. With rod and gun in New England and the Maritime provinces [microform]. Hunting; Fishing; Hunting; Fishing; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Chasse; Pêche sportive. ipii iliii I l|t;| 'iiriiiiii'i' W im mm rr ! ii (i: ! i^' lii. ', 1 4i(; JV/^/i Rod and Gun in New Ent^Iand CHAPTER XXIX. PoPUbAH Bf^eeds of OT every person is a dog fancier, but almost every- one has a fancy for some especial breed; the stately mastilT, the great Dane, the terrier, setter, pointer or spaniel each has its admirers, to whom the other varieties, as a rule, ofifer less attractions. While dogs, as a class, have certai
. With rod and gun in New England and the Maritime provinces [microform]. Hunting; Fishing; Hunting; Fishing; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Chasse; Pêche sportive. ipii iliii I l|t;| 'iiriiiiii'i' W im mm rr ! ii (i: ! i^' lii. ', 1 4i(; JV/^/i Rod and Gun in New Ent^Iand CHAPTER XXIX. PoPUbAH Bf^eeds of OT every person is a dog fancier, but almost every- one has a fancy for some especial breed; the stately mastilT, the great Dane, the terrier, setter, pointer or spaniel each has its admirers, to whom the other varieties, as a rule, ofifer less attractions. While dogs, as a class, have certain attributes in common, such as fidelity and affectim for their masters, they have in the different breeds as a result of persistent education, cultivation and breeding, peculiarities of character and habit which render each vari- ety valuable for the special purposes for which it is desired. The sportsman in going forth in quest of partridges and woodcock has as his companior» his highbred setter or pointer; the fox-hound or bull- dog would be of no value to him ; and the farmer, to guard his flocks of sheep, employs the intelligent collie rather than the destructive hound. Each breed, therefore, has its particular characteristics and is valuable each in a certain sphere and for a special purpose. Of the modern breeds of dogs the setters are among the most highly improved types; their intelligence is such that they are capable of receiv- ing an education and training that can be excelled by few other varieties, and they have been bred so long and carefully that their characteristics have become permanently fixed. There are now three breeds of setters — the English, Scottish or Gordon, and the Irish — and they are all so popular that it would be diffi- cult to state which has the most admirers. The English setter is one of the oldest of breeds, mention of it having been made as far back as the close of the 17th century. It, undoubtedly, originated as a cross betwe
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