QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 171 



SNOWSHOE RABBIT HOUND 



We have a rabbit dog, half foxhound and half 

 beagle. What do you think of that cross? Very 

 popular here with hunters on account of deep 

 snows. 



I should like a list of spaniel points such as you 

 gave for beagles once in your paper. 



Leandee p. MoRToisr, 



Ans. — The cross of beagle and foxhound makes 

 a very good snowshoe rabbit dog and is practically 

 a standard combination for deep-snow hunting. 

 The standard beagle is too small for this work, to 

 my mind. 



Eegarding the points of the cocker spaniel, we 

 would quote you as follows : Skull, 8 ; muzzle, 10 ; 

 eyes, 7 ; ears, 4 ; neck and shoulders, 15 ; body, 18 j 

 legs and feet, 18; stern, 5; coat, 10; colour and 

 markings, 5 ; total, 100. 



A ROAMING AIREDALE 



I have just been given a thoroughbred Airedale 

 dog; he is now eight months old, would like to 

 know how to make him stay at home and mind in 

 general, as he is of registered stock, his father 

 being registered on the other side five years ago ; 



