52 DOMESTICATED HUNTING-DOGS. 



even without blood, lie lias always been selected for tbat purpose, 

 whether the objects of pursuit were slaves, as in Cuba and America, 

 or sheep-stealers, as in England. 



At present there are, as far as I know, no true bloodhounds in 

 this country for this purpose, or indeed for any other, as I believe 

 the breed to be extinct ; but several gentlemen possess hounds 

 commonly called bloodhounds, though only partially resembling 

 the veritable animal, and use them for hunting fallow-deer, espe- 

 cially those which are only wounded with the rifle, and not killed 

 outright. This dog is also kept for his fine noble appearance, and 

 as his temper is generally less uncertain than the genuine old 

 bloodhound, and his taste for blood not so great, though still some- 

 times beyond all control, he is not unfitted to be the constant com- 

 panion of man, but must always be regarded with some degree of 

 suspicion. 



Mr. Grantley Berkeley has long been celebrated for his breed of 

 bloodhounds, and the performances of his dog " Druid " have been 

 before the public so often as not to require recapitulation here. 

 According to his authority the following are the distinctive 

 marks, which should make their appearance even when the dog 

 has one only of his parents thorough-bred : — Height from 24 

 to 25 or even 26 inches : peculiarly long and narrow forehead ; 

 ears from 8 to 9, and even 10, inches long ; lips loose and hang- 

 ing ; throat also loose, and roomy in the skin ; deep in the 

 brisket, round in the ribs, loins broad and muscular, legs and 

 feet straight and good, muscular thighs, and fine tapering and 

 gracefully waving stern ; colour black-tan, or deep and reddish 



