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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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Some
beautiful
specimens
of
the
rough
Basset
have
from
time
to
time
been
sent
to
exhibition
from
the
Sandringham
kennels.
His
Majesty
the
King
has
always
given
affectionate
attention
to
this
breed,
and
has
taken
several
first
prizes
at
the
leading
shows,
latterly
with
Sandringham
Bobs,
bred
in
the
home
kennels
by
Sandringham
Babil
ex
Saracenesca.
Perhaps
the
most
explicit
description
of
the
perfect
Basset-hound
is
still
that
compiled
twenty-five
years
ago
by
Sir
John
Millais.
It
is
at
least
sufficiently
comprehensive
and
exact
to
serve
as
a
guide:--
"The
Basset,
for
its
size,
has
more
bone,
perhaps,
than
nearly
any
other
dog.
"The
skull
should
be
peaked
like
that
of
the
Bloodhound,
with
the
same
dignity
and
expression,
the
nose
black
(although
some
of
my
own
have
white
about
theirs),
and
well
flewed.
For
the
size
of
the
hound
I
think
the
teeth
are
extremely
small.
However,
as
they
are
not
intended
to
destroy
life,
this
is
probably
the
reason.
"The
ears
should
hang
like
the
Bloodhound's,
and
are
like
the
softest
velvet
drapery.
"The
eyes
are
a
deep
brown,
and
are
brimful
of
affection
and
intelligence.
They
are
pretty
deeply
set,
and
should
show
a
considerable
haw.
A
Basset
is
one
of
those
hounds
incapable
of
having
a
wicked
eye.
"The
neck
is
long,
but
of
great
power;
and
in
the
Basset
a
jambes
torses
the
flews
extend
very
nearly
down
to
the
chest.
The
chest
is
more
expansive
than
even
in
the
Bulldog,
and
should
in
the
Bassets
a
jambes
torses
be
not
more
than
two
inches
from
the
ground.
In
the
case
of
the
Bassets
a
jambes
demi-torses
and
jambes
droites,
being
generally
lighter,
their
chests
do
not,
of
course,
come
so
low.
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