(From Modern Dogs.) 



THE HOUND (IRISH WOLFHOUND). 



Origin. — Lost in antiquity ; considered bv some to be the parent 

 of the deerhound. Good specimens are rarely to be met with these 

 days. 



Uses. — Hunting wolves, and frequently deer. 



" T'escription from Mr. Rawdon B. Lee's "Modern Dogs" (Sporting). 



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General Appearance. — Not so heavy or massive as the Great 

 Dane, but more so than the deerhound, which in general type it 

 should otherwise resemble. Of great size and commanding ap- 



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