198 HUNTING DOGS. 



well informed Cana^lian deer hunter. All tliat 

 claim that name are overgrown fox hounds used 

 in England for that purpose. Thompson Gra;- 

 in ''Dogs of Scotland," written in 1S90, says tha^ 

 the first mention of the Scotch deer hound wa^^, 

 in 'Titcotts History of Scotland." It is of the 

 same famih^ as the gre}^ hound and has been 

 spoken of b}' early writers as the Kougli Scotch 

 Grey Hound. 



He is more massive, is about three inches 

 taller than the grey hound and has a rough coat. 

 His vocation is to course the stag and the deer. 

 He, like the grey hound must not use his nose 

 when hunting his quarry and for this reason 

 great speed is absolutely necessary. His head 

 is somewhat longer and wider across the skull 

 than that of the grey hound and the hair on the 

 sides of the lip form a mustache. Small ears 

 are a sign of good breeding. They should be 

 set on high and at the back of the skull and be 

 semi-erect when at attention. 



The coat is hard in texture, without any 

 silkiness. The color most admired is blue 

 grizzle with its various shades l)ut brindle and 

 fawn, eitlier liglit or dark are admirable. There 

 should b(^ no ^^']lit(^ on any part of the body. As 

 to formation, he sliould be made on the same 

 lines as the grey hound. 



