64 THE FOXHOUND, THE POINTER. 
who were much more common when the offence was visited with capital 
punishment, were frequently detected by the delicate nose of the Bloodhound, 
which would, when once laid on the scent, follow it up with unerring precision, 
unravelling the single trail 
from among a _ hundred 
crossing footsteps, and 
only to be baffled by water 
or blood. 
The Bloodhound is gene- 
rally irascible in temper, 
and therefore a rather dan- 
gerous animal to be med- 
dled with by any one ex- 
cepting its owner. So fierce 
is its desire for blood, and 
so utterly is it excited when 
it reaches its prey, that it 
will often keep its master 
at bay when he approaches, 
and receive his overtures 
with such unmistakable in- 
: bet dications of anger that he 
FOXHOUND.— (Canis familiaris.) will not venture to approach 
until his Dog has satisfied 
its appetite on the carcase of the animal which it has brought to the ground. 
When fairly on the track of the deer, the Bloodhound utters a peculiar, long, 
loud, and deep bay, which, if once heard, will never be forgotten. 
The colour of a good Bloodhound ought to be nearly uniform, no white 
being permitted, except on the tip of the tail. ‘The prevailing tints are a 
blackish tan, or adeep fawn. The tail of this Dog is long ard sweeping. 
Of all the Dogs which are knc wn by the common title of “ hound,” the Fox- 
HOUND is the best known. 
It is supposed that the 
modern Foxhound derives 
its origin from the old 
English hound, and its va- 
rious points of perfection 
from judicious crosses with 
other breeds. For example, 
in order to increase its speed 
the greyhound is made to 
take part in its pedigree, 
and the greyhound having 
already some admixture of 
the bull-dog blood, there is 
an infusion of stubbornness 
as well as of mere speed. 
iE According to the latest 
coy eee . Tyaeg authorities, the best average 
POINTER.—(Canis familiaris.) height for Boxhounds = 
from twenty-one to twenty-five inches, the female being generally smaller than 
the male. However the size of the Dog does not matter so much ; but it is ex- 
pected to match the rest of the pack in height as well as in general appearance. 
There are two breeds of the POINTER, namely, the modern English Pointer, 
and the Spanish Pointer. The latter of these Dogs is now seldom used in the 
