BREEDING AND RAISING 

 HOUNDS. 



The English are without question the most 

 successful breeders in the world, and with the 

 exception of the horse they have probably paid 

 more attention to the breeding of the foxhound 

 than any other animal, and have certainly paid 

 more attention to the breeding of the hound than 

 all other nations combined. It is unfortunate for 

 us, however, their country and method of hunting 

 require an altogether different hound than is 

 called for in this country. 



With them, a hound is condemned for faults 

 of construction, size, and even markings before 

 he has even had a trial in the field, and after a 

 trial in the field the hounds are again culled, or 

 "drafted," as they call it, for faults that may in- 

 terfere with their usefulness (from their view- 

 point) in the future. Unfortunately for the looks, 

 symmetry, and conformation of our hounds, this 

 custom does not prevail to any great extent in 

 this country and should be judiciously encour- 

 aged. I am afraid we have adapted the "hand- 

 some is as handsome does" policy too freely. 



In the earlier history of hunting by hounds, 

 they had but the two classes — the gaze hound, 

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