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bitches ninety to one hundred and fifteen pounds. Girth 

 of forearm. Dogs ten to twelve inches; bitches eight 

 and one-half to ten inches. Length of head. Dogs 

 twelve and one-half to fourteen inches ; bitches eleven 

 to twelve inches. Most modern authors, and all prac- 

 tical lovers of the canine race whom the writer has 

 consulted, are agreed that the foregoing is the correct 

 type of dog beyond question." 



Show Points of the Irish Wolf Hound. — Skull, long 

 but rather narrow in proportion to the animal's height 

 and weight, very gradually tapering to the nose, which 

 should be large ; ears small ; eyes dark hazel ; neck of 

 fair length and very muscular ; shoulders sloping, chest 

 rather wide and very deep ; body long and very power- 

 ful, though free from any suspicion of clumsiness ; fore- 

 legs, straight, and heavy in bone ; feet, compact, and of 

 a good size and well padded ; hindquarters, very mus- 

 cular, with bent stifles and hocks; tail carried rather 

 upward in similar form; coat, profuse, hard, and 

 weather resisting ; brindle, black, or fawn are the most 

 usual colours, though whites are known. Size, as tall 

 as possible. 



The Borzois. — I will next deal with the Borzois, 

 the name of the Russian Wolf Hounds, which have 

 become so much more numerous of late years, and are 

 being patronised not only by many of the nobility and 

 gentry, but even by H. R. H. the Princess of Wales. 

 The portrait of a champion from H. R. H. kennels illus- 

 trates this variety. I remember H. R. H. the 

 Prince of Wales exhibited some specimens of this 



