190 Modern Dogs. 



Queen, 30^ inches and i25lb. weight; Corsica, 

 31 inches and I4olb. weight; Ranee 29 inches, 

 io5lb. weight. 



The following description of the Great Dane 

 is issued by the Club, and, further, there is a rule 

 which ought, perhaps, to appear in the standard of 

 points. It says that any dog or bitch with a 

 cankered mouth, a joint or any part of the tail 

 removed, is incapable of taking a prize ; and no 

 Great Dane answering to this description shall be 

 exhibited "for competition" by any member of the 

 club. 



I do not know that Danes are more afflicted with 

 " cankered " mouths than any other dog; but, with 

 respect to the "tails," cases have occurred where a 

 dog has had a joint or two amputated, in order that 

 the appendage did not curl at the end. The sore or 

 bare place remaining was accounted for by the 

 hound dashing his tail against the kennel walls or 

 benches, a habit which frequently causes trouble to 

 the caudal extremity of some big smooth-coated 

 dogs. 



STANDARD OF POINTS. 



i . General Appearance. The Great Dane is not 

 so heavy or massive as the mastiff, nor should he 

 too nearly approach the greyhound in type. Remark- 



