THE DECORATIVE DEERHOUND

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Legs and feet:-

Eyes:-

The mind should be broadest in the ears, tapering slightly to the eyes, with the muzzle tapering more decidedly to the nose. The muzzle ought to be pointed, but the lips and teeth level. The head should be long, the skull flat rather than round, with a very slight rise over the eyes, but with nothing coming a stop. The skull should be coated with moderately long hair that's thicker compared to the rest of the coat. The nose should be black (though in certain blue-fawns the colour is blue) and somewhat aquiline. From the lighter-coloured puppies that a black muzzle is preferred. There ought to be a good moustache of rather silky hair, and a fair beard.

Stern ought to be tolerably long, tapering, and reaching to within 1-1/2 inches of the floor, and approximately 1-1/2 inches below the hocks. When the puppy remains, dropped perfectly straight down, or curved. When in motion it ought to be curved when eager, in no situation to be lifted out of the line of the trunk. It ought to be well covered with hair, on the inside thick and wiry, underside longer.
The legs should be wide and flat, a good broad forearm and elbow being desirable. Fore-legs, needless to say, as soon as you can. Feet close and compact, with well-arched toes. The hind-quarters drooping, and as wide and strong as you can, the shoulders being put wide apart. The hind-legs must be well bent in the stifle, with fantastic span from the hip to the hock, that ought to be flat and broad.

Head:-

Stern:-

Your eyes should be black: they are dark brown or hazel. The eye is reasonably filled with a soft appearance in repose, but a keen, far-away gaze if the dog is roused. The rims of the eyelids should be black.

Ears:-

The hair on the entire body, neck, and quarters should be both harsh and wiry, and about 3 inches or 4 inches long; this onto the head, breast, and stomach is much softer. There ought to be a slight hairy fringe on the inside of the fore and hind-legs, but nothing approaching to the feathering of a Collie. The Deerhound ought to be a shaggy dog, but not over coated.
From remote times the Scottish nobles cherished their strains of Deerhound, seeking glorious sport in the Highland forests. The red deer belonged by devoting law to the kings of Scotland, and fantastic drives, which often lasted for several days, were made to divide the herds into given neighbourhoods for the enjoyment of the courtroom, as in the reign of Queen Mary. However, the organised coursing of bull by courtiers ceased throughout the Stuart problems, and was left at the hands of retainers, who thus replenished their chief larder.
Body: The human body and standard formation is that of a Greyhound of bigger size and bone. Chest deep instead of broad, but not too narrow and flat-sided. The loin well arched and drooping to the tail.

But there's not any manner of doubt that