THE DEEEHOUND. H3 



2. ~Nose and jaws (value 5). The jaws should be long and the teeth level and 

 strong. Nostrils open but not very wide, and the end pointed and black ; cheeks 

 well clothed with muscle, but the bone under the eye neither prominent nor hollow. 



3. Ears and eyes (value 5). The ears should be small and thin and carried 

 a trifle higher than those of the smooth greyhound, but should turn over at the 

 tips. Pricked ears are sometimes met with, as in the rough greyhound, but 

 they are not correct. They should be thinly fringed with hair at the edges only ; 

 that on their surfaces should be soft and smooth. Eyes full and dark hazel, 

 sometimes by preference blue. 



4. The neck (value 10) should be long enough to allow the dog to stoop to 

 the scent at a fast pace, but not so long and tapering as the greyhound. It is 

 usually also a little thinner than the corresponding part in the dog. 



5. Chest and shoulders (value 10). The chest is deep rather than wide, and in 

 its general formation it resembles that of the greyhound, being shaped with great 

 elegance, and at the same time so that the shoulders can play freely on its sides. 

 The girth of a full sized dog deerhound should be at least two inches greater than 

 his height, often an inch or two more, but a round unwieldy chest is not to be 

 desired, even if girthing well, shoulders long, oblique, and muscular. 



6. Back and back ribs (value 10). Without a powerful loin a large dog like this 

 cannot sustain the sweeping stride which he possesses, and therefore a deep and 

 wide development of muscle filling up the space between wide back ribs and some- 

 what ragged hips is the desideratum. A good loin should measure 25 or 26 inches 

 in show condition. The back ribs are often rather shallow, but they must be wide, 

 or what is called " well sprung," and the loin should be arched, drooping to the root 

 of the tail. 



7. Elbows and stifles (value 10), if well placed, give great liberty of action, and 

 the contrary if they are confined by being too close together. These points should 

 therefore be carefully examined. The elbows must be well let down to give length 

 to the true arm, and should be quite straight, that is, neither turned in or out. 

 The stifles should be wide apart and set well forward to give length to the upper 

 thigh. Many otherwise well-made deerhounds are very straight in their stifles. 



8. The high symmetry (value 10) of this dog is essential to his position as a 

 companionable dog, and it is therefore estimated accordingly. Quality is also to 

 be regarded as of great importance. 



9. Legs and quarters (value 7^). Great bone and muscle must go to the 

 formation of these parts, and the bones must be well put together at the knees and 

 hocks, which should be long and well developed. The quarters are deep but seldom 

 wide, and there is often a considerable slope to the tail. Some of the most suc- 

 cessful dogs lately exhibited, and notably Mr. Musters' s Torunn and Mr. Beasley's 

 Countess, have been nearly straight backed, but this shape is not approved of by 

 deerstalkers. 



10. The feet (value 7^) should be well arched in the toes and catlike a wide 

 spreading foot is often met with, but should be specially condemned. 



11. Colour and coat (value 10). The colours most in request are dark blue, 



