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  • 1. 2013 Breeder Education Presenters: Lesley Hiltz Karen Kurtzner

2. What will we cover? Basic Conformation Front Assembly Heads 3. Basic Conformation Why is it important? How does it affect my Beagle? 4. Shoulders In profile, if you drop a line from the withers it should run through the front leg. This allows for proper support of the front end and correct shoulder layback 5. Front too far forward 6. Steep (upright) shoulders Lacks layback and also has short upper arm 7. Short upper arm Angle of humerus not the same as scapula. This has good layback, but you need equal return of upper arm 8. You can see short upper arm in puppies 9. Examples 10. Examples 11. Examples 12. Examples 13. Examples 14. Examples 15. Examples 16. Examples 17. Examples 18. Examples 19. Examples 20. Examples 21. Form Follows Function 22. Rib Length 23. Examples 24. Place in order 25. Do markings matter? Same Dog different sides 26. Do markings matter? Same Dog different colors 27. Markings 28. Heads 29. Head While the planes of the top skull and muzzle should be parallel, the top skull is not flat, it rounds gently to the occiput. The stop should be moderate with no indication of dishiness as in a Pointer or Cocker head. Although not specifically mentioned in the standard, most breeders agree that the head should be free from wrinkle, as a wrinkled head can create a worried and unappealing expression. 30. Head The length of skull from occiput to stop should be approximately equal to the length of muzzle from stop to tip of nose. 31. Head Female The ears should be set on level with the outer corner of the eye. Ear length is important for gathering scent in the field. While nearly lacking erectile power, the base will rise a bit when excited, but not above the level of the top skull. 32. Head Male The shape of the eye should be round to almond, always soft and expressive. Color of the Beagles eyes should fit the coloration of the hound, but preferably darker rather than lighter. While pigmented eye rims are necessary to achieve a soft expression, an abundance of black pigmentation, mascara, is not. A gentle, pleading expression is a factor of a correct eye shape and size, combined with a generally darker eye color. A smaller eye is to be penalized, as are yellow or blue eyes as they give an improper expression. 33. Examples - Male 34. Example - Male 35. Eyes comments? 36. Eyes comments? 37. Movement Though not specifically mentioned in the standard, proper movement is implied by the description of the running gear, shoulder and rear construction. In the conformation ring, the Beagle should be viewed from the side, front and rear while moving at a moderate trot. There should be good reach of the front legs and good drive from the rear when viewed from the side, movement should be effortless. On a Beagle with good reach and drive, the front leg extends straight out at approximately a 45 degree angle with the toes extending to a vertical line drawn down from the tip of the nose. The rear leg is 45 degrees the opposite direction. When viewed from the side the topline should remain fairly level when the Beagle is moving properly. 38. Movement From the front, the forelegs should move straight forward, with the hind legs following in the footsteps of the front. From the rear, the hocks should move perpendicularly to the ground, neither too wide nor too close. The Beagle double tracks at a moderate trot, meaning the front and rear legs remain parallel with each other. As the speed of the Beagle increases, the legs will continue to move in the same planes, and only a slight inclination to single track will occur. 39. Different ages 40. Different ages 41. Different ages 42. Lots to think about? Questions? Who is first? 43. Thank you To all the people who provided pictures Special thanks to Kathy Forbes for the drawings on front assembly 44. Thank you To all the people who provided pictures Special thanks to Kathy Forbes for the drawings on front assembly