28 Varieties of the Dog. 
These colours only result when they are mixed together 
in the coat generally ; for when that is not the case, the 
dog is patched with these colours in blotches, either of 
colour on a white ground, or of white on a coloured 
ground. 
The foints of the greyhound are as follows :—Head, 
to; neck, 5; legs, 10; feet, 10; shoulders, 15; hind 
quarters, 20; back, 10; general symmetry, 10; tail, 5° 
colour and coat, 5. 
CHAPTER III. 
VARIETIES OF THE DOG (conTINvUED.) 
Hounds—The Bloodhound—Staghound—Foxhound—Harrier —Beagle-—Otter- 
hound—Fox Terrier—Truffle Dog—Retrievers—Deerhound—The Borzoi. 
THE various hounds used in the present day for the 
pursuit of the stag, fox, hare, rabbit, and otter are no 
doubt descended from one common ancestor, the nearest 
type of which now existing is the bloodhound ; and, in- 
deed, it is supposed by many high authorities that this 
dog is identical with the old Southern hound in all re- 
spects but colour. The latter was usually white, mottled 
with blue or badger-colour, whilst the bloodhound has 
always been known to possess the deep black and tan by 
which he is now recognized. 
The Bloodhound. Gervase Markham, in his “ Mai- 
son Rustique,” speaking of hounds, says: “The baie- 
coloured ones have the second place for goodnesse, and 
are of great courage, ventring far, and of a quicke scent, 
finding out very well the turnes and windings oe, 
They runne surely, and with great boldnesse, loving the 
stagge more than any other beast; but they make no 
account of hares. It is true that they be more head- 
strong and harde to reclaime than the white, and put men 
to more paine and travaill about the same.” 
