Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-04
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ba,i p"i "lasing bloodhound ono win
IL" sreater satisfaction ia IT,,
lea vo,,, ""'lF theN are bred ana ~, ~ Nv
nv bntt. 'v from two to three p,o,,,I,,S
lnot Cnis' piouRht up with the fimtI, l,o
lalso mora ~ conpanionable bur no =.
Ira,, noIe susceptible to ans. "' .
Iin % OF training. Good r,,,,, - ~ 'l'ular
n,opl ~ ''e from 800 to 800 tho cbaia i'htt
lraT, ne the TWO minute tr,ttor ~
lbioos,, con. eonli nanding a higher nr,oo n''u-
lin I,paIs mat Is imported is rc,-,-..l
IT, LnsIand and when he roa,,,. ~ stored
ne Is registered agai, .T'O"es th's side
lba poea nave registered pedigroos pure
req 10 when wishing TO nurnt',.' van
aoouhound cannot be vb,rrs,
r-u, MN In a surly. grury So, '''" Nv
lextroInIIh develop like nature ne
Ikindnn.. sensitive and apprccia,i,,a
lany otbor JuSt treatment. Nor ,h,.
friendship and he returns hott uSpect and
Gst, III any one owning , 49,, uoupie
lounu nnds him cross ana r mood
pv"'per ne has only himself 70 ~ van. am or
ltho. 40 mas patterned his tennor 10, ,or
'hat or bis master ''Per after
lne SUBJECT Is distemper. which tLI. ouhdS
IN very severe form. QUIZ. -, 'hey nave
.fVi eeuihg. II they can no b.. CIoSe
ms contagion or infection tbo,, S!e'r or
laIuy as any other breed Of doS are as
more s,,ooe and Germany have ~.
successful, probably. owins Detn
MOUNDS having been hred ~ 10 their
lciihate and under differen, uIiHerent
Sulnlne IN large doses fro,, 'V'hhuIlohs.
A.. sIs twice day Is tho -.
MARIAN, ~ reuuces the fever. Mos, i,
portant also Is great Cleanliness I'M
lng use Of disinfectants ouiot uhspar-
lperature fresh air, without dr,,, TEN.
pIenty or nourishlng liquid food 81. ana
small quantities 'u gwen In
darreo ",oounound possesses in marked
laegree every point and charactar,atN Aeu
those dogs which hunt togetbor 1 istlc OF
he is very powerful and Stands 60 80 80
ground than is usual with hounds 90 I,ple
oreeds. The skin is thin to the touch and
H. e.ey loose, this being more especial
ny noticeable about the neck and bead
Where 1t hangs in deep folds
The average height of adult dogs Is
twenty-sX Inches and of adult bgches
twenty-four inches Dogs usually vary
from twenty-five to twenty-seven inches
land bitches from .twenty-three to twenty
five inches, but in either case the greater
height is to be preferred. provided that
character and quality are also combined.
The average weight of adult dogs. in fair
condition Is ninety pounds and of aduh
bitches eighty pounds. Dogs attain the
weight of one hundred and ten pounds and
bitches one hundred pounds The greater
weight is to be preferred. as In case Of
combined. The expression is noble and
dlgniied, and characterized by soemnity.
wisdom and power.
In temperament the bloodhound is ex-
tremely affectionate. neither quarresome
with companions nor with other dogs His
nature Is somewhat shy, and equally SEN
stive to kindness or correction by his mas
ter.
! The head is narrow In proportion to It's
length and long in proportion to the body,
/ taperlnR but slightly from the temples to
Il the end of the muZzle, thus (when viewed
4 from above and in 'front.' having the ap-
pearance Of being hattened at the sides
and of being nearly equal In width
throughout its entire length. In profile the
upper outline of the skull is nearly in The
same plane as that OF the foreface. The
length from the end Of the nose to the
stop midway between the eyes, should
be not less than that from stop to back or
occipital protuberance peak. The entire
length Of head from the posterlor part OF
! the occipital protuberance to the end OF
the muzze should be twelve inches or
more In dogs and eleven or more in
bitches.
/ The skull is long and narrow, with the
.occlpital peak very pronounced. The broWs
are not prominent, although, owing 20 the
deepset eyes they may have that appear
ance. The foreface is long, deep and OF
even width throughout, with square out
lines when seen in profile. The eyes are
deeply sunk I'm the orbits, the lids assuming
/ a lozenge or diamond shape, in conse-
quence of the lower lids being dragged
| down and everted by the heavy hews lhg
eyes correspond with the general tone OF
coloY of the animal. varying from deep
/ hazel to yellow. The hazel color Is much
10 he preferred although very seldom seen
I'm red and tan hounds
( The ears are thin and soft TO the touch,
extremely long, not very low, and fan in
graceful folds, the lower parts curling
Inward and backward.
The head is furnished with an amount
OF loose skin which in nearly every posi-
ton appears superb bundant. but more
particularly so when the head Is carried
low. the skin then falling into loose pendu-
lous ridges and folds, especially over the
forehead and sides of the head. Nostrlls
are large and open,
In front the lips fall squarely. making
a right angle with the upper line Of the
foreface, while behind they form deep
hanging fews, and. being continued into
the pendant folds Of the loose skin about
the neck, constitute the dewlap, which Is
very pronounced.
The neck is long. shoulders well sloped
backward and muscular, ribs are woI
sprung and the chest is well let down be-
tween the fore legs, forming deep keel
The fore legs straight and large IN
bone, with elbows squarely set, ieet
strong and well knuckled Up, the thighs
and second. thighs (gaskins) are very
muscular, the hooks well bent and let down
and squarey set. The back and loins are
strong the latter deep and slightly arched.
The stern is long and taperlng and set
on rather high. The gait is elastic, swing
inc and free, the stern being carried high,
hnt not too much curled over the back
The colors are black and tan, red and tan,
and tawny; a deep tawny or lion color is
much coveted, but seldom found, the dark
en- colors being sometimes interspersed
with lighter OF badger eolOred hair. and
sometimes fecked with white. a small
amount OF white Is also permissible on
chest feet and tip OF stern.