64 DOMESTICATED HUNTIXG-DOGS. 



fully developed flews, and altogether a heavier and less active 

 frame. The height is usually at present under 20 inches, 

 averaging about 18 ; but in the old times, when the dwarf 

 foxhound was never used for the purpose, harriers were often 

 22 and sometimes 23 inches high, because even with that size 

 they dwelt on the scent so long that they were not too fast 

 for sport. But it is in tongue and in style of hunting that true 

 harriers are chiefly remarkable, the former being melodious in 

 the extreme, and a pack in full cry being heard for miles ; while 

 the latter is distinguished b}^ excessive delicacy of nose, and by 

 an amount of patience in working out the doubles of the hare 

 which the old-fashioned hare-hunter considered perfection, Mr. 

 Yeatman has, however, introduced a difierent style, and accord- 

 ing to his system the hare is driven so fast that she is com- 

 pelled to abandon her cunning devices, and to trust to her 

 speed alone. But as, following his example, most of the modern 

 packs of harehounds are dwarf foxhounds, it is unnecessary 

 to dwell upon the old-fashioned animal, and the modern harrier 

 may therefore be described as a foxhound in shape, but of a 

 size averaging about 18 or 19 inches, and kept to hare with 

 great care, so that in some instances packs are known to refuse 

 to own the scent of the fox ; but these are rare exceptions, 

 as most huntsmen will be ready to hunt one whenever they have 

 the opportunity, and many regularly finish their season by shaking 

 down a bag-fox, or by trying for one in some covert where they 

 have permission. The fashion of the day is to demand pace in all 

 kinds of hunting, and for this reason these dwarf foxhounds are 



