go 



THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



23. Gait or Action. The gait should be lithe, 

 springy, and free, the action high. The hocks 

 should move very freely, and the head should 

 be held well up. 



24. Colour. The colours are brindle, fawn, 

 blue, black, and harlequin. The harlequin should 

 have jet black patches and spots on a pure white 

 ground ; grey patches are admissible but not 

 desired ; but fawn or brindle shades are objection- 

 able. 



Fassbender, Mr. Wuster, Lord Charles Kerr, 

 Prince Albert Solms, Mr. James Davis, 

 and Mr. Charles Goas. Mr. Fassbender 

 was the owner of Nero, who was mated 

 to Mr. Wuster 's Flora both importations. 

 Nero was a large and elegantly shaped 

 brindle, while Flora was a notably strong 

 and beautiful bitch. She was bred from 

 before she came to England, and perhaps 



MRS. H. HORSFALL'S CH. VICEROY OF REDGRAVE 



BY CH. HANNIBAL OF REDGRAVE CH. VALENTINE OF REDGRAVE 



Photograph by Coe, Norwich. 



In supplement to Mr. Joachim's valuable 

 remarks on this breed it may be noted 

 that among the early importations of the 

 Great Dane into England were Lady 

 Bismarck and Libertas, the latter a grand 

 bitch who had several good litters by her 

 kennel mate, Imperium, who distinguished 

 himself at Dublin and at the Crystal Palace. 

 Herr Gustav Lang, of Stuttgart, Herr 

 R. von Schmeideberg, editor of Der Hund, 

 and Herr Bamberger, were the principal 

 authorities on the breed in Germany; and 

 the chief owners in England were Mr. 



the finest specimen of the Great Dane ever 

 seen in this country was her daughter 

 Champion Vendetta, whose sire was Harras. 

 Bred by Herr Bamberger. Vendetta was 

 born August 2ist, 1884, and imported 

 while still young, becoming the property 

 of Mrs. Reginald Herbert, who afterwards 

 sold her to Mr. Craven. Although in all 

 large breeds the female is, as a rule, notice- 

 ably smaller than the male, Vendetta was 

 in no sense inferior to such mighty dogs 

 as Hannibal and Champion Colonia Bosco. 

 She was tall, with great substance and 



