Lab
Library
Journal
Shop
Sign in
to keep
Share image
1
437
Dogs and All about Them
·
Robert Leighton
154
Beagle
owners,
like
the
masters
of
Foxhound
kennels,
have
never
been
very
partial
to
the
ordinary
dog
shows,
and
so
the
development
of
the
up-to-date
Beagle,
as
seen
at
recent
shows,
is
somewhat
new.
It
is
just
as
it
should
be,
and
if
more
people
take
up
"beagling"
it
may
not
be
in
the
least
surprising.
They
are
very
beautiful
little
hounds,
can
give
a
vast
amount
of
amusement,
and,
for
the
matter
of
that,
healthy
exercise.
If
a
stout
runner
can
keep
within
fairly
easy
distance
of
a
pack
of
well-bred
Beagles
on
the
line
of
a
lively
Jack
hare,
he
is
in
the
sort
of
condition
to
be
generally
envied.
DESCRIPTION
OF
THE
BEAGLE:
HEAD--Fair
length,
powerful
without
being
coarse;
skull
domed,
moderately
wide,
with
an
indication
of
peak,
stop
well
defined,
muzzle
not
snipy,
and
lips
well
flewed.
NOSE--Black,
broad,
and
nostrils
well
expanded.
EYES--Brown,
dark
hazel
or
hazel,
not
deep
set
nor
bulgy,
and
with
a
mild
expression.
EARS--Long,
set
on
low,
fine
in
texture,
and
hanging
in
a
graceful
fold
close
to
the
cheek.
NECK--Moderately
long,
slightly
arched,
the
throat
showing
some
dewlap.
SHOULDERS--Clean
and
slightly
sloping.
BODY--Short
between
the
couplings,
well
let
down
in
chest,
ribs
fairly
well
sprung
and
well
ribbed
up,
with
powerful
and
not
tucked-up
loins.
HIND-QUARTERS--Very
muscular
about
the
thighs,
stifles
and
hocks
well
bent,
and
hocks
well
let
down.
FORE-LEGS--Quite
straight,
well
under
the
dog,
of
good
substance
and
round
in
the
bone.
FEET--Round,
well
knuckled
up,
and
strongly
padded.
STERN--Moderate
length,
set
on
high,
thick
and
carried
gaily,
but
not
curled
over
the
back.
COLOUR--Any
recognised
hound
colour.
COAT--Smooth
variety:
Smooth,
very
dense
and
not
too
fine
or
short.
Rough
variety:
Very
dense
and
wiry.
HEIGHT--Not
exceeding
16
inches.
Pocket
Beagles
must
not
exceed
10
inches.
GENERAL
APPEARANCE--A
compactly-built
hound,
without
coarseness,
conveying
the
impression
of
great
stamina
and
vivacity.
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
