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quite, one straight line. The jaws are long and tapering, hut 

 not " snipey," the teeth being properly level or very nearly so. 

 The nose should be black at its tip, with open nostrils, but not 

 widely so. There should be no fulness of the jaws below the 

 eyes, and the muscles of the jaws must be well developed. 



The ears of the deerhound should be like those of the grey- 

 hound, but they are usually carried a little higher than by that dog. 

 As in him, pricked ears are sometimes seen, but they are to be 

 considered as a defect. They are coated with fine, short, soft hair, 

 except at the edges, which are fringed with longer hair. The eyes 

 are fuller than those of the smooth greyhound. In the best 

 strains they are hazel or blue. 



The neck must be long enough to allow of the nose being carried 

 low when the dog is at a fast pace, but not so " drake-like " as 

 in the greyhound. It should be fine and lean at the setting on 

 of the head, but it soon widens to the depth- of the shoulders. 



The chest should be framed like that of the greyhound, the 

 necessary capacity being obtained by depth rather than width. 

 Still, as high speed is not so all-important, a little more width 

 may be permitted. The girth is generally rather less in propor- 

 tion to the height, a dog of 28 inches seldom girthing quite 32 

 inches, while a well-made greyhound of 26 inches will always 

 measure 30 inches round the chest. The shoulders must be 

 long, oblique, and muscular. 



The loin is required to be of great strength, as the deerhound 

 often has to hold a wounded stag by sheer force. Hence this is 

 a most important point, and both width and depth should be 

 regarded as all-important. Wide and somewhat ragged hips are 

 necessitated for this 'development. The back ribs are seldom 

 deep, and though, when present, they should be regarded 

 with favour, their absence must not be penalised to the same 



