. 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 STAGHOUNDS: THE ; FROM THE DUG DE LORGE'S PACK. FRENCH STAGHOUNDS: THE "; FROM THE DUG DE LORGE'S PACK. tois, Saintonge and Gascogne. These are all remarkable for their long, pendulous ears, deep flews, and heavy dewlapsââ characteristics which indicate a keen power of scent. Each strain is distinguished from the rest by peculiarities of colour, shape of head, size or buil
. 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 STAGHOUNDS: THE ; FROM THE DUG DE LORGE'S PACK. FRENCH STAGHOUNDS: THE "; FROM THE DUG DE LORGE'S PACK. tois, Saintonge and Gascogne. These are all remarkable for their long, pendulous ears, deep flews, and heavy dewlapsââ characteristics which indicate a keen power of scent. Each strain is distinguished from the rest by peculiarities of colour, shape of head, size or build ; but in general type they all approximate to the form of our own Foxhounds and Harriers, with occasionally something of the Southern hound in their contour. The Chien de Franche-Comte (often called the Porce- laine) is one of the smallest and the most elegant. It is seldom higher than 22 inches. The most massive is the Norman hound, with an average height of 29 inches. Of the Vendeen Hound there are two varieties; a rough and a smooth. The Comte de Coulteulx has decided that the smooth-coated variety are descendants of the white St. Hubert Bloodhound, and it is a credible theory, as the dog still bears some recognisable semblance to the deep- flewed and dewlapped Bloodhound type. It is a strong, well-built and shapely dog, with a somewhat rounded skull and a longish muzzle. The ears are long, thin and flexible, set on low and nicely folded. The neck is long, clean, muscled and beau-. 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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