| 单词 | foxhound |
| 例句 | In those days you generally named your children in the same way as we name foxhounds and foals today. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The state dog is the American foxhound and the state fish is a brook trout, he calls out. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned it over in my mind for months before I understood that drivers were being asked to slow down if foxhounds were in the vicinity. Lost in Time in England’s Northeast 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z It is only when describing Dominic, her sister’s diabetic foxhound, that Lucy seems fully at peace. The Merman of Her Dreams 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z The marquis here keeps a kennel of 70 hunting hounds — half English foxhound and half French Poitou. Top places in Europe to take the kids include Copenhagen, castles and a real magic kingdom 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z Most of the cast doubles, triples and quadruples in roles, including servants, foxhounds and members of that buzzing chorus of gossips. 'Seagull' and 'Sense and Sensibility,' From Bedlam Company 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z “The foxhound is one of the most lovable creatures there is,” Ferrer said. Watch one of George Washington’s favorite sports in person: fox hunting 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z But once I get started, I’m like the English foxhound: I will never let go.” Luc Besson on turning Rihanna into a 28th-century Cleopatra and being stood up by Prince 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Ms Moulds was participating in the Cottesmore Hunt - one of Britain's oldest foxhound packs. Sarah Moulds: Woman chastised pony by hitting it, court hears 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Pulling up the rear at No. 199 is the English foxhound. French bulldog claims title of top US purebred, dethroning Labrador retriever 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z At the time Ms Moulds had been participating in The Cottesmore Hunt - one of Britain's oldest foxhound packs. Horse kick video: Former teacher charged with animal cruelty 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z The English foxhound is the rarest breed in the new rankings. In a US now in puppy love, Labs still tops, but corgis rise 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z A Missouri farmer’s son loves the daughter of a neighbor who has killed the farmer’s foxhound. Movies on TV this week: Jan. 19-25: 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z An English foxhound named Whiskey was also on his own, representing the nation’s second-rarest breed. A breed apart: Rare Westminster dogs have ring to themselves 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z The foxhounds look like beagles, but at 44-75 pounds they are much bigger. When the horn calls, fox hunters, hounds and horses respond 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Far more numerous were the foxhounds: some three dozen in all, running and sunning their flanks as they awaited further instructions. Will a new generation of fox hunters save their controversial sport? 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z These include “one of the most popular masters of foxhounds in England”, who, apparently, had an illustration reading “Tally ho!” on his forearm. What counts as satire in the Trump era? Not pointless Photoshop parodies | Arwa Mahdawi 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z A resident found a female English foxhound, cared for her overnight and took her to the animal shelter the next day. Animal Watch: A member of an exclusive club 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z And most of us aren’t likely to run into a harrier, a Norwegian Lundehund, an American foxhound or an otterhound any time soon. Labrador retrievers hit their 25th year as top US dog breed 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z They are a mix of breeds - American foxhounds, English foxhounds and Penn-Marydel hounds, which have been bred since the early 1900s, originally in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. When the horn calls, fox hunters, hounds and horses respond 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z And most of us aren't likely to run into a harrier, a Norwegian Lundehund, an American foxhound or an otterhound any time soon. Labrador retrievers still reign supreme after a quarter century as America's most prevalent purebred dog 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z At issue are foxhound training preserves, as they are officially called, which were established as part of an earlier effort to keep the peace. Virginia Law Phasing Out ‘Fox Pens’ Vexes All Sides 2014-04-18T00:31:32Z Jewel the American foxhound proved to be strong competition — after all, she was the top American foxhound in last year’s show as well. Banana Joe Named Best in Show 2013-02-13T09:00:00Z A Doberman, a wire fox terrier and an American foxhound are among the early favorites to walk off with the prized silver bowl. Westminster dog show opens, and Banana Joe is back 2013-02-11T16:26:07Z Adopting foxhounds “was a good experience, and when they have more available, I will put my name on the list,” he said. When the horn calls, fox hunters, hounds and horses respond 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Dorothy asked, picking up a photograph of two girls, each holding a foxhound. