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THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



" 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 expansive than even in 

 the Bulldog, and should in the Bassets a 

 jambes torses be not more than two inches 

 from the ground. In the case of the Bassets 

 d jambes demi-torses and jambes droites, being 

 generally 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 carried gaily, like that of 

 hounds in general, and when the hound 



is on the scent of game this portion of 

 his body gets extremely animated, and 

 tells me, in my own hounds, when they 

 have struck a fresh or a cold scent, and I 

 even know when the foremost hound will 

 give tongue. 



' The hindquarters are very strong and 

 muscular, the muscles 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 like that of 

 the Otterhound's. 



" Colour, of course, is a matter of fancy, 

 although I infinitely prefer the tricolour, 

 which has a tan head and a black and 

 white body." 



COUNTY GIRL, PRINCE ZERO, AND CH. LOO-LOO-LOO 



PROPERTY OF MR. W. W. M. WHITE. 



