224 BRITISH DOGS 



Show in 1900 when Mrs. Tottie claimed Mr. A. Croxton Smith's 

 Wantage for the catalogue price of ^150. At an earlier day 

 Mr. Krehl obtained a somewhat similar sum. The illustrations 

 (Fig. 53 and 54) show the present-day type of hound. 



Bassets vary a good deal in disposition. Some make delightful 

 companions, becoming much attached to master or mistress, while 

 others display a stubbornness which requires considerable humour- 

 ing. On the whole, it is mainly a question of early training. 



FlG. 54. SMOOTH BASSET-HOUND CHAMPION XENA. BRED BY 



MRS. C. C. ELLIS. 



In choosing a puppy, select one with plenty of bone and 

 substance. See that the ears are set on low and fold gracefully, 

 instead of hanging flat to the side of the skull. Beware, too, of 

 those with very narrow heads they are likely to become snipy. 

 The skin should be loose and fine to the touch, and the eyes 

 should be deep set and show some haw, as with the Bloodhound. 

 The legs should be clean at the shoulder, without any tendency 

 to bow out : the writer prefers them wrinkled down to the feet, 

 which should be large and clumsy-looking for the size of the puppy, 



