QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 167 



Ans. The Eedbones are from the Big Hatchie 

 Kennels, Covington, Tenn. They have a fine rep 

 utation in the Rockies, where they hunt big game 

 with Airedales and crossbreeds. I know of several 

 famous packs using them either pure or crossed 

 on some other strain to give more speed. 



STAGHOUNDS 



I am going to ask a few questions. I have two 

 staghounds and one half-stag and half -greyhound 

 and two greyhounds. The two greyhounds are 

 eighteen months old and the other three are pups. 

 I use them to catch jack rabbits with. The jack 

 rabbits are not very plentiful around here. I 

 have only caught twenty since the first of the year. 



Which is the right name for the so-called " stag- 

 hound " or should they be called "Scottish deer- 

 hound "f I have a book on hounds and I cannot 

 find a breed by the name of staghound, but I find 

 deerhounds, and my pups resemble the last 

 named. Who is right? What can you say about 



the Irish wolfhound? 



HEEBEET MIDDLETON. 



Ans. The ancient staghound is extinct. The 

 "Scottish deerhound" of modern bench-show 

 classes is a large shaggy type of greyhound. The 

 Irish wolfhound is a much heavier and larger dog 



