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English Foxhounds 



Fhotu J. T. Newman, Berkhampstead 



They are named for the regions in which they 

 are found, — dogs of Gascony, Bordeaux, Nor- 

 mandy, and Saintonge ; others might be added, 

 such, for instance, as the dog of Bresse, with 

 long hair, and the breeds called royal, such as 

 the dog of St. Hubert, yellow and gray, once 



belonging to St. Louis in 1226-1270; and 

 some other species. With his great " white 

 pack " Louis XIV hunted a stag on one occasion 

 for twenty miles ; the dauphin killed a wolf on 

 June 18, 1685, after a chase of eight hours in 

 excessive heat. A pack of staghounds was 



Foxhound Pui's for Puppy-Dog Contest 



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