I would think it is more split than cracked.
And something happened to those barrels - the keels are missing and there are voids where they should be...
Okay, I see now - the barrels have been cut back from their original 30 inches.
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Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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