50 Varretzes of the Dog. 
also sometimes employed as retrievers ; and, indeed, fox- 
hounds, bloodhounds, and pure setters are occasionally 
broken to this trade. 
The Deerhound is a distinct breed, having been for 
many years employed to hunt down wounded deer, and, 
if necessary, bring them to bay till the deerstalker comes 
up to give the coup de grace with bullet or knife. In the 
present day he closely resembles in appearance the rough 
Scotch greyhound, but having each been kept to its 
separate work, they show their specific natures distinctly 
when taken to their respective game. 
The.points of this dog are the same as those of the 
rough greyhound, except that he is at least 28 in. high, 
with a girth of 32 in. In colour he must be fawn, yellow, 
brindled, or grey, with a rough coat, especially about the 
face. 
The Borzoi.—Under this name are included several 
breeds of the deerhound type, especially used in their 
native wilds for hunting the wolf. The most familiar are 
the Siberian, or Russian, Pyrenean, and. Circassian wolf- 
hounds. The Siberian wolfhound ‘is of the type and size 
of the Scotch deerhound, the grisly hue of the coat being 
replaced by white, with markings of. yellow, or fawn, and 
in a few dark grey. These dogs are singularly handsome, 
and in movement majestic, good specimens exhibiting the 
build of our best deerhounds, having a remarkably deep 
chest, well-shaped and sloping shoulder, and airy neck 
even with the back. The head is clean throughout, the 
skull flat, and somewhat narrow, separated by a slight 
indentation from the long and tapering snout. The nose 
is black, eyes dark, expressive and almond shape, ears 
small, somewhat rounded at the tip, set high and almost 
meet when thrown over the head. The back is strong, 
and arched in the dog, but level in the bitch; ribs flat, 
elongated, and extending to the elbows or lower ;. groin 
capacious in the bitch, and short in the dog. The fore- 
legs are lean and straight, and, as seen from the front, are 
narrow and tapering to the feet. The hind legs are 
slightly beneath the body when standing, free from dew- 
claws, and not wide apart, the stifle is slightly flexed; 
