. The new book of the dog; a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment. Dogs. FRENCH AND OTHER CONTINENTAL HOUNDS. 485 The procedure is the same; the elaborate vocabulary is the same ; only the fanfares have been improved, the costumes slightly modernised, and the hounds strengthened with the strain of English blood. French tradition clings to line hunting, drawing, and perseverance. Pace is not encouraged. The French huntsman has little patience with the arrogance and fling of a Foxhou
. The new book of the dog; a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment. Dogs. FRENCH AND OTHER CONTINENTAL HOUNDS. 485 The procedure is the same; the elaborate vocabulary is the same ; only the fanfares have been improved, the costumes slightly modernised, and the hounds strengthened with the strain of English blood. French tradition clings to line hunting, drawing, and perseverance. Pace is not encouraged. The French huntsman has little patience with the arrogance and fling of a Foxhound. M. de Chezelles, a high authority, thinks that a good modern Batard, which is to all intents the dominant French hound, hunts more gaiement than an English hound. He is busier, throws his tongue incessantly, and wishes everybody to share in his opinions, perplexities and triumphs ; and Lord Ribblesdale, who has had experience with them, avers that " there can be little doubt that a good Batard is a better hound for forest hunting than a draft hound from the Holdernesse or the ; They are magnificent animals, although to the English eye they are wanting in compactness, grace and agility, and they are certainly less beautiful and more leggy than we should appreciate in our packs Among the more important varieties and strains of hounds in France are the Chien courant de Vendee, the Chien du Poitou, Chien Nor in a n d, Chien de F r a n c h c- Cointr, and those of Ar-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Leighton, Robert, 1859-. London, Paris, New York, Toronto & Melbourne, Cassell and Company, Limited
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