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z With this horn he hunted the first pack of foxhounds then in England fifty-five years. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z But when the complexion and style of any lady admits of it, I can see no reason why she should not wear scarlet with foxhounds as well as her brother or her husband. The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises 2012-02-13T03:00:14.370Z I've got a young horse, and I want just to show him what a foxhound's like. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z Only a few months before these lines were written, the East Kent foxhounds met near Dover. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z One or two were pure white, but most had some touch of faded yellow or pale grey about them; they were something smaller than the average foxhound, and were strongly built, and active as terriers. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z As proving that the balance can be struck, he points to the uniformity of speed and stoutness which distinguishes a good pack of foxhounds. Small Horses in Warfare 2011-10-26T02:00:30.897Z "With that singular foxhound organ of yours?" replied his superior. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z I once hunted a pack of high-bred foxhounds, noted for their courage. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z Like an assembly of foxhound puppies, several other youngsters now gave tongue. Gunpowder Treason and Plot And Other Stories for Boys 2011-06-08T02:00:16.797Z Almost every form of sport and open-air exercise can be enjoyed at Pau, and foxhounds meet regularly throughout the winter. France 2011-03-27T02:00:11.847Z A starved dog dashes past the door with a hen in his mouth; we recognize him as the last remnant of poor Fetherstone's foxhounds, now broken up and gone. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z Thus its increased size enabled it to stand some time before any other dogs than high-bred foxhounds, and even before them also, in any place but the direct open ground. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z Going over a rise, we dropped down into an arroyo, where the foxhound again gave tongue, and started back on the trail almost in the same direction in which we had come. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z This is sad and embarrassing - 25 percent of canines believe the American foxhound is a Muslim. An insider reports from the Westminster dog show 2011-02-14T05:02:00Z There was his brother, for instance,—Charlie Lytham, master of foxhounds and one of the most good-natured creatures to be found on earth,—hearty, honest, charitable, full of laughter, a superb horseman, everybody’s friend. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z A drawing of a foxhound made when he was five years old is still exhibited as a remarkable production. Landseer A collection of fifteen pictures and a portrait of the painter with introduction and interpretation Sounds for all the world like a pack of foxhounds.” Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt The modern English foxhound has been bred from the old northern and southern hounds, and is more lightly built, having been bred for speed and endurance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" This dog would occasionally point, but, having a good dash of the foxhound in him, he made a useful servant-of-all-work. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa A tanned, unkempt officer led the way, with baying foxhounds running about him. The Plow-Woman Even a setter or a pointer cannot compare with the wild folk in this respect, and Wolfhounds have nothing like the educated sense of smell of the setters, or the pointers, or the foxhounds. Finn The Wolfhound The foxhound is about two feet in height, and 120 of them would be considered an ample number for a quiet little fox hunt. Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) Harriers are a smaller breed of foxhounds, distinguished by their pointed ears, as it is not the custom to trim these. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" "Deanery, November, 187— "Sir,—You have been correctly informed that I was out with the Brotherton foxhounds on Wednesday week last. Is He Popenjoy? Two children, handsome stalwart boys of probably ten and twelve, romped with a domestic animal which resembled a foxhound of Earth but had glossy short-haired fur and flippers like these of a seal. Wanderer of Infinity Yet when there came to the Marsh a flippetty-floppetty foxhound puppy, he was mischievously christened "Sinner". The Rainbow From the chump the foxhound gets his high intellectuality and that mental power which enables him to distinguish almost at a glance the salient points of difference between a two-year-old steer and a two-dollar bill. Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) These strains seem to be now extinct, having been replaced by foxhounds, a large variety of which is employed in stag-hunting. