QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 167 



Ans. — The Redbones are from the Big Hatehie 

 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'"? 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? 



Herbert 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 



