Measuring Hounds
Revised January 1, 2002

The act of measuring hounds is important in two different situations at all UKC Hunting Beagle events. First, the owners of all hounds to be single registered the day of the event, must indicate on the back of the registration application, the height of the dog to be registered. If the owner knows in advance the height of his/her dog, they may simply indicate this on the back of the application. If the owner does not know the height of the dog in question, the club member handling single registration will be responsible for measuring the dog.

Second, all hounds except those that are permanently measuredmust be measured the day of the event prior to entry of hunt or show. Those hounds measuring over 15 inches will not be eligible to be hunted or shown that day. If a hound meets the measurement requirement in the morning prior to the hunt, that same hound need not be measured in the afternoon for the show. The owner/handler of a hound that is measured over 15 inches by one of the entry takers, may appeal to have the hound measured by the Master of Hounds or Bench Show Judge. Their decisions are final.