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prove them, as one kennel is said to have cost nearly twenty thou 

 sand pounds. The height of the foxhound is about twenty-twc 

 inches. 



The Beaqle is used principally for hare hunting It is 

 much smaller than the foxhound, and not nearly so swift, but its 

 scent is so perfect that it follows every track of the flying hare, 

 unravels all her windings, and seldom fails to secure her at last. 

 Sportsmen usually prefer the smallest beagles obtainable. The 

 most valuable pack of these dogs known in England used to be 

 carried to and from the field in a pair of panniers slung across a 

 horse's back. Unfortunately, this pack was so well known, that 

 numerous were the attempts to gain possession of it. One ill-fated 

 evening, as the dogs were returning in their panniers after the 

 day's sport, the keeper was decoyed away by some stratagem, and 

 when he returned, his dismay was great to find that the dogs, 

 panniers, and horse were all missing. No traces of them were 

 discovered, and it was conjectured that they must have been sold 

 on the Continent. It is a common custom in the military schools, 

 and sometimes at the universities, to follow the beagle on foot. 



The Bloodhound does not materially differ in appearance 

 from the old deer-hound of a larger size, trained to hunt the human 

 being instead of the quadruped. If once put on the track of a 

 supposed robber, he would unerringly follow him to his retreat, 

 although at the distance of many a mile. Such, a breed was ne- 

 cessary when neither the private individual nor the government 

 had other means to detect the offender. Generally speaking, how- 

 ever, the bloodhound of former days would not injure the culprit 

 that did not attempt to escape, but would lie down quietly and give 

 notice by a loud and peculiar howl what kind of prey he had 

 found. Some, however, of a savage disposition, or trained to un- 

 natural ferocity, would tear to pieces the hunted wretch, if timely 

 rescue did not arrive. 



The bloodhound is taller and better formed than the deer- 

 hound. It has large and deep ears, the forehead broad and the 

 muzzle narrow. The expression of the countenance is mild and 



