CHAPTER IX 



DESCRIPTION AND POINTS OF THE GREYHOUND 



' Handsome is as handsome does ' is an old and trite adage ; 

 but all who have had any intimate experience of the various 

 species or breeds of dogs will agree with us that, as a rule, the 

 best looking are the best. That exceptions are frequently met 

 with cannot be gainsaid. Many a plain-looking greyhound has 

 proved of sterling merit ; but then, if his points be carefully 

 scanned, it will be found that they are well balanced, and that 

 what is deficient in striking beauty is made up for by some 

 remarkable development conducive to speed, stamina, or 

 activity, or else that all points are so evenly balanced that no 

 great merit or defect stands out prominently. Master McGrath' 

 ■was by no means an imposing specimen ; but he was com- 



