62 Hounds 



powerfully-developed muscular system, as this is sig- 

 nificant of endurance. The type of head necessarily 

 differs in the various breeds of hounds, but in all 

 it must be covered by thin skin, clean in its under- 

 line; the nose wide, and the nostrils particularly 

 well developed. 



In most hounds the eyes are dark, of medium size, 

 and full of benignant expression. 



Ears should always be thin in the leather and 

 covered by fine, soft hair; thick ears and coarse hair 

 are usually indicative of inferior lineage. 



The neck should be beautifully modelled and join 

 long, sloping shoulders well laid back at the withers. 



A great deal of attention is paid to quahty in the 

 region of the shoulders, and every hound ought to 

 have moderately fine — never coarse — shoulders. 



No matter what variety of hound, strength of 

 forearm is of great importance. In the Foxhound 

 the bones of the forearm obtain a maximum degree 

 of development, whilst the muscles clothing this 

 region are remarkable for their great development. 

 The length of the forearm varies in the different 

 breeds, being greatest in the taller hounds, such as 

 the Greyhound, the Boarhound and the Russian 

 Wolfhound, whilst it is shortest in Dachshunds, 

 Bassets and Beagles; nevertheless strength must 

 be proportionate to the length of forearm. In a 

 Foxhound it is of medium length, but broad from 



