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small, too light in colour, pig-jaws, short ears, flat 

 skull, a long or sway back, a shallow chest, a short, 

 cloddy neck, a teapot-curved tail and thick ears, 

 also lightness of bone, together with a general want 

 of symmetry, are, individually or collectively, defects 

 common to many Beagles. In breeding these hounds 

 it is necessary to select a sire and dam the con- 

 formation of which is as near as possible in accordance 

 with the points laid before the reader in this chapter. 

 There are numerous packs of Beagles kept through- 

 out England, and a few packs in Scotland, the follow- 

 ing being some of the principal ones: 



Airedale 



This pack consists of twelve couples of 15-inch Beagles, 

 and was established in 189 1, hunting over the districts 

 around Shipley and Bingley; it has a minimum sub- 

 scription of los. 6d. 



Aldershot 



The Aldershot Beagles hunt over a grass and heather 

 country. It is a regimental pack, composed of twenty 

 couples of 16-inch Beagles. 



Berwick 



This is a subscription pack, consisting of thirteen 

 couples of 15-inch pure bred Beagles, and hunts the 

 country from St Abb's Head to Holy Island, there being 

 plenty of hares. 



