244 ELKHOUNDS 



sends the following description to the " Kennel 

 Encyclopaedia ", : " The head should be long, with 

 a very keen eye (with a distinctly wolfish look about 

 it), which indicates their wolfish ancestry. Erect 

 ears' ; broad, deep, powerful chest and shoulders ; 

 straight, strong legs of good length, but not lanky, 

 harmonising with the rest of the body, with rounded 

 paws like a fox's pad. Colour, dark grey, with 

 light grey or tan -coloured legs, and black hair on 

 the back ; thick, furry coats ; stiffly curled, bushy 

 tail, double twisted, carried at the side. It has 

 been observed by sportsmen hunting with these 

 animals that the best Beardogs curl their tails on 

 the left side. They always keep their tails stiffly 

 curled except when baying or hunting hand loose." 



