32 Varieties of the Dog. 



son, of Dudley ; and Mr. Halford, of Ware, Herts. Of 

 the various dogs exhibited from the above kennels, Mr. 

 Jennings's Druid, to Prince Napoleon, was said to be the 

 best specimen of the breed. Mr. Cowen's Druid was 

 also a grand dog in his prime ; but his head was not 

 equal to that of Mr. Jennings'? old favourite. Mr. 

 Hallford's Regent, a son of Cowen's Druid, was also a 

 magnificent animal, and almost, if not quite, equal to 

 Jennings's Druid. From these have descended the best 

 blood of the present day. 



The Staghound as a distinct breed is completely un- 

 known in this country : all those packs which hunt stag 

 being pure foxhounds, with the exception of ]\Ir. Nevill's, 

 in Hampshire, which he calls ''Black St. Huberts," but 

 which seem to be relics of the old Southern hound. 



The modem Foxhound has had more attention paid 

 to his shape, and has been kept more pure than any other 

 breed of dogs in existence. Most kennels of any stand- 

 ing possess stud-books going back from 80 to 100 years, 

 and can trace the pedigree of every hound in their packs 

 for that time. This is almost equal to that of the English 

 thorough-bred horse, and far greater than that of the grey- 

 hound, few pedigrees of which go back in all their lines 

 more than ten generations. "Cecil" has lately published 

 the " Hound Stud-book," which proves this statement 

 witliout a doubt, and makes the study of the various 

 strains of the foxhound doubly interesting. His points are 

 as follows : — The head varies a good deal, from the com- 

 paratively heavy form characterizing the Beaufort Grasper, 

 to the snipe-nosed light shape of the Puckeridge. It 

 should, however, in any case be light, airy, and sensible, yet 

 full of dignity. There should be a sliglit tendency to chop 

 without actual flew, and the forehead should be a little 

 wrinkled. Circumference of skull in front of the ears, 16 

 to 17 in., and at least 4I in. from the eye to the point o\ 

 the nose. Neck long and clean ; the least looseness or 

 approach to throatiness is tabooed. Where it joins the 

 head it must be fine, and gradually deepen towards the 

 shoulders. Length of neck is necessary to allow the 

 hound to stoop to a scent without losing pace. Ears set 



