. The beagle in America and England. Beagles (Dogs). 152 The Beagle in America The hare is up, all hounds are in, the race is on, all patrons seated, the judge stripped for action. Away goes the pack in full cry. The judge follows until the hare makes a turn, then, guided by the voice of the pack, stops and waits for the hare. When he comes, which he will in a few minutes, he turns him so as to check the pack and learn the voice of each individual hound. He now knows his pack, both by sight and by ear, the first thing necessary in intelligent CH. JEANETTE The hare belongs to the rabb
. The beagle in America and England. Beagles (Dogs). 152 The Beagle in America The hare is up, all hounds are in, the race is on, all patrons seated, the judge stripped for action. Away goes the pack in full cry. The judge follows until the hare makes a turn, then, guided by the voice of the pack, stops and waits for the hare. When he comes, which he will in a few minutes, he turns him so as to check the pack and learn the voice of each individual hound. He now knows his pack, both by sight and by ear, the first thing necessary in intelligent CH. JEANETTE The hare belongs to the rabbit family, and owes his craft to instinct. This places him on a dead level with every mem- ber of the family, and his running will compare favorably with the common rabbit, except that all his play grounds, circles, wheels, etc., will be larger and repeated hour after hour, which will demand of the hound many different kinds of effort, indi- cated by the varying degrees of intensity of the scent, and the judge will see one of the most wonderful exhibitions of varia- tion in the history of animated nature. Hounds, when put to a gruelling task or asked to do that for which thev are entirely unfit from their performance, show their ability as hare dogs or their worthlessness as any kind of. 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 Prentice, Henry Wilson, 1872-. De Kalb, Ill. , Chronicle publishing co. ]
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