200 Hounds 



be fed three times a day, and food given both dry and 

 soaked. The hound glove must be used regularly 

 as lustre of coat constitutes a matter of considerable 

 importance, especially in the show ring. If necessary 

 to wash, do so on the week previous to the show, so 

 as to give time for the lustre to reassert itself on the 

 coat, which, of course, has been removed by washing. 

 Overfeeding must be avoided, as the Dachshund 

 when too fat loses that looseness of coat so needful 

 in a typical specimen. Exercise must be moderate, 

 that given at a walking pace being the best, as these 

 hounds are precluded from fast work. 



THE BASSET-HOUND 



This variety of hound was first imported into this 

 country by the Earl of Onslow, but subsequently 

 by the late Mr George R. Krehl and the late Sir 

 Everett Millais, and these gentlemen must be con- 

 sidered the pioneers in estabhshing the breed in 

 Great Britain. It is a French variety of hound 

 that has by careful selection undergone remarkable 

 improvements, although it must be admitted that 

 the fatal system of too much inter-breeding has 

 exercised a detrimental influence upon the con- 

 stitution of the Basset, and this is one reason 

 why a considerable proportion succumb to dis- 

 temper. 



