164 Hounds 



thin ears, set well back, and dark almond-shaped eyes 

 add to quahty of the head. Evidence of " stop," 

 thick ears, a parti-coloured nose, together with the 

 defects previously alluded to, are, individually or 

 collectively, defects of conformation in this variety 

 of hound. 



THE DEERHOUND 



This variety of hound is built upon similar lines 

 to that of the Irish Wolfhound, the Greyhound, and 

 Borzoi or Russian Wolfhound, but when compared 

 to the Greyhound the Deerhound is obviously a much 

 heavier type of dog, and capable of undergoing a 

 more severe form of work, as hunting the deer in 

 mountainous districts constituted the work for which 

 the breed was originally designed. At the present 

 time Deerhounds are more kept for companionship 

 than aught else, and being extremely handsome dogs, 

 of a quiet, sociable temperament, readily lend them- 

 selves for such a purpose. They are of hardy con- 

 stitution, and young stock is not particularly difficult 

 to rear, but anyone contemplating founding a kennel 

 of these hounds ought to have plenty of room at his 

 disposal, as the puppies require almost unlimited 

 exercise, otherwise various faults are liable to develop. 

 The term Staghound and Deerhound must not be 

 accepted as synonymous, some Deerhounds being 

 used for hunting the stag and designated Staghounds, 



