MANUAL OF MODERN FARRIERY. 
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THE OTTER-HOUND, 
This animal is a mixed breed between the hardy southern 
hound, and the larger rough, wire-haired terrier. His head 
is large and broad, and his ears long and pendulous; his size 
being about that of a harrier; his shoulders and quarters 
are thick; his hair strong and wiry, and somewhat shaggy. 
His colour is, for the most part, of a sandy hue, although we 
have met with good dogs which were white and with large 
patches of black. He is a bold and fierce dog, with a full 
and harmonious voice : he carries his tail similar to the fox¬ 
hound. 
Otter-hunting is now not a very common sport in Great 
Britain, as the animal is now very scarce, from the population 
becoming more dense, and cultivation more widely extended ; 
and besides, gamekeepers use all kinds of traps to catch and 
destroy them. 
THE GREYHOUND. 
The greyhound is supposed to have had its origin from 
the Irish greyhound, but to have acquired its thinner and 
more delicate and elegant form by the influence of climate 
and culture, and brought to his present state of high perfec¬ 
tion by the persevering attention of zealous breeders. The 
strong similitude of these dogs in shape and general cha¬ 
racter holds out good grounds for the adoption of such an 
idea ; the smallness of the muzzle, length of neck, and 
depth of chest, and the light and graceful airiness of his 
whole figure, and especially the length and elegance of his 
legs, all contribute to render this the most elegant of the 
canine tribe. 
We owe much of the superiority of the present breed of 
greyhounds to the perseverance and judgment of the late 
