102 Modern Dogs. 



hounds say those of about ten inches have not 

 had much chance of competing successfully with 

 others three or four inches higher; still the little ones 

 have a quaintness of beauty that is not seen in any 

 other dog, and, as already stated, they are suitable 

 as companions, excepting when they are afforded an 

 opportunity of going out " rabbiting " on their own 

 account. 



This year, in 1892, a joint stud book of packs of 

 beagles has been published, it forming part of the 

 one for harriers already alluded to. The first 

 volume contains the names of a dozen packs only 

 (there are over double that number in existence), 

 which are supposed to be a foundation stock, but 

 I am afraid that some of the entries are not so 

 pure as many of our show hounds, which are not 

 included ; nor are Mr. Crane's, Mr. Nutt's, and 

 Mr. Ryan's, the latter the Kerry beagles already 

 alluded to. To form a good and reliable stud 

 book, the editors ought to see that their second 

 volume remedies, as far as possible, the omissions 

 alluded to. 



It is common knowledge that masters of hounds 

 abominate dog shows ; still when we find the very 

 best of a variety to be found oftener on the bench 

 than in the field, animosity against exhibitions must 

 be sunk. Most of the packs entered in the stud 



