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gaily, feet close and particularly hard, and this is 

 even more desirable than in a foxhound, as being 

 one minute in the water and another on the hard 

 rocks and stones tries the pads very much. A big foot 

 is likely to increase the pace in swimming. The head 

 must be long, jaws strong and powerful, eyes giving 

 a certain sedate and intellectual appearance ; they 

 sometimes show the haw, which is no defect. Ears 

 long and pendulous, close set, in order that the 

 water may be kept out of the external orifices. 

 However, what an otter hound ought to be the 

 illustration preceding this article will best inform 

 the reader searching after information. A nice 

 weight for a dog hound is 65lb., and for a bitch 55 



POINTS. 



Value. 



Coat 20 



Legs and feet 20 



Hind quarters and stern 10 

 Neck and chest . 10 



60 



Value. 



Head and ears 20 



Back and loins i o 



Shoulders.., =; 



Symmetry and colour 



40 



Grand Total 100. 



