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1892, are Sir Gavin, Fingall II., Earl II., Ensign, 

 Shepherd, Swift, Enterprise, Royal Lufra (a beautiful 

 headed bitch, for which excellence she won a special 

 prize at Bath not long ago), Rossie Blue Bell, and 

 there are many others, almost, if not equally good 

 to look at on the show bench. 



The deerhound, in colour, should be either brindled 

 in various shades, blue, or fawn; white is detrimental, 

 though a little on the chest or feet does not matter 

 very much. Pure white dogs are occasionally found, 

 but it is not a deerhound colour, any more than it is 

 that of a collie, though Mr. Morton Campbell, jun., 

 of Stracathro, near Brechin, has a white hound 

 of considerable beauty, and though obtained from 

 the Highlands, its pedigree is unknown. I prefer the 

 darker shades of colour ; the darker brindles are 

 very attractive, and in actual work, it is a colour that 

 tones well with the surrounding rocks and dark 

 heather. The largest and heaviest dogs are not to 

 be recommended, either for work or otherwise, they 

 cut themselves on the rocks, and are not nearly so 

 active and lithe on the rough ground as the lighter 

 and smaller specimens. The dog should not, at any 

 rate, be more than about thirty inches at the 

 shoulder, the bitch from one to two inches less. 

 One or two specimens have been shown, and won 

 prizes too, that measured up to thirty-two inches, 



