50 Varieties of the Dog. 



also sometimes employed as retrievers ; and, indeed, fox- 

 hounds, bloodhounds, and pure setters are occasionally 

 broken to this trade. 



The Deerhound is a distinct breed, having been for 

 many years employed to hunt down wounded deer, and, 

 if necessary, bring them to bay till the deerstalker comes 

 up to give the coup de g7'dce with bullet or knife. In the 

 present day he closely resembles in appearance the rough 

 Scotch greyhound, but having each been kept to its 

 separate work, they show their specific natures distinctly 

 when taken to their respective game. 



The points of this dog are the same as those of the 

 rough greyhound, except that he is at least 28 in. high, 

 with a girth of 32 in. In colour he must be fawn, yellow, 

 brindled, or grey, with a rough coat, especially about the 

 face. 



The Borzoi. — Under this name are included several 

 breeds of the deerhound type, especially used in their 

 native wilds for hunting the wolf. The most familiar are 

 the Siberian, or Russian, Pyrenean, and Circassian wolf- 

 hounds. The Siberian wolfhound is of the type and size 

 of the Scotch deerhound, the grisly hue of the coat being 

 replaced by white, with markings of yellow, or fawn, and 

 in a few dark grey. These dogs are singularly handsome, 

 and in movement majestic, good specimens exhibiting the 

 build of our best deerhounds, having a remarkably deep 

 chest, well-shaped and sloping shoulder, and airy neck 

 even with the back. The head is clean throughout, the 

 skull flat, and somewhat narrow, separated by a slight 

 indentation from the long and tapering snout. The nose 

 is black, eyes dark, expressive and almond shape, ears 

 small, somewhat rounded at the tip, set high and almost 

 meet when thrown over the head. The back is strong, 

 and arched in the dog, but level in the bitch ; ribs flat, 

 elongated, and extending to the elbows or lower ; groin 

 capacious in the bitch, and short in the dog. The fore- 

 legs are lean and straight, and, as seen from the front, are 

 narrow and tapering to the feet. The hind legs are 

 slightly beneath the body when standing, free from dew- 

 claws, and not wide apart, the stifle is slightly flexed ; 



