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affection, gentleness, and faithfulness towards hie master and friends, he can scarcely be 

 considered a safe companion for man, and must ever be regarded with some degree of 

 suspicion, a ferocious nature often suddenly and unexpectedly manifesting itself when least 

 expected. 



Pure specimens of this breed are rare, they having been frequently crossed with the 

 Bulldog to render them more ferocious. In this country the Bloodhound is most common in 

 the Southern States. The height ranges from twenty-four to thirty inches at the shoulder. 

 In the best types of the English Bloodhound the head should be rather large, the forehead 

 long and narrow; the eyes expansive, but deep and sunken, with the third eyelid, or what is 

 called the haw, plainly visible, giving a peculiar redness to the eyes and imparting a fierce 

 expression. The ears are very long, thin, and pendant, hanging straight down the sides of 



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the face; it is said that if they rise when the dog is excited, it shows that there is cross blood 

 in the animal. The nose is large and black or dark in color, the face and upper jaw to the 

 nose narrow; the lips (sometimes called flews) should be long, thin, and pendulous. The 

 ears and flews of the perfect Bloodhound arp long enough to touch each other when brought 

 under the chin. The neck should be long and strong, the shoulders heavy and powerful, the 

 feet large and compact. The back should be broad, the chest deep and full, and the tail 

 carried in a graceful upward curve. His voice is deep, sonorous, and full, and when in 

 pursuit the tone is kept up in a prolonged bay. The color is a reddish ten, darkening towards 

 the head and back, or a black tan; no white should be seen, except perhaps on the tip of the 

 tail. They are excellent aids in tracking criminals or large game, and except for this purpose 

 are of but little use. 