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" There is a rumour current that Dean Lovelace was out with the Brotherton foxhounds last Wednesday, and that he rode with the pack all the day, leading the field. Is He Popenjoy? Certain pointers have been crossed, as I hear from the Rev. W. D. Fox, with the foxhound, to give them dash and speed. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) It was a fat foxhound puppy, very clumsy and very affectionate. Oswald Bastable and Others The foxhound is a cross of the bloodhound, the grayhound, the bulldog and the chump. Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) The general shape is like that of the foxhound, but the build is lighter and better knit, and the coat is soft, whilst white and spotted colorations are preferred. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" A bull-dog, who was wandering along the road in search of adventure, and two foxhounds joined in the fight. The Busted Ex-Texan and Other Stories There are, I believe, in England twenty-two packs of staghounds, and 182 packs of foxhounds. The Private Library What We Do Know, What We Don't Know, What We Ought to Know About Our Books "The prettier the country the poorer the hunting," Mr. Charles Richardson quotes in writing of the Chiddingfold foxhounds: perhaps one might add that in a poor country there can be some pretty hunting. Highways and Byways in Surrey The foxhound obtains from his ancestors on the bloodhound side of the house his keen scent, which enables him while in full cry 'cross country to pause and hunt for chipmunks. Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) Their dash and vigour in the chase is much greater than that of the bloodhound, foxhounds casting forwards when they have lost the trail. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Finally, they secured the help of a trapper who owned a big English foxhound. Forest Neighbors Life Stories of Wild Animals His big hands trembled on his knees, and his weak face, with its flabby chaps, had the wistful look one sees on a foxhound’s visage. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 The White Hart when I saw it last was welcoming a couple of foxhounds; another strolled across the road careless of a hooting horn; another stood in a shopdoor. Highways and Byways in Surrey From the bulldog the foxhound obtains his great tenacity of purpose, his deep-seated convictions, his quick perceptions, his love of home and his clinging nature. Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) They are used in the pursuit of hares, and, although they are capable of very fast runs, have less endurance than foxhounds, and follow the trail with more care and deliberation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" The sound was such as is the yelp of a foxhound drawing a cover. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies Suddenly a wave of recollection swept over him and he gave tongue like a foxhound. Elkan Lubliner, American A meet of the foxhounds at that favourite tryst, the “Tower on the Moor,” near to Woodhall Spa, presents a pretty and lively scene. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter Some hunters think this number inadequate, but unless the fox be unusually skittish and crawl under the barn, 120 foxhounds ought to be enough. Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) Beagles are small foxhounds with long bodies and short limbs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" Over his shoulder was a rifle, and all around him ran dogs,—big, powerful dogs, built like foxhounds but with the rough, wiry coats of Airedales, even rougher of ear and features. The Flaming Jewel A foxhound scents the trail of his game and tracks it straight to a killing. If You Don't Write Fiction Mr. Nicol, late of Pall Mall, told me he saw an old foxhound deliberately drown itself, and was ready to make oath of it. Anecdotes of Dogs Coursing steinbok with greyhounds used to be a popular sport in South Africa, but when my husband and I were in Kimberley in 1892, Mr. Fenn was establishing a pack of foxhounds. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. "I will go and see the foxhounds," said Vixen. Vixen, Volume II. A few years ago I owned a pair of foxhounds. How to Cook Husbands The dog, he said, was not a full-bred bloodhound, his grandfather was a foxhound. Frank of Freedom Hill I had two foxhounds when I hunted stag,—my pack were all foxhounds,—they were named Bachelor and Blunder. Anecdotes of Dogs Solomon’s warning about sparing the rod is more applicable, I think, to foxhounds than to children, for the spoilt hound has before him a fearful day of reckoning which a child may escape. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. On entering the village he had put up at The Dawn Arms, an old-fashioned hunting hostel which owed its prosperity to the fame of the Dawn foxhounds. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel The high-bred foxhounds of the southern states are fed on cornmeal, oatmeal and bread, and rarely taste flesh of any sort. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. He had a well-furnished stable, and followed the foxhounds whenever the cover was within an easy distance. