36 Varieties of the Dog. 
the latter colour, that was always first to find game, and 
always led. He was well known among the Cumbrians, 
and they knew his voice, and said: ‘’Dar, that’s auld 
Duster ; we'll have a’ run noo.’ Occasionally beagles 
are the colour of bloodhounds. The beagle should be 
hard in condition, with plenty of muscle.” These beagles 
hunt the hare on Skiddaw, and in the Lake District, 
capital runs being “enjoyed about Buttermere, where it 
is a grand sight to see the little hounds on the breast of 
a mountain, when a sheet could cover them sometimes, 
and their cry is melodious. We do not mount our 
huntsmen.” The height of the dogs at the shoulder 
varies from 14 in. to 15 in., and the weight from 25 lbs. 
to 274 lbs. Some having the harrier cross are higher. 
The Royal Rock Pack, said to be pure beagles, stand 
16 inches high. The rabbit beagle, so called, is pro- 
bably a cross with beagle and the terrier. 
_ The Dachshund, or German Badger Terrier is nct 
a hound as some conclude. The terminal “ hund,” sig- 
nifies a dog, notwithstanding many of his characteristics 
are those of a hound; indeed, it is said he comes of a 
cross with the old English hound and the beagle, and, 
according to Bewick, known as the Kibblehound. The 
dog of the present day has a singularly long back, and 
apparently ill-formed legs. Our friend Punch says he 
is ‘sold by the yard.” Many years ago, an engineer 
seeing one of the early specimens, and viewing him only 
in the light of mechanics, said thoughtfully, ‘‘ his bearings 
are too wide apart,” and suggested taking ‘‘a piece out 
of his middle and welding him together again.” The 
breed is self-coloured, excepting a stray “ beauty spot” 
on the breast or toes. Black and tan, or fallow red are 
preferred, though good dogs have shades of red, and 
smutty, or tawny markings. The Head is of the blood- 
hound type, and the ears, long and pendulous, measure 
13 or 14 inches across the head from tip to tip. The 
WVose'is square, and the muzzle about 84 inches in girth. 
The Zye, which is lustrous and mild in expression, has 
the colour of the coat. The Zeek should be white, sound, 
strong, and recurvate for grip; a diseased and offensive’ 
