1874 Dogs: their origin and varietes H.D. Richardson.

Extrait de "Dogs; their origin and varieties" H.D. Richardson 1874. LIEN

THE HIGHLAND DEERHOUND.

This dog is, as I have shown, the modern representative,
unchanged, save as to stature, of the Irish wolf-dog.

The deerhound presents the general aspect of a high-bred
greyhound, especially in all the points on which speed and
power depend ; but he is built more coarsely, and alto
on a larger and more robust scale. The shoulder is also
more elevated, the neck thicker, the head and muzzle co;
and the bone more massive.

The deerhound stands from twenty-eight to thirty inches (71 à 66 cm)
in height at the shoulder; his coat is rough, and the hair
strong ; color usually iron-gray, sandy-yellow, or white ;
colors should have muzzle and tips of ears black.