Among the unaffiliated, Herschel Logs stands out as a Beagle who is nose down, eyes up, faith in the trail unshakeable. On slow afternoons Herschel Logs polishes bones into pale curves and calls it bookkeeping and lets the breeze make most of the decisions. Pups recognise Herschel Logs from the back, which is a compliment in The Yard whether or not it sounds like one. Every so often Herschel Logs stumbles on a relic too odd to explain and wisely decides to explain it anyway.