244 Forty Years Beagling 



I have, but today she is the fattest I ever saw her. 

 I have 5 measurements taken of her at different 

 times and all say 13I/2 inches except one and that 

 13. Today she is 14 inches. Length varies very 

 little, neither does girth of forearm, but gii^th or 

 chest does. This explains why the bitch beats the 

 dog an inch in chest. He has measured 25 inches 

 and she has been down to 20. The big-boned dog 

 beats the light-boned bitch but a ^ of an inch in 

 forearm because he has hunted but little and stands 

 straight and true in front. 



"The bitch has developed bunches of muscle on 

 the outside of her legs where they do the most good, 

 consequently measures well and looks crooked: 

 one difference between the bench type and field 

 type. Another is the long body and short head, 

 other differences that can't be measured are shown 

 by these dogs. The bitch has the old-time, soft, 

 dark, full eye and sweet expression; the dog has 

 the sour face of the English foxhound. Bitch's coat 

 is short; dog's is rough and long and thin. The 

 dog is clean in throat and shoulder and barks on 

 trail. The bitch has lots of throat and loose skin 

 and rolls out her voice long and clear. 



"This throat and shoulder business is largely a 

 matter of condition. This bitch loses a lot of hers 

 when hunting and also loses some of her music with 

 it. 



