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flewed. For the size of the Hound, I think the teeth 

 are extremely small. However, as they are not in- 

 tended to destroy life, perhaps this is the reason. The 

 ears, should hang, like the Bloodhounds, and are like 

 the softest velvet. The eyes are deep brown, and brim- 

 ful of affection and intelligence. They are pretty 

 deeply set, and should show a considerable ' haw.' A 

 Basset, is one of those Hounds, incapable of having a 

 ' wicked eye.' The neck, is long, but of great power, 

 and in the Basset a jambes torses, the flews extend very 

 nearly down to the chest. The chest, is more ex- 

 pansive in the Basset, than even in the Bull Dog, and 

 should, in the Basset a jambes torses, be not more than 

 two inches from the ground. In the case of the Basset 

 a jambes demi-torses, and jambes droites, being gen- 

 erally lighter, their chests do not of course come so 

 low. The shoulders, are of great power and terminate 

 in the crooked feet of the Basset, which appear to be a 

 mass of joints. The back and ribs, are strong, and the 

 former of great length, the stern, is gaily carried, like 

 that of Hounds in general, and when the Hound is on 

 the scent of game, this portion of his body gets ex- 

 tremely animated, and tells me, in my own Hounds, 

 when they have struck a fresh, or cold, scent, and I even 

 know when the foremost Hound will give tongue ! The 

 hindquarters, are very strong and muscular, the mus- 

 cles standing rigidly out, down to the hocks. The skin, 

 is soft in the smooth haired dogs, and like that of any 

 other Hound, but in the rough variety, it is identical 

 with that of the Otter Hound. Colour, of course, is 

 a matter of fancy, although I infinitely prefer the ' tri- 



