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especially wiry and long over eyes and under 

 jaw. 



Colour and Markings. — The recognized colours are 

 grey, brindle, red, black, pure white, fawn or any 

 colour that appears in the Deerhound. 



Faults. — Too light or heavy a head, too highly- 

 arched frontal bone, large ears and hanging flat to 

 the face, short neck, full dewlap, too narrow or too 

 broad a chest, sunken or hollow or quite straight 

 back, bent forelegs, overbent fetlocks, twisted feet, 

 spreading toes, too curly a tail, weak hindquarters 

 and a general want of muscle, too short in body. 



THE GREAT DANE 



This is a variety of German origin, and it is only 

 about five-and-twenty or thirty years since the 

 Great Dane was introduced into England — at any- 

 rate in sufficient numbers to establish the breed in 

 Great Britain, necessitating its recognition by the 

 Kennel Club and the formation of classes at the various 

 shows. It is a variety which has now become firmly 

 established in the British Isles, and its popularity 

 is in a large measure due to the noble appearance of 

 these hounds, coupled with their intelligence and 

 extreme dociUty. 



Regarded in the Hght of a hound, the Great Dane 

 stands as the most massive of all, and whilst it 



