VIII 

 ON DACHSHUNDS 



" T) Y this decision," I read In the Shooting 

 ^^^ Ti7nes report on the Leicester Dog- 

 Show, " It Is apparent that a dachshund, how- 

 ever great a cripple he may be, Is not dis- 

 qualified from winning prizes." 



It Is not my object In this paper to discuss 

 the points of dachshunds, so I will briefly say 

 that with me it Is a sine qua nan that a 

 dachshund's foreleg in profile should be 

 as straight as a foxhound's. The peculiar 

 curved shape should only be visible from the 



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