On the Scent

Two Scotty dogs (I think) are chasing the scent of a (rabbit? squirrel? mole?).  Hopefully, not a skunk or porcupine with their defense mechanisms.  "Little Cut-Up" puzzle made by H.E. Hamlen in the 1930s, interlocking with random (different styles) knobs.  Artist is the well known, Cecil Aldin (1870-1935).  Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin, was a British artist and illustrator best known for his paintings and sketches of animals, sports, and rural life. Aldin executed village scenes and rural buildings in chalk, pencil and also wash sketching. Wikipedia