The Bloodhound. 



''Gait. — The gait is elastic, swinging, and free, the 

 stern being carried high, but not too much curled 

 over the back. 



^^ Colour. — The colours are black and tan, red and 

 tan and tawny, the darker colour being sometimes 

 interspersed with lighter or badger-coloured hair, 

 and sometimes flecked with white. A small amount 

 of white is permissible on chest, feet, and tip of 

 stern." 



There is little or nothing more to be said of 

 the modern bloodhound. That many writers have 

 given him an evil character, for which there was 

 no justification, none who are acquainted with him 

 will deny. Whether in his kennel or In the house, 

 on the show bench or In the country, he Is always 

 the same noble, sensible creature ; rather Indolent 

 perhaps, but a faithful companion, and interesting 

 as an object of admiration. He Is a difficult dog 

 to rear, being delicate In his Infancy, but once 

 over distemper and other dangers of puppyhood, 

 he Is as hardy as most, and certainly about the 

 least troublesome of all big dogs. Still, the pure 

 bred hounds cannot be recommended as watch dogs, 

 for they are not fond of barking at and making 

 known the presence of strangers ; and one of their 

 admirers says that his favourite hound would rather 

 " bay the moon " than by his voice proclaim the 



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