The sports of the world, with illustrations from drawings and photographs . GRAND BRAQUE IBRACH-HOUND. SOME CONTINENTAL SHOOTING DOGS. 247. BRAQUE LEGER IFRENCH practically confined to the districts of La Mancha,Andalusia, and Estremadura. This dog, the Charniquet, is recognised by its long, pointedmuzzle, keen eyes, and erect ears. Its resem-blance to a jackal is particularly noticeable whenit is small and of reddish colour. In build it isheavier or lighter according to the particular race,and its height is that of an average pointer. Thehair of its coat may be either long or short,
The sports of the world, with illustrations from drawings and photographs . GRAND BRAQUE IBRACH-HOUND. SOME CONTINENTAL SHOOTING DOGS. 247. BRAQUE LEGER IFRENCH practically confined to the districts of La Mancha,Andalusia, and Estremadura. This dog, the Charniquet, is recognised by its long, pointedmuzzle, keen eyes, and erect ears. Its resem-blance to a jackal is particularly noticeable whenit is small and of reddish colour. In build it isheavier or lighter according to the particular race,and its height is that of an average pointer. Thehair of its coat may be either long or short, andthe prevailing colour is found to be dirty-whiteor tawny-red. In spite of its great reputationfor scent, the podencois very inferior inthis respect to poin-ters and setters. Yetin its own countryit is an all-rounduseful dog, being em-pli lyed for a varietyof purposes, huntingstag and bear, re-trieving hares andpartridges, and cour-sing. It is keenestafter rabbits, in thepursuit of which ithas, perhaps, noequal. The podencois not, however, al-ways a desirable allv, for, though keen in the open, it is not only viciousin the house, but also a
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