The dogs of Great Britain, The dogs of Great Britain, America, and other countries dogsofgreatbrita01wals Year: 1919 66 DOMESTICATED HUNTING-DOGS. not tired in trailing along the road from the kennel to the hunting field and back again. The average hight of these may be taken at 10 mches, but their bodies are disproportionately lengthened Patience and perseverance are stir more necessary in these hounds than in their larger brethren, and without them they soon lose their hare, as they must be content to hunt her at a pace witb which a man can readily keep up on foot, horses being quite out o
The dogs of Great Britain, The dogs of Great Britain, America, and other countries dogsofgreatbrita01wals Year: 1919 66 DOMESTICATED HUNTING-DOGS. not tired in trailing along the road from the kennel to the hunting field and back again. The average hight of these may be taken at 10 mches, but their bodies are disproportionately lengthened Patience and perseverance are stir more necessary in these hounds than in their larger brethren, and without them they soon lose their hare, as they must be content to hunt her at a pace witb which a man can readily keep up on foot, horses being quite out of place with such a diminutive pack. A pack of rabbit-beagles, the property of Mr. Crane, of South- over House, England, we believe to contain the best 'patterns' we have ever known. We have seen them on a cold bad scenting Fig. 10.—RABBIT BEAGLES, GIANT AND RINGLET. day work up a rabbit and run him in the most extraordinary man- ner, and although the nature of the ground compelled the pack to run almost m Indian file, and thus to carry a very narrow line of scent, if they threw it up, it was but for a moment. Mr. Crane'a standard is 9 in., and every little hound is absolutely perfect. We saw but .one hound at all differinL; from his companions, a littk black-tanned one. This one on the flags we should have drafted but when we saw him in his work we quite forgave him for being of a conspicuous color. Giant (see portrait) was perhaps the very best of the pack, a black-v.' doghound, always at work, and never wrong. He has a capital tonnue, and plenty o( \t. The bitch, Ringbt, has t'.ie most beautiful points we have ever seen, and is a fit companion for her mate, Giiit- Damper, BiiUl-
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