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The following are the measurements of two good dogs : 

 Mr. H. A. Clark's Comely. Age, 6 years ; weight, 27ilb. ; height at 

 shoulder, 14fin. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 30in. ; length of 

 tail, llin. ; girth of chest, 21in. ; girth of loin, 18in. ; girth of head, 

 13^in. ; girth of forearm, 5|in. ; length of head from occiput to tip of 

 nose, Sin. ; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 

 7in. ; length of ears from tip to tip, 17in. 



Mr. H. A. Clark's dog Crowner: Age, 5 years; weight, 26lb. ; 

 height at shoulder, 15in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 31in. ; 

 length of tail, 10|in. ; girth of chest, 22in. ; girth of loin, ISJin. ; girth 

 of head, 14in. ; girth of forearm, 6in. ; length of head from occiput to 

 tip of nose, 7|in. ; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 

 Sin. ; length of ears from tip to tip, 17in. 



CHAPTER XIV. THE BASSET. 



BY SNAPSHOT. 



The following article is from the pen of "Snapshot" (a frequent 

 contributor, under that signature, to The Country, and also well known 

 as " Wildfowler " of the ' ' Field "), who is the author of numerous canine 

 articles and works, including " Wildfowling," "General Sport at Home 

 and Abroad," "The Various Breeds of Foreign Hounds and other 

 Sporting Dogs," &c. His experience with continental sporting dogs has 

 been considerable, which gives weight and value to his article on bassets. 

 He says : 



"Any hound which stands lower than 16in. (no matter his ' provincial ' 

 breed) is called in France and in Belgium a basset. The derivation of 

 the expression basset is clear, i.e., bas means low ; and, therefore, basset 

 means low set, a very appropriate denomination as applied to these 

 diminutive hounds. 



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