English Pointer

StartFragment"A field trial pointer is not unlike the cowboy of the old West. He is a range rover, living a hard and fast life. On game, he is a gunslinger in profile; a shootist, his sinuous muscles taut as a trigger pull, his tail at high noon. The English might compare their pointer to a chess rook, mightily moving in straight lines to check its game, but in this country, the pointer is a cowboy."EndFragment