Beagles i8i 



Great Danes thrive much better with light clothing 

 on in summer, and in the winter a flannel coat ; this 

 helps to keep the coat down as well as create a healthy- 

 condition of the skin in general. The daily use of 

 the hound glove, combined with a general regard for 

 all that appertains to the hygiene of the kennel, 

 constitutes the basis for the successful management 

 of the Great Dane, either as an individual hound or 

 as a collection of such dogs. 



BEAGLES 



This is an ancient variety of hound and one that 

 has been popularly known in its diminutive form 

 under the title of " pocket " Beagle, also as " singing " 

 Beagles. According to accounts, Queen EHzabeth 

 had a pack of these small hounds. Their hound-like 

 characteristics are so strongly marked that it is at 

 once obvious the breed must have existed in its pure 

 state from an indefinite period. Although there 

 are many packs of Beagles throughout the United 

 Kingdom it is seldom that classes are allocated to 

 the breed. At even some of the larger shows, and 

 with one or two exceptions, there are no prizes 

 awarded for Beagles. This is to be regretted, being 

 detrimental to the best interests of these useful little 

 dogs. There has been a desire, more especially on 

 the part of ladies, to reduce the size of the dog into 



