Word: foxhound
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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BULLY FOR THE BEAGLE'S ACHIEVEMENT AS u.s. NO. 1 DOG [TIME, FEB. 1]. AS OWNER AND BREEDER OF A.K.C. BEAGLE CHAMPION, MAY I SAY THAT NO "SLIGHTLY BOWLEGGED, APARTMENT-SIZE FOXHOUND" TRULY EXEMPLIFIES THE BREED. THE BEAGLE IS STRONG AND STRAIGHT OF BONE, FOR ALL HIS SMALL SIZE...
...wags with the furious regularity of a revving propeller. As the "harrier," he was bred in England and Wales at least 600 years ago to hunt small game; today he is equally at home on heath or hearth, looks like a slightly bowlegged, apartment-size (13-15 in. high) foxhound. Last week, as a reward for his amiable ways, the beagle was acclaimed No.1 U.S. purebred dog by the American Kennel Club. With a population of 45,398 registered A.K.C., the beagle nosed the friendly, flop-eared cocker spaniel (pop. 43,561) into second place, after a record 17 years...