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make it worth while their doing so ; and, being more 

 difficult to rear than most other dogs, he requires 

 greater care in bringing up, and, if not allowed con- 

 tinual exercise, will become crooked on his fore legs, 

 and out at the elbows — ungainly enough in little 

 dogs, but a terrible eyesore in big ones. They will 

 not rear well in a kennel. 



It has been said the deerhound is uncertain in his 

 temper with children ; in some cases this may be so, 

 but not in all. Again, it has been stated that when 

 a puppy he will chase anything that moves in front 

 of him — sheep, poultry, &c. What puppy will not? 

 All young dogs are alike in this particular, and if not 

 carefully watched will, like your favourite little boy or 

 girl, be for ever getting into mischief. 



Deerhounds, like all dogs, require careful early 

 training, and when once broken off sheep and other 

 " small deer," are as safe and reliable in the fields as 

 any other of the canine race. As a fact, I believe 

 that both pointers and setters, greyhounds, and even 

 the collie himself, is as '' fond of mutton " as the 

 often maligned dog about which this article is being 

 written. Many dogs have been spoiled by their 

 manners being neglected during their puppyhood ; 

 no doubt others will be so in the future, and it is a 

 pity that one so docile, handsome, sagacious, and 

 aristocratic as the deerhound, should obtain an evil 



