Basset Hounds & Beagles: With Descriptive and Historical Sketches on Each Breed, Their Breeding, and Use as a Sporting Dog

Carl E. Smith

• Publisher: Vintage Dog Books
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN:
  9781447487241
• Print ISBN:
  9781846640605
• Subtopic: Zoology

The Basset and the Beagle are low, tireless scent hounds bred to hunt hare and rabbit in full cry. In Basset Hounds & Beagles, Carl E. Smith sets down what every owner and breeder should know of the breed.

First published in 1926, Carl E. Smith's account sets the Basset Hound and Beagle's history and origins alongside guidance on its points and standard, its character, and the everyday work of rearing, feeding and preparing a dog for the show ring.

Long scarce in its original edition, it returns here in a faithful modern reprint for Basset Hound and Beagle owners, breeders and breed historians.

This edition features:

• Traces the origins and history of the Basset Hound and Beagle.
• Sets out the breed's points, character and show standard.
• Practical notes on rearing, feeding, breeding and management.
• Restored from the original text and illustrations.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Preface
• Table of Contents
• List of Illustrations
• Half title
• Foreword
• I — Selection of the Pup
• II — Early Training
• III — Field Work
• IV — Field work (Continued)
• V — Getting Used To The Gun
• VI — Later Training
• VII — Breeding the Rabbit Hound
• VIII — Feeding and Caring
• IX — Kennel Care
• X — Kennel Training
• XI — The Basset Hound
• XII — Pheasant Hunting with Bassets
• XIII — The Beagle
• XIV — Ailments and Remedies