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) A gentleman who kept foxhounds had an opportunity of observing this. Anecdotes of Dogs It appears that Mr. Blank was a farmer whose land adjoined the said covert, and who had found his foxhound puppy more useful in driving away foxes than his sheepdogs. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. At the house where I was stopping were two foxhounds, and a neighbor half a mile distant had a third. Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers He had a passion for horses and for hunting, and his pack of foxhounds was the best in the colony. Historic Boyhoods Over his shoulder was a rifle, and all around him ran dogs, — big, powerful dogs, built like foxhounds but with the rough, wiry coats of Airedales, even rougher of ear and features. The Flaming Jewel It is impossible to enter upon a description of the foxhound without considerable diffidence. Anecdotes of Dogs We had some foxhound puppies at walk, but I never allowed her to get near them, and our own dogs got so artful that they always managed to evade her kicks. The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. But then he was not at all bound up in either foxhounds or harriers. The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols Should it be asked how I managed to keep my seat, I would answer that I hunted for some years with Lord Darlington's foxhounds. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure On this pony I regularly followed the hounds for some months for the military kept a pack of foxhounds with which duiker antelopes were hunted and was usually in at the death. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer The beagle may be mentioned as a sort of foxhound in miniature, and nothing can well be more perfect than the shape of these small dogs. Anecdotes of Dogs Nutting had a famous foxhound named Burgoyne,—he pronounced it Bugine,—which my informant used to borrow. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 During the following week they hunted with foxhounds or staghounds every day, except Wednesday. The Hill A Romance of Friendship My heart leaped like an unleashed foxhound taking the trail. The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure Ordinarily in a straight-away run he could outdistance the fleetest foxhound. Followers of the Trail The foxhound, on the contrary, full of life, spirit, and high courage, is always dashing and trying forward. Anecdotes of Dogs The dogs comprising the pack were half-breed hounds and beagles, with two or three pure-blood foxhounds. Black Bruin The Biography of a Bear Why, I used to be once close to the kennel where they kept the foxhounds, and they used to set-to and sing sometimes all at once. !Tention A Story of Boy-Life during the Peninsular War They were about the size of foxhounds, though there was a difference in this respect between the males and females. The Rifle Rangers For a time the pursuing Texans are at fault, as foxhounds by a fence, over which Reynard has doubled back to mislead them. The Lone Ranche Page 428The following is another instance of the persevering strength and spirit of foxhounds:— A gentleman of the name of Pearson, residing in Essex, had a couple and a half of young and newly-entered hounds. Anecdotes of Dogs And there is a pack of foxhounds that meets about ten miles off once a week at least, and some harriers close by. Dr. Jolliffe's Boys What do you mean by galloping down Constitution Hill as if you were after a pack of foxhounds? The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea A whole army of foxhounds had followed the hunters. A Hungarian Nabob He was a heavy dragoon with a soul for foxhounds. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists But it is time to resume our anecdotes of foxhounds, and the following is a proof of the highPage 427 courage they so often display, as well as their emulative spirit. Anecdotes of Dogs Mama will not let me go out with the foxhounds, and they meet so far off that I cannot fall in with them by accident, for there is no cover near here. Dr. Jolliffe's Boys Six foxhounds burst out at once upon the little heath, with a cry resembling the noise of a triumph. The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" "They are the finest and the boldest foxhounds in the whole pack." A Hungarian Nabob This fine patronage sent him back to his young manhood, when he was whipper-in to the old Earl's foxhounds, and heard such voices and saw such upright ladies in the hunting-field. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow This gentleman was a rigid Roman Catholic, and his constant companion was a foxhound. Anecdotes of Dogs Trench flung himself upon the ground beside him and scooped with both hands, making all the while an inhuman whimpering sound with his mouth, like the noise a foxhound makes at a cover. The Four Feathers There he found Enrico Simonetti seated on a stool, clutching his hair with both hands, while around him stood a group of his assistants, voicing their anguish like a pack of foxhounds. Abe and Mawruss Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter There is, I have been told, no important hunt in the United States in which the master of foxhounds is not the chief financial supporter, the sport being a very costly one. