Varieties of the Dog. 21 
beaten by the smooth greyhound, and therefore his use is 
confined to the districts I have mentioned, where the 
nature of the country forbids anything in the shape of 
coursing for sport, and “ fox-hunting” is the order of the 
day. For this purpose he is well qualified, as he soon 
learns to stoop to a scent. In appearance he exactly re- 
sembles the deerhound, but in action he may be known 
from that dog by the different carriage of the head. With 
the exception of his rough coat, he closely resembles the 
English or smooth dog. 
The Greyhound is the thorough-bred racer among 
dogs, and the points which give the faculty are easily 
recognized by the eye, though all dogs which have them 
are not necessarily fast. These points are—first, length 
from the hip-joint to the hock, when extended; and se- 
condly, powerful and flexible shoulders. 
The head should be wide behind, and should be con- 
siderably larger in circumference, if measured over the 
-ears, than over the eyebrows. For dogs of good size, I 
believe the measure over the ears should be about rg in,, 
and for bitches from 14 to 144 in., according to the general 
size of the head, which is sometimes very small and neat 
in them without injury. The jaw should be very lean, 
with a good muscular development on the cheek, which 
gives a strong hold, and enables the dog to bear his hare 
in striking at her. The head of the greyhound is com- 
pared to that of the snake, but it is a far-fetched com- 
parison, save in the flatness of the top, and the width, 
which certainly are points of resemblance; the nose, 
however, is so different that the likeness is a very poor 
one. The teeth should be good, and in young dogs 
white and free from tartar ; indeed, in a well-reared dog, 
the whiteness is of such a kind as to excel the finest ivory. 
This is a strong mark of good rearing, and indicates the 
habitual use of bones, the gnawing of which not only 
cleans the teeth, but aids in their formation, and also 
increases the general health of the whole system. The 
eye should be bright and tolerably full. I have never 
been able to satisfy myself as to the general possession of 
any one kind of eye by good public greyhounds. I have 
