POINTS OF THE OTTER-HOUND. 



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entering some of the members of his pack whenever there is a class for them, and with 

 almost invariable success. His well-known dog Lottery, whose portrait we give, as portraying 

 exactly what an Otter-hound should be in our opinion, was bred by his owner in 1876, and 

 is in colour a fawn grizzle. He is by Lucifer out of Countess, and has won at Dar- 

 lington and Birmingham on more than one occasion. Lottery measures as follows : Length 

 of head, io| inches ; girth of muzzle, II inches; girth of skull, 17 inches; girth round chest, 

 30 inches; height at shoulder, 24 inches; girth of forearm, 7 inches; length of stern, 17 

 inches ; weight, 78 Ibs. 



MR. CARRICK'S OTTER-HOUND, "LOTTERY." 



Many writers on dogs have described the modern Otter-hound as in appearance very 

 closely resembling the Bloodhound. We fail to see the likeness except in the conical skull, 

 and consider that the Otter-hound is a far thicker-made dog than the Bloodhound at all events, 

 we think he appears so. No doubt his rough jacket increases the cloddiness of his build, and 

 depreciates from his naturally symmetrical outline, and for that very reason we dislike the com- 

 parison between the two hounds. In Otter-hounds 



Tlie Head is big, high, and rather broad. 



The Eyes dark and intelligent. 



The Ears thin, and hanging flat to the head. 



The Shoulders sloping and very muscular. 



The Body big, powerful, and well ribbed up. 



Tltc Legs very straight, heavily boned, and set on well under the dog. 



The Feet large, to assist the dog in the water. 



