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and of late, what is called " dappled," which seems to 

 be a ground of one shade of brown, splashed with ir- 

 regular blotches of another darker shade of same col- 

 our. Of course there are constantly springing up 

 new patrons and patronesses for all kinds of dogs, but 

 I have noticed that almost every one of the persons 

 who were the most enthusiastic supporters, and breed- 

 ers of Dachshunds, when they were first brought for- 

 ward, many years since, have now ceased to keep them, 

 although they nearly all keep some other breeds, so 

 that, as in my own case, 1 think it is not one of the 

 varieties which takes a lasting hold on its votaries, 

 whether from the fact that it is essentially one of the 

 foreign made breeds, and the effect of the strong pref- 

 erence, which now prevails for the encouragement of 

 everything of British and Colonial origin and manu- 

 facture, I do not know, but I can call to mind at least 

 ten of the largest breeders of Dachshunds in this coun- 

 try, who, I believe, have not at present one specimen 

 amongst the lot. 



Points of the Basset Hound. The following de- 

 scription of the points desired in this breed by my 

 friend, the late lamented Sir Everett Millais, Bart., who 

 was quite an enthusiast in his support of it, may be in- 

 teresting to those of my readers who admire (and who, 

 that has seen them, can fail to do so?) these very 

 beautiful dogs : " The Basset, for its size, has per- 

 haps more bone than nearly any other dog. The skull, 

 should be peaked, like that of the Bloodhound, with the 

 same dignity, and expression; nose, black, and well 



