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thin, long, set on rather low, hanging in shapely folds 

 close against the face; eyes, deep set, dark colour and 

 lustrous, lids, triangular shaped, showing the red haw ; 

 flews, long, thin, and pendulous, the upper overhanging 

 the lower lips; neck, rather long and slightly arched 

 towards base of skull, plenty of dewlaps; wrinkled 

 skin of face, very loose and abundant; short, close 

 lying coat, thin skin; sloping and deep shoulders, 

 broad, muscular loins, well let down brisket, powerful 

 thighs and second thighs; strong, straight legs; feet 

 round, with well bent hocks, stern tapering and carried 

 gaily. Colours: black and tan, tawny and red and 

 tan. General appearance that of a high class, aristo- 

 cratic and very dignified animal, who looks as if he 

 considered himself fit company for an emperor, and 

 would not care to associate with any but those belong- 

 ing to the " upper circles." 



Otter Hounds. — I should like just to say a few words 

 about this picturesque breed, made familiar to us by the 

 paintings of Landseer, Ansdell, Noble, and Frederick 

 Tayler, and of which I had some beautiful specimens 

 before me at the National Dog Show at Birmingham, 

 in November 1898. The colours are, usually, dark and 

 light browns and tans, mixed with grizzle, the general 

 appearance somewhat like rough-coated Bloodhounds, 

 with just a dash of an overgrown Dandie about them ; 

 very rugged and unsophisticated they look, but quite 

 charming to an artistic eye, and convey the idea that, 

 when they know what they are wanted to do, they will 

 not hesitate to do it, whatever it may be. Any animals 



