Hounds 



CHAPTER I 



POINTS OF A HOUND 



Introductory Remarks. — Although apparently a very 

 simple matter to become acquainted with different 

 regions, recognized for convenience under the title of 

 " points," it is astonishing to find so few really ac- 

 quainted with such, and when one refers to some 

 particular part, such as the arm or the wrist, the 

 novitiate seems quite at sea as to the part of the 

 anatomy implied. To tell a man that a dog has really 

 only two legs (admittedly four limbs) creates amuse- 

 ment, but such is actually the case. 



In the description of hounds the '* points " must 

 not be taken as those indicative of conformation, 

 this being discussed elsewhere in the book. 

 Fig. I is the nostrils, which ought to be large in all 

 hounds. The nostrils are divided into right 

 and left passages by a cartilaginous membrane 

 — the Schneiderian membrane. 

 Fig. 2, The lips, usually well developed in most 

 hounds. 