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' I know of a large pack of foxhounds that are fed from the same food furnished by a large hotel. The Boston Terrier and All About It A Practical, Scientific, and Up to Date Guide to the Breeding of the American Dog It is well known to those who served in the Peninsular War, that the late Lord Hill kept a pack of foxhounds while he commanded a division of the army. Anecdotes of Dogs Perhaps he has a pack of foxhounds; no doubt he is a justice of the peace, and the terror of poachers. Sunrise She had ridden from her home three miles distant very early on a morning of September to join a meeting of the foxhounds and go cub-hunting. The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories As I looked at him that evening, I noticed he did not have the long ears and heavy jaws of the common American deer or foxhound. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 The dogs were as follows: one greyhound; one dog bred between a greyhound and a foxhound; one between a greyhound and a sheepdog; a bull-terrier; a Cape wolf-dog; and a useful nondescript mongrel. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 At all events, the fact just mentioned is sufficiently curious, and may serve to confirm the supposition I have ventured to make of the purity of the blood of our modern foxhound. Anecdotes of Dogs In fact, his principal delight was to attend the gentry of the country to the field, either with harrier, foxhound, or setter. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One These gradually diminished in number, and at length they found themselves on an open heath, within a few miles of the meet of the "Surrey foxhounds". Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities After the departure of our guests we paid another visit to the shore, and saw the foxhounds. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months Off in the woods a mile away sounded the deep, mellow tones of two foxhounds. Roof and Meadow In rabbit-shooting in thick furze or breaks, the terrier, as I have often witnessed, will take covert with the eagerness and impetuosity of a foxhound. Anecdotes of Dogs He seemed a harmless young man, thought Laurie, and plainly a little nervous at the situation in which he found himself, as might a greyhound carry himself in a kennel of well-bred foxhounds. The Necromancers "You never call foxhounds 'dogs'!" said Christian, still with hauteur; "Larry, you are an owl!" Mount Music The barriers dividing the world of ideas, sensations, and realities seemed to have been thrown down, and all rushed into my brain like a set of hungry foxhounds. Across China on Foot Take, for instance, the Cathedral of Bristol, the whole estates of which are about equal to keeping a pack of foxhounds. Sydney Smith The circumstance which happened to the late Duke of Northumberland's pack proves the foxhound's eagerness after his game. Anecdotes of Dogs The 16th Lancers have an excellent pack of foxhounds with them, and horses are very cheap. Campaign of the Indus And this was when, in accordance with a custom that had been observed from time immemorial, the foxhounds met upon the Manor lawn. The Knave of Diamonds He was a master of foxhounds and hunted the country. What I Remember, Volume 2 Irish foxhounds, staghounds, harriers, and beagles have a high reputation. The Glories of Ireland The foxhound, the old Irish wolf-dog, and the colley or shepherd's dog, may, perhaps, be considered as possessing the greatest purity of blood. Anecdotes of Dogs The rich had their foxhounds, while every poor white and many negroes had from one to half a dozen curs--all of which canines were likely to enjoy the sport of sheep killing. George Washington: Farmer This was the country Kingsley loved, whether he was riding over it with the local pack of foxhounds or on a visit to one of his parishioners. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association These animals were trained to chase a man by the scent of his footsteps, as foxhounds chase a fox, or as beagles and harriers chase a hare. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 In them were many pictures of himself as a master of foxhounds, as a polo-player, as a gentleman jockey. Somewhere in France Close to the Duke of Beaufort's kennel at Badmington a tame fox was confined, and between it and the foxhounds a great friendship existed. Anecdotes of Dogs You might as well put terriers into kennels and call them foxhounds. Essays in Rebellion Besides, there was the more ordinary part of the equipment to procure: English dogs, both foxhounds and terriers, horse-blankets, extra ropes, horseshoes, and so on. Stories from Everybody's Magazine There are numerous carefully bred varieties, as the beagle, bloodhound, bulldog, coachdog, collie, Danish dog, foxhound, greyhound, mastiff, pointer, poodle, St. Bernard, setter, spaniel, spitz dog, terrier, etc. