. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammals; Animal behavior. THk DOG FAMILY-HOUND. 223 parents bring up excellent Pups. They are strong, swift, and more than other Dogs are fitted for the chase by the perfect development of their senses, especially by their delicate scent. They are en- dowed with such smelling powers that they can detect the track of game after hours, nay, after days have elapsed. The Pointers Among the many breeds we will first and Their Track- consider the best known, the Point- ing Abilities. ers T
. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammals; Animal behavior. THk DOG FAMILY-HOUND. 223 parents bring up excellent Pups. They are strong, swift, and more than other Dogs are fitted for the chase by the perfect development of their senses, especially by their delicate scent. They are en- dowed with such smelling powers that they can detect the track of game after hours, nay, after days have elapsed. The Pointers Among the many breeds we will first and Their Track- consider the best known, the Point- ing Abilities. ers They are of moderate size and rather strong build; the muzzle is long and thick, the nose is sometimes split, the ear is wide, long and drooping ; the hair may be long, short or bristly and the color usually is white, spotted with brown or more rarely black ; but there are also entirely white, brown, black or yellow varieties. Pointers are sagacious, docile, obedient animals, eager for the hunt, to the success of which they are quite indispensable. They track the game by fol- lowing fresh spoors or simply by scent, and, under favorable circumstances, they are able to scent small game at a distance of thirty or even fifty paces. " For many years past," says Diezel, "I have com- pared the capabilities of the animals inhabiting Germany, and have per- suaded myself that there is one far superior to all others, and that is the Pointer. Requisites in " To make my Training a assertion hold Pointer. good, the Dog must be of very pure breed and possessed of all his natural endowments, espe- cially a delicate scent. Further, he must not have been brought up isolated, but immediately under the eyes of his trainer, and thus be taught from puppyhood to understand every word and gesture. Then, also, his trainer must possess all the qualifications of a good teacher, among which pa- tience is not of the least importance, and must be a good marksman; for only when all requisi
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