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CONTENTS 



I. Ground Work 1 



II. Training 20 



III. Size 39 



IV. Progeny 56 



V. Brood Bitch and Puppies 74 



VI. Speed Versus Nose 83 



VII. Standard Versus Judge 119 



VIII. Judging Field Trials 128 



IX. Bone in the Beagle 139 



X. Toy Beagles 154 



XI. Weight in Beagles 161 



XII. Field Trial Beagle Type 172 



XIII. Teaching Young Hounds to Hunt . . . 198 



XIV. Type 204 



XV. Advice to a Beginner 213 



XVI. Beagle Measurements 225 



XVII. The Management of Stud Dogs . . . 253 



XVIII. Packs 261 



XIX. Some Bench Show Data 267 



XX. Judges and Judging 274 



XXI. Cost of Beagles 278 



XXII. Kennel Hints and Remedies .... 280 



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