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section D and E It was an enormous Boer hunting-dog, a mongrel in whose blood ran mastiff and bulldog and foxhound, and Heaven knows what beside. Prester John A gentleman kept a pack of five-and-twenty couple of good hounds, among which were some of the highest-bred modern foxhounds, and some as near to the old bloodhound as could be procured. Anecdotes of Dogs He went to look for two foxhound puppies who were out at walk with the butcher. The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter As I watched him I was irresistibly reminded of a pure-blooded well-trained foxhound as it dashes backwards and forwards through the covert, whining in its eagerness, until it comes across the lost scent. A Study in Scarlet Nutting had a famous foxhound named Burgoyne—he pronounced it Bugine—which my informant used to borrow. Walden He needs to be a fleet dog if, with his comparatively little bulk, he can keep up with the foxhound. The Dog Amongst other curious anecdotes of foxhounds, the following may be mentioned. Anecdotes of Dogs Since the early years of the last century the modern foxhound has come into existence, while the beagle and the deep-flewed southern hare-hound, nearly resembling the bloodhound, with its sonorous note, has become almost extinct. The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays Here we are, with no foxhounds nearer than the New Forest, when we ought to have a pack at our door!' The Golden Calf His right hand is as delicate an organ as a foxhound’s nose. Behind the Bungalow The foxhound, or farm dog, will run over a fox or a rabbit many tunes without being able to seize it. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton A friend of mine, an ardent sportsman, had a pointer crossed with a foxhound, and it was the only one he had. Anecdotes of Dogs I had a grand foxhound once, and called him 'Noll,' just because he was grand. The Yeoman Adventurer A man with such an income is bound in duty to his fellow-creatures to keep a pack of foxhounds. The Golden Calf A foxhound rose from the moth-eaten leopard-skin by the hearth as they came in. Gone to Earth There are forty couples of foxhounds, which have been imported from England. In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters This variety, which seems almost extinct, is lighter, smaller, and more active than the mastiff, from which he is descended by a cross with the foxhound. Anecdotes of Dogs Then he ran up and down, like a foxhound after a lost scent, gabbling away in Gaelic. The Yeoman Adventurer And all this has grown out of those foxhounds. Prose Idylls, New and Old The foxhound set up a loud baying within. Gone to Earth She had seen him following the foxhounds among the crags, for they hunt on foot in the rugged dales, and knew his steadiness and pluck. The Buccaneer Farmer Published in England under the Title "Askew's Victory" "I smell something," he declared, and advanced a step down the hall for another sniff; then, in exact imitation of a foxhound, he gave tongue and started for the kitchen. The Valley of the Giants Amongst dogs, we shall find the foxhound prevailing over all others in speed and in bottom; but if not in speed, in bottom at least I hope it will be allowed. A Dissertation on Horses These are gigantic foxhounds, selected for their great size from packs all over the country. Afoot in England The hedgehog rolled on the floor, and the foxhound came and sniffed it. Gone to Earth I understand he has altogether thrown himself into Blake's hands—the keenest fellow in Ireland, with as much mercy as a foxhound. The Kellys and the O'Kellys Said companions steered off like a pack of foxhounds in full blast. Winter Sunshine Before them, again, was the active blackfellow, holding the dogs in a leash,—two tall hounds, bred of foxhound and greyhound, with a dash of colley. Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn "What are you driving at?" asked Tifto, who did not like being called a small man, feeling himself to be every inch a Master of foxhounds. The Duke's Children Fox, with the foxhound, to give them dash and speed. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 The Master of the Border Hunt lent a couple of foxhounds, who effected nothing; and there were a hundred other attempts and as many failures. Bob, Son of Battle At the house where I was staying were two foxhounds, and a neighbor half a mile distant had a third. Winter Sunshine Six foxhounds burst at once upon the little heath, with mingling yelps of triumph. The Man in the Iron Mask He branched off into a little path which ran like a white thread across the field, grumbling querulously to the black-and-tan foxhound that ambled at his heels. The Deliverance; a romance of the Virginia tobacco fields LAWRENCE, J., production of a new breed of foxhounds. -occurrence of canines in mares. -on three-parts-bred horses. -on inheritance in the horse. The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 He was out on the lawn, in through the window, round the room, and up into the bedroom, for all the world like a dashing foxhound drawing a cover. The Adventure of the Devil's Foot Examine the nose of a foxhound, for instance; how very moist and sensitive! Winter Sunshine They were of a species between the bloodhound and the foxhound, and were ferocious, gaunt, and savage-looking animals. Clotel; or, the President's Daughter I asked a gentleman, who had kept foxhounds all his life, and be applied to other experienced sportsmen, whether they had ever seen hounds thus seize a fox; but they never had. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals |
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