BEAGLE 



will be seen by referring to the description of the breed 

 upon another page. The scenting powers of the basset 

 hound are extremely high, and his admirers in this 

 country have succeeded in deriving some very good sport 

 from the fact, as the pack of drag-hounds which was 

 established some years ago fulfilled all expectations. 



The head of the basset hound resembles that of the 

 English foxhound in many points, being long and narrow, 

 with a somewhat lengthy and powerful muzzle, and well- 

 developed flews. The occipital protuberance is strongly 

 developed ; there is some wrinkling of the skin of the 

 skull on the forehead, the eyes being of fair size, and 

 the red inner lining or haw being displayed in the smooth- 

 coated variety. The ears are very long and velvety in 

 texture, the tips curling inwards a little ; the neck rather 

 short, very powerful, and carrying a heavy dewlap ; 

 the shoulders not very long, but sloping ; the chest 

 exceptionally deep, with the chest-bone prominent in front ; 

 the front legs extremely short, very muscular, not out 

 at the elbows, but turning inwards at the pasterns ; the 

 feet being large, splayed, and turned outwards, so as to 

 give the desired crook of the limb. The body is of extreme 

 length, but powerful and well ribbed up at the loin ; the 

 tail or stern being of fair length and carried upwards, like 

 that of a foxhound ; the hind legs short and bent at the 

 stifles and hocks. The skin all over is inclined to be 

 loose, the coat being short, fine, and glossy in the 

 smooth-coated variety, and thick and harsh in the rough- 

 coated breed, the forelegs of the latter being less crooked 

 than those of the former. The average height is about 

 12 inches, and the weight about 50 lbs. In colour the 

 black white and tans are mostly favoured, but red and 

 white is often seen, and any hound colour is allowable. 



Beagle. — This engaging little hound has attained a 

 high popularity of late years, the result being that there 

 are many more packs in existence than was formerly the 



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