204 HUNTING DOGS. 



By crossing strains it is possible to get 

 beagles with a fierce hunting disposition, that 

 \\ill hunt and fight anything that wears fur, 

 keen scent (remember the beagle is strong in 

 the blood hound blood) wide chest, heavy bone, 

 round fat feet that can put up a hard day's work 

 every day. 



THE DACHSHUND 



We are indebted to Mr. William Loeffler 

 for the following comprehensive, entertaining 

 special article on the little understood Dachs- 

 hund: 



Of the many breeds of dogs in existence, 

 none have gained more friends and won more 

 hearts and a stronger hold in American home 

 in a comparative short time than the Dachs- 

 hund. 



Those Avho have not seen a single specimen 

 and are entireh- ignorant regarding his charac- 

 teristics, know him by continued caricature. 



For centuries back he was the most favored 

 pet of German aristocracy, carefully guarded 

 and upheld in his purity, and it was only occa- 

 sionally that an outsider received a specimen. 

 A gift of a Dachshund was considered a token 

 of high esteem. 



Tliough he has not lost a particle of his 

 prestige in this respect, and has strong admirers 



