. The Sportsman's cabinet, and town and country magazine. etter; therefore, the deep-flowedhound is to be preferred; the kibble,and even lighter kiuds of hounds, mayanswer the purpose ; but what is thusgained in speed is not a sufficient com-pensation for unsteadiness and inferi-ority of nose. The Spaniaid, however,from having been judiciously crossed,has arrived at a degree of perfection soas to leave little to be desired on thishead : and excellent pointers are to bemet with in most parts of differ from the setter, inasmuch,as when they have approached suffi-ciently near the gam
. The Sportsman's cabinet, and town and country magazine. etter; therefore, the deep-flowedhound is to be preferred; the kibble,and even lighter kiuds of hounds, mayanswer the purpose ; but what is thusgained in speed is not a sufficient com-pensation for unsteadiness and inferi-ority of nose. The Spaniaid, however,from having been judiciously crossed,has arrived at a degree of perfection soas to leave little to be desired on thishead : and excellent pointers are to bemet with in most parts of differ from the setter, inasmuch,as when they have approached suffi-ciently near the game, they stand erect;whereas the true setter will either situpon his haunches or lie close to theground—generally the latter. It maybe also veiy justly remarked that thougha particular strain of either the pointeror setter may have arrived at a greatdegree of perfection, yet, if continuedon the same strain for a length of time,it will degenerate; in order, therefore,to prevent that dwindling or falling offwhich would inevitably take place, re- h by ^ O. ,.J } Town and Country Magazine. 131 course must occasionally be had to otherstrains; that is, to dogs of tlie samekind, but bred in diflerent parts of thekingdom, taking care to choose animalsof undoubted merit from M-hich to breed;and in order to avoid the impossibilityof being misunderstood, it will be neces-sary to observe, that, in thus giving di-rections for preserving the requisitequalities in perfection, we do not meanin this case that recourse should be hadto the talbot, fox-hound, or any otherkind of dog used for a distinct purpose,but merely to procure a pointer (eithersire or dam) from a distant part of thecountry, if pointers are the object; andthe same in respect to setters. Pointers often suffer much from sorefeet; considerable difference however,will be found amongst them in regard totheir feet. White footed dogs perhapswill generally be found more tender inthis respect than those whose feet are ofa dark colour.
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