. 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. 486 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. tifully arched. The coat is short and fine, in colour white, with or without red-yellow patches. The height is from 24 inches to 28 inches. It is sometimes referred to as the Chien blanc du Roi, the Baud, or Greffier. The famous Vendeen Griffon resembles no breed so closely as our rugged Otter- hound, although as a rule he is smaller and betrays less particularity in breeding. but
. 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. 486 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. tifully arched. The coat is short and fine, in colour white, with or without red-yellow patches. The height is from 24 inches to 28 inches. It is sometimes referred to as the Chien blanc du Roi, the Baud, or Greffier. The famous Vendeen Griffon resembles no breed so closely as our rugged Otter- hound, although as a rule he is smaller and betrays less particularity in breeding. but often darker in colour and longer in the body, is the Griffon Nivernais, of which Baron Joubert's Bolivar is perhaps the best living specimen, and a popular and useful hound for rough work in the forest is attained by the crossing of these two strains. Of the Griffon Vendeen-Nivemais excellent working packs are kept by MM. Merle and Roday of Monthelon, M. Henri. PACK OF GRIFFONS VENDEENS AND VENDEENS-NIVERNAIS. THE PROPERTY OF M. HENRI BAILLET, VILLENAUXE (AUBE). Photograph by M. Rol et Cie., Paris. He is a dog of high upstanding shape, with an obviously sound constitution and meant by nature for the chase, which leads him often into waterways. The prevaiHng colour of his thick wiry coat is white or wheaten,. with orange, mouse grey, red or brown splotches. His head is large and imposing, ascending to a well-developed peak, the muzzle of good length, the nostrils ex- pansive, and the long ears hanging loose, sweeping the grass when his nose is lowered to the track of deer or boar. The best and most pure of the race in France to-day are kept by M. Henri Baillet, whose Ronflo and Bacchus are admirably typical. Very similar to the rough Vendeen hound. Baillet of Villenauxe, and Baron Joubert, domaine de Givry. The Norman Hound, which appears to have been introduced in the time of Louis XIV., is adapted for the pursuit of all kinds of the larger game in the French forests. He is a
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