; hocks good ; bent stifles, and strong but not 
too heavy haunches. 
8. Feet harelike, not as hairy as the English setter between the toes. 
9. The tail ornamented with a long comb of hair, not bushy or heavy ; no 
curl. 
The coat of the Irish setter is coarser than that of the English dog, wavy, 
tut not curly, and by no means long ; hind legs and fore legs well fringed, 
(but not heavily, the ears covered with feather, with a tendency to wave but 
not curl. 
12. The color is a rich, dark red, without the least trace or tinge of blade 
either on the head or back. A speck of white on the neck, breast or toes is 
admissible ; not too much, however, is seen in good strains. 
In the field the Irish setter is most energetic, never tiring. His nose by 
Borne is considered not quite so delicate as the English dog’s. He is fast and 
Stylish in his movements, and has many admirers who prefer him for single 
(work. The La Touche, Hutchinson’s, and the Knight of Kerry’s strains are 
most noted in England. 
Plunket, a celebrated Irish setter dog, combining the La Touche, Hutchin- 
son and Hon, D. Plunket’s breeds, is now owned in this country. 
THE BLACK-TAN OR GORDON SETTER. 
The black-tan or Gordon setter derives its name from the fact that the 
*sDukes of Gordon, in Scotland, bred and for a long time owned setters of this 
color. The breed has never attained great notoriety in the field, being without 
doubt deficient in nose when compared with the English and Irish setters, and 
not having the intelligence of either. The Gordon is apt to be gun-shy, stub- 
born or mulish. Many writers suspect a dash of the colly or sheep dog blood 
present in the breed* and charge hjs color to this cause. Others declare it to 
