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CHAPTER LXII. 



THE SWEDISH BEAGLE. 



FOLLOWING the Esquimaux and Norwegian dogs, the Swedish Beagle comes next under our 

 consideration. Specimens of this variety are not commonly met with in Great Britain, and 

 the subject of the accompanying illustration, Jerkcr, the property of Mr. Enoch Hutton, of 

 Pudsey near Leeds, is the most successful dog of the breed which has appeared. 



SWEDISH BEAGLE "JERKER," PROPERTY OF MR. ENOCH HUTTON. 



Owing to their rarity in this country Swedish Beagles have excited little comment in 

 the press, and we have found considerable difficulty in gaining much information concerning 

 them. We have, however, been fortunate enough to meet with a Continental sportsman who 

 professes to have had some slight acquaintance with them. This gentleman has informed us 

 that as a rule they possess extremely good noses, and really render considerable assistance to 

 their masters in their pursuit of game. Naturally enough they are not used for the same 

 purposes as the English dog after whom they are christened. 



The following description of a " Swedish Hare Hunt " is from the pen of Mr. Petter 

 Niclas, of Goteborg, Sweden : 



