36 Modern Dogs. 



and even an inch more, and it is said that Bran, 

 figured in "Dogs of the British Isles," was thirty- 

 three inches ! Such are too big for work, and 

 nowadays have not much chance of winning on the 

 show bench. The following heights and weights of 

 some of the best deerhounds of the modern standard 

 may be interesting, and all are excellent specimens 

 in every way, and perhaps equal to anything that 

 has yet been seen. Mr. Walter Evan's Fingal II., 

 stands 2pf inches at shoulder, and w r eighs 87lb. ; 

 his Earl II., 28f inches and 8ilb. ; Duke of 

 Brewood, 30^ inches, weighs 881b. ; and his bitch, 

 Enterprise, stands 29 inches, and weighs 85lb., a 

 big weight for a bitch. Mr. W. H. Singer's well- 

 known dog, Swift, is 79lb. weight, and 30 inches 

 at the shoulder; and his bitch, She, weighs y2lb., 

 and stands 26^ inches. 



In general form the deerhound should be like a 

 greyhound : ears similar, loins likewise, legs and feet 

 equally good. In his character he differs from the 

 smooth hound considerably, as he does in coat, which 

 is hard, crisp, and close, not too long, and silkiness 

 on the top knot, and elsewhere, is not desirable. In 

 running he carries his head higher than a grey- 

 hound, nor does he lay himself down so closely to 

 his work ; in galloping, he appears to be on the look 

 out for contingencies, and does not, as a rule, go at 



