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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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The
Earl
of
Onslow
and
the
late
Sir
John
Everett
Millais
were
among
the
earliest
importers
of
the
breed
into
England.
They
both
had
recourse
to
the
kennels
of
Count
Couteulx.
Sir
John
Millais'
Model
was
the
first
Basset-hound
exhibited
at
an
English
dog
show,
at
Wolverhampton
in
1875.
Later
owners
and
breeders
of
prominence
were
Mr.
G.
Krehl,
Mrs.
Stokes,
Mrs.
C.
C.
Ellis
and
Mrs.
Mabel
Tottie.
As
with
most
imported
breeds,
the
Basset-hound
when
first
exhibited
was
required
to
undergo
a
probationary
period
as
a
foreign
dog
in
the
variety
class
at
the
principal
shows.
It
was
not
until
1880
that
a
class
was
provided
for
it
by
the
Kennel
Club.
It
is
to
be
regretted
that
owners
of
this
beautiful
hound
are
not
more
numerous.
Admirable
specimens
are
still
to
be
seen
at
the
leading
exhibitions,
but
the
breed
is
greatly
in
need
of
encouragement.
At
the
present
time
the
smooth
dog
hound
taking
the
foremost
place
in
the
estimate
of
our
most
capable
judges
is
Mr.
W.
W.
M.
White's
Ch.
Loo-Loo-Loo,
bred
by
Mrs.
Tottie,
by
Ch.
Louis
Le
Beau
out
of
Sibella.
Mr.
Croxton
Smith's
Waverer
is
also
a
dog
of
remarkably
fine
type.
Among
bitch
hounds
Sandringham
Dido,
the
favourite
of
Her
Majesty
the
Queen,
ranks
as
the
most
perfect
of
her
kind.
The
rough
or
Griffon-Basset,
introduced
into
England
at
a
later
date
than
the
smooth,
has
failed
for
some
reason
to
receive
great
attention.
In
type
it
resembles
the
shaggy
Otterhound,
and
as
at
present
favoured
it
is
larger
and
higher
on
the
leg
than
the
smooth
variety.
Their
colouring
is
less
distinct,
and
they
seem
generally
to
be
lemon
and
white,
grey
and
sandy
red.
Their
note
is
not
so
rich
as
that
of
the
smooth
variety.
In
France
the
rough
and
the
smooth
Bassets
are
not
regarded
as
of
the
same
race,
but
here
some
breeders
have
crossed
the
two
varieties,
with
indifferent
consequences.
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