THE SCOTCH DEERHOUND. 173 



should be of the Greyhound type, only stronger, somewhat 

 thicker, and more powerful. 



The eye should be full, intelligent, and of dark color. 

 The ear should be small, coated with fine, short, silky 

 Lair of close texture. It should be carried close to the 

 head until the dog is excited, when it should stand semi- 

 erect. 



The neck should be strong and not too long. The Grey- 

 hound neck can not be too long, because he must reach to 

 the ground to pick up his game; but the Deerhound, if a 

 good killer, jumps on his game's neck, and hence needs no 

 extra length in his neck, but does need extra strength there, 

 as elsewhere, in order to hold on. His shoulders should be 

 oblique and well muscled, his back strong and well arched, 

 his hind quarters strong and powerfully muscled. His 

 stifles should be well bent and his hocks well let dow r n. 



The stem should be large at the wat. This denotes a 

 strong spinal column. It should taper down gradually to 

 the tip, where the bone should be fine. It should be well 

 covered with coat, and curved upward and sidewise. It 

 should be of good length. 



In fact, his general build must be on speed lines. His 

 feet must be close and high -knuckled, of the cat-like order. 

 Here is where the Deerhound will first weaken if not prop- 

 erly knit and closely muscled. His work in following his 

 game over the rocky cliffs and over fallen timber, at full 

 speed, is of the most trying kind. The writer has often 

 seen the flat or hare-footed Deerhound get foot-sore in a 

 few hours' work, while the strong-footed dog will work 

 day after day for an entire week, and never show distress. 



STANDARD AND POINTS OF JUDGING. 



In skull (value 10), the Deerhound resembles the large, 

 coarse Greyhound, it being long and moderately wide, 

 especially between the ears. There is a very slight rise at 

 the eyebrows, so as to take off what would otherwise be a 

 straight line from tip of nose to occiput. The upper sur- 

 face is level in both directions. 



