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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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With
careful
selection
and
judicious
breeding
we
have
now
produced
a
beautiful
hound
of
fine
smooth
coat,
and
a
rich
admixture
of
markings,
with
a
head
of
noble
character
and
the
best
of
legs
and
feet.
Their
short,
twinkling
legs
make
our
Bassets
more
suitable
for
covert
hunting
than
for
hunting
hares
in
the
open,
to
which
latter
purpose
they
have
frequently
been
adapted
with
some
success.
Their
note
is
resonant,
with
wonderful
power
for
so
small
a
dog,
and
in
tone
it
resembles
the
voice
of
the
Bloodhound.
The
Basset-hound
is
usually
very
good
tempered
and
not
inclined
to
be
quarrelsome
with
his
kennel
mates;
but
he
is
wilful,
and
loves
to
roam
apart
in
search
of
game,
and
is
not
very
amenable
to
discipline
when
alone.
On
the
other
hand,
he
works
admirably
with
his
companions
in
the
pack,
when
he
is
most
painstaking
and
indefatigable.
Endowed
with
remarkable
powers
of
scent,
he
will
hunt
a
drag
with
keen
intelligence.
There
are
now
several
packs
of
Bassets
kept
in
England,
and
they
show
very
fair
sport
after
the
hares;
but
it
is
not
their
natural
vocation,
and
their
massive
build
is
against
the
possibility
of
their
becoming
popular
as
harriers.
The
general
custom
is
to
follow
them
on
foot,
although
occasionally
some
sportsmen
use
ponies.
Their
pace,
however,
hardly
warrants
the
latter
expedient.
On
the
Continent,
where
big
game
is
more
common
than
with
us,
the
employment
of
the
Basset
is
varied.
He
is
a
valuable
help
in
the
tracking
of
boar,
wolf,
and
deer,
and
he
is
also
frequently
engaged
in
the
lighter
pastimes
of
pheasant
and
partridge
shooting.
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