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Neck and shoulders. — The neck should be long — 

 that is, of the length that befits the greyhound 

 character of the dog. An over-long neck is not 

 necessary nor desirable, for the dog is not required 

 to stoop to his work like a greyhound, and it must 

 be remembered that the mane, which every good 

 specimen should have, detracts from the apparent 

 length of neck. Moreover, a deerhound requires a 

 very strong neck to hold a stag. The nape of the 

 neck should be very prominent where the head is set 

 on, and the throat should be clean-cut at the angle 

 and prominent. The shoulders should be well 

 sloped, the blades well back, and not too much width 

 between them. Loaded and straight shoulders very 

 bad faults. 



Stern. — Stern should be tolerably long, tapering, 

 and reaching to within i^in. off the ground, and 

 about i^in. below the hocks. When the dog is still, 

 dropped perfectly straight down, or curved. When 

 in motion it should be curved, when excited in no 

 case to be lifted out of the line of the back. It 

 should be well covered with hair, on the inside, thick 

 and wiry, underside longer, and towards the end a 

 slight fringe not objectionable. A curl or ring tail 

 very undesirable. 



Eyes. — The eyes should be dark ; generally they 

 are dark brown or hazel. A very light eye is not 



