The Hound. 125 



FauIvTs in Hound Construction. 



Head too short and thick. 



Neck short, throaty. 



Shoulders upright and loaded. 



Lack of muscle. 



Not straight below knee. 



Hind leg too straight. 



Long, fiat foot. 



Hock not close enough to ground. 



Slack loin, sway back. 



Shallow^ chest, flat side. 



A narrow chest. 



Head lacking hound quality. 



Crooked and light-boned legs. 



Improperly set or carried stern. 



Loose, flat feet. 



Faults in Field. 



Too slow. 



Bad caster. 



Babbler. 



Potterer. 



Roader. 



Skirter. 



Rioter. 



The extraordinary scenting powers of a 

 hound are as unlimited as they are unrivaled, 

 and never cease to be a wonder to the novice. 

 The instinct to pursue and kill is a second nature 

 in the hound, and they seem to derive an insa- 



