698 MANUAL OF MODERN FARRIERY. 



THE OTTER-HOUND. 



This animal is a mixed breed between the hardy southern 

 hound, and the larger rough, wire-haired terrier. His head 

 is large and broad, and his ears long and pendulous ; liis size 

 being about that of a harrier ; his shoulders and quarters 

 are thick ; his hair strong and wiry, and somewhat shaggy. 

 His colour is, for the most part, of a sandy hue, although we 

 have met with good dogs which were white and with large 

 patches of black. He is a bold and fierce dog, with a full 

 and harmonious voice : he carries his tail similar to the fox- 

 hound. 



Otter-hunting is now not a very common sport in Great 

 Britain, as the animal is now very scarce, from the population 

 ])ecoming more dense, and cultivation more widely extended ; 

 and besides, gamekeepers use all kinds of traps to catch and 

 destroy them. 



THE GREYHOUND. 



The greyhound is supposed to have had its origin from 

 the Irish greyhound, but to have acquired its thinner and 

 more delicate and elegant form by the influence of climate 

 and culture, and brought to his present state of high perfec- 

 tion by the persevering attention of zealous breeders. The 

 strong similitude of these dogs in shape and general cha- 

 racter holds out good grounds for the adoption of such an 

 idea ; the smallness of the muzzle, length of neck, and 

 depth of chest, and the light and graceful airiness of his 

 whole figure, and especially the length and elegance of his 

 legs, all contribute to render this the most elegant of the 

 canine tribe. 



"We owe much of the superiority of the present breed of 

 greyhounds to the perseverance and judgment of the late 



