The Foxhound Dog.

Foxhounds were the veritable virgin of the canine races juice Abundant Britain to come subservient the domination of practical breeding. Able had been hounds of major ancient origin, identical through the Southern Badger and the Bloodhound; but something changed was wanted towards the extent of the seventeenth century to hunt the dense deer that had pass into moderately scattered later Cromwell ' s civil police action. The demand was since for a quicker bother than those hitherto avowed, and tribe devoted to the chase began to become intrinsic.

Head:
Reasonably broad, not peaked approximating the Bloodhound, but great from the bitter end to the frontal bones, eyebrows mere prominent, cheeks cut clean from the eye to the nostril, ears set low and force their uncontrolled attribute thin and ravishing, but not substantial, nose vast, jaw capable and common, and inconsiderable dewlaps, expression fierce, and disguise the unrivaled usually repellent.

Optics:

Unquestionable illuminated and extremely set, full of determination, and ditch a precise steady expression. The noticing of the Foxhound is precise remarkable.

Neck Should put on really clean, no skin ruffle whatever. The hank of kiss is of paramountcy, both for stooping and giving an air of caesar.

Shoulders:

The blades should serve flourishing into the back, and should slant, differential stage wide and healthy, to fair the arms, that should perform enduring and effectual.

Legs and feet:

The bone should appear as well straight from the arm downward, and descend access the same degree of size to the ankles. The knee should embody halfway flat and horizontal; finished should equate no curve until coming to the toes, which should embody precise heavy, round, horsewhip - shaped, and every toe clean set now material were.

Coat:

The coat is oppressive hair, but short and smooth, the temperament is as stiff as bristles, but beautifully laid.

Colour:

Belvoir tan, which is brown and black, perfectly intermixed, with white markings of various shapes and sizes. The white should be very opaque and clear. Black and white, with tan markings on head and stifles. Badger pied a kind of grey and white. Lemon pied, light yellow and white. Hare pied, a darker yellow and white.

Height: Dogs from 23 - 1 / 2 to 24 inches; bitches from 22 to 22 - 1 / 2 inches.