CHAPTER X 



TOY BEAGLES 



AN interesting argument on toy beagles is 

 started in the fall of 1896 by Mr. J. Otis 

 Fellows of Hornellsville, New York, when 

 he says "I wish to remark, as I have often done be- 

 fore, that an excess of bone in beagles, or any 

 other dog, is rot, that is, bone out of proportion to 

 the dog. If you must have big hounds to hunt little 

 rabbits with, call them by the right name, harriers 

 or foxhounds, and don't use a big 16-inch dog, which 

 weighs 35 pounds or more, and call it a beagle. I 

 know a lot of dogs that win under certain judges 

 which, if allowed to stand natural are from 16 to 

 17 inches at shoulder, and they get there under the 

 standard by holding their muzzles on to the floor. 

 Beagle used to mean small, now it means that the 

 larger you get them the more you can win. 



" 'Nibs' is the dog you refer to, and I will give 

 $10.00 to any beagle in America that can get 10 

 rods ahead of her in five hours running, and I think 

 she is under 10 inches. She can run just as long as 

 any of the imported foxhounds, and run a hare just 



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