. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . d sent theBelvoir puppies out to walk, they arrived with apacket of his famous distemper compound, and alittle gilt spoon with which to administer the the early days of infancy it is advisable to seethat a puppy does not have to climb up into his bed,or jump down on to a hard floor, otherwise he maydamage the shape of his legs and feet, the all essentialpoints in the symmetry of a foxhound. One goodlady with a baby asked how she should feed thepup. With whats left in the babys bottle,replied the
. The foxhound of the twentieth century : the breeding and work of the kennels of England . d sent theBelvoir puppies out to walk, they arrived with apacket of his famous distemper compound, and alittle gilt spoon with which to administer the the early days of infancy it is advisable to seethat a puppy does not have to climb up into his bed,or jump down on to a hard floor, otherwise he maydamage the shape of his legs and feet, the all essentialpoints in the symmetry of a foxhound. One goodlady with a baby asked how she should feed thepup. With whats left in the babys bottle,replied the master; give the tit first to one thenthe other. Notable orators and statesmen have been at theirhappiest moments addressing the puppy walkers,the late Duke of Rutland, Lord John Manners, THE PUPPY WALKERS 9 delighting to support Sir Gilbert Greenall on theseoccasions, during his mastership to the Belvoirhounds. Talking of the excellence of the houndsreminded him of a pretty but pathetic story/ saidthe venerable statesman, told to him as a of the famous hunstmen, Thomas Goosey,. &#€# A Matron of the Kennel. when he retired from active life, spent the rest ofhis days in a cottage at Woolsthorpe. There was agarden at the back, looking towards the green hillwhich sloped up from the village of Woolsthorpeto Belvoir. In the early summer mornings his notless famour successor, Will Goodall, used to bringthe hounds for exercise by the garden gate. Theold gentleman, seated in his chair, took his hat off, io THE FOXHOUND OF THE XXth CENTURY and remained uncovered until hounds had passedout of sight. That, he thought, was a pretty story,and he was not altogether indisposed to think thatperhaps there might be some enthusiastic sportsmenin the company, and some admirable, perhaps evencritical, judges of hounds, who when they met theBelvoir pack might feel inclined to take their hatsoff, believing that when they saw them, they repre-sented about as good a type of the noble animal,
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