CHAPTER XXVIII. 

 THE BASSET-HOUND. 



IN this handsome hound we have another example 

 of the naturalisation of a foreign dog in this country. 

 A quarter of a century ago he was a great favourite 

 in France, and some other parts of the Continent, 

 where he for years had been bred with great care ; 

 in England he was almost unknown. Now he 

 is one of our own varieties, at least he is claimed 

 as such, and even " Stonehenge," so loth to adopt 

 anytWng for ourselves that did not belong to us, 

 so far back as 1881, gave him a place amongst 

 his " Dogs of the British Isles." The Kennel 

 Club acknowledged him in their stud-book by 

 classification in 1883, when but ten entries were 

 made; there were thirty-eight in 1891 ; and the 

 Curzon Hall committee at Birmingham moved the 

 Basset from the variety class to one of its own 

 in 1882. 



Mr. Everett Millais, who took the initiative with 

 regard to the Basset's introduction in this country, 



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