. The new book of the dog; a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment. Dogs. 498 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. slightly drawn up belly, and his admirably straight legs. The stern is naturally Uke that of the Pointer, but is generally docked. In colour the Poodle-Pointer is grizzle- brown, brown and patched. Black, white, and pale colours are objected to. The old Weimar Pointer is a smaller and less muscular dog than the more common national type of Germany, with a narrower head and a softer
. The new book of the dog; a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment. Dogs. 498 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. slightly drawn up belly, and his admirably straight legs. The stern is naturally Uke that of the Pointer, but is generally docked. In colour the Poodle-Pointer is grizzle- brown, brown and patched. Black, white, and pale colours are objected to. The old Weimar Pointer is a smaller and less muscular dog than the more common national type of Germany, with a narrower head and a softer coat. The colour is silver- strong, straight legs. They often have dew- claws. In colour the Bracco is white and orange, white and liver, iron grey, or roan. Italian fanciers regard this as the parent of all Pointers ; but the Spaniards have more justification for the belief, their Perro de Mostra being unquestionably the forbear of the breed, at least in its more distinguished types. The. ITALIAN BRACCO. grizzle or mouse grey, without markings. The average height is 23 inches. Another variety is the Pointer of Wiirtemberg, a heavy, thick-set dog which approaches the hound in character. His ears are noticeably large. In colour he is brown, brindie about the back and head, with light tan-and-white markings, the white being plentifully ticked with brown, which reminds one of a speckled trout. The height at the shoulder may be 27 inches, and the weiglit from 60 to 75 lb. In addition to their work as game finders the gun-dogs of Germany have to be equal to the task of polishing off a wounded fox as well as retrieving hares or birds. Hound-like also is the Bracco, or Italian Pointer, of which there are two classes, those above and those below 24 inches in height. They have an oval head, with a long, straight muzzle, pendulous lips, folded ears set on a line with the eye, large and deep chest, short, broad loins and Spanish Pointer still exists as a useful working dog with the gun.
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