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than himself, and who his own judgment tells him 

 have been profited by their experience. 



"If then he will keep his ideal in mind and breed 

 consistently to it, he will be doing more than most 

 beagle breeders are doing. Many breeders care 

 more to breed for sale and to make the public and, 

 if possible, the judges think that certain dogs of 

 their breeding are right, than to try to keep breed- 

 ing what they really think is right, which accounts 

 for much of 'the diversity of opinion expressed 

 by beagle men.' 



"How many of the dogs which have been most 

 prominent as winners in the last few years would, 

 if shown in a lot together, show evidence of having 

 been bred to any one type? Take Ringleader, Pri- 

 mate, Rubino 2nd, Laughter, Blitz, Harker, Pil- 

 grim, Dan D., and what two of them could be said 

 to be of the same type, and at the same time possess 

 a good combination of the points which should be 

 looked for in a beagle fitted for a combination of 

 show quality and field work? Any one of them 

 might be a good field dog if he possessed the neces- 

 sary courage, nose, etc., but granting they all pos- 

 sess these last-named necessary qualities, what two 

 of them possess the same type and like points of 

 conformation throughout, which fit them for ease 

 of motion and consequently active and enduring 



