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In height and weight they far exceed the ordinary 

 Scotch deerhound, while retaining all the supple 

 activity of the breed. A Siberian sire and an 

 Irish wolfhound mother have given dogs — "Goth" 

 to wit — of thirty-four inches high at the shoulder, 

 weighing, when in running condition, 135 lbs., or nearly 

 ten stone. Although these dogs are of splendidly fierce 

 aspect, yet withal their manners are most gentle, until 

 slipped at a stag, and then their ferocity and courage 

 are truly remarkable. Mr. Angelo has also another 

 breed in " Bran II." from an Irish wolfhound dog in 

 the possession of Lord Caledon, from a mother of the 

 same species, which run up to thirty-two inches at 

 the shoulder and weigh 130 lbs. Now Scotch deer- 

 hounds have been bred to reach thirty inches, but 

 when so large they are rarely of any use in the 

 field ; twenty-eight or twenty-nine inches is their best 

 size, so therefore it can easily be imagined what an 

 advantage any dog would have when standing five 

 or six inches higher and yet possessing equal speed. 

 Mr. Angelo is likewise a great believer in the 



