246 THE AMERICAN BOOK OF THE DOG. 



They are so well trained that they hardly ever attack the 

 man pursued if he remains quiet and does not resist. Not 

 long since a desperado was brought to a stand by three of 

 these dogs. They smelled him over, but were perfectly 

 friendly, with no intention of harming him, until he, hear- 

 ing his pursuers near him, turned to run. In an instant the 

 Hounds were upon him. When the sheriff arrived with his 

 men, they found two dead Hounds covered with knife- 

 wounds, and the third uninjured, with his terrible fangs 

 fastened on the throat of the dying criminal. The remarks 

 of the sheriff at the time were worth pages of explanation: 

 " That fool just flung his life away fighting three dogs 

 with a knife. Why didn't he keep still ? " 



Following is the description and value of points of the 

 Bloodhound as adopted by the American Kennel Club: 



Value. Value. 



Head 20 Legs and feet 15 



Ears and eyes 10 Color and coat 10 



Flews 5 Stern 5 



Neck 5 Symmetry 10 



Shoulder and chest 10 



Back and back ribs 10 Total 100 



The head (value 20) is the peculiar feature of this breed, 

 and I have accordingly estimated it at a very high rate. In 

 the male it is large in all its dimensions but width, in which 

 there is a remarkable deficiency. The upper surface is 

 domed, ending in a blunt point at the occiput; but the brain 

 case is not developed to the same extent as the jaws, which 

 are very long and wide at the nostrils, hollow and very lean 

 in the cheek, and notably under the eyes. The brows are 

 moderately prominent, and the general expression of the 

 whole head is very grand and majestic. The skin covering 

 the forehead and cheeks is wrinkled in a remarkable man- 

 ner, wholly unlike any other dog. These points are not 

 nearly so developed in the bitch; but still they are to be 

 demanded in the same proportionate degree. 



Ears and eyes (value 10). The ears are long enough to 

 overlap one another considerably when drawn together in 

 front of the nose; the ''leather" should be very thin, and 



