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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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Opinions
differ
as
to
what
standard
of
height
it
is
advisable
to
aim
at.
If
you
want
to
hunt
your
Harriers
on
foot,
16
inches
is
quite
big
enough--almost
too
big
to
run
with;
but
if
you
are
riding
to
them,
20
inches
is
a
useful
height,
or
even
19
inches.
Either
is
a
good
workable
size,
and
such
hounds
should
be
able
to
slip
along
fast
enough
for
most
people.
Choose
your
hounds
with
plenty
of
bone,
but
not
too
clumsy
or
heavy;
a
round,
firm
neck,
not
too
short,
with
a
swan-like
curve;
a
lean
head
with
a
long
muzzle
and
fairly
short
ears;
a
broad
chest
with
plenty
of
lung
room,
fore-legs
like
gun
barrels,
straight
and
strong;
hind-legs
with
good
thighs
and
well
let
down
hocks;
feet,
round
like
cats'
feet,
and
a
well-set-on,
tapering
stern.
Such
a
make
and
shape
should
see
many
seasons
through,
and
allow
you
to
be
certain
of
pace
and
endurance
in
your
pack.
It
is
useless
to
lay
down
any
hard
and
fast
rule
as
to
colour.
It
is
so
much
a
matter
of
individual
taste.
Some
Masters
have
a
great
fancy
for
the
dark
colouring
of
the
old
Southern
Hound,
but
nothing
could
look
much
smarter
than
a
good
combination
of
Belvoir
tan
with
black
and
white.
Puppies,
as
a
rule,
a
week
or
two
after
they
are
whelped,
show
a
greater
proportion
of
dark
marking
than
any
other,
but
this
as
they
grow
older
soon
alters,
and
their
white
marking
becomes
much
more
conspicuous.
As
in
the
case
of
the
Foxhound,
the
Harrier
is
very
seldom
kept
as
a
companion
apart
from
the
pack.
But
puppies
are
usually
sent
out
to
walk,
and
may
easily
be
procured
to
be
kept
and
reared
until
they
are
old
enough
to
be
entered
to
their
work.
Doubtless
the
rearing
of
a
Harrier
puppy
is
a
great
responsibility,
but
it
is
also
a
delight
to
many
who
feel
that
they
are
helping
in
the
advancement
of
a
great
national
sport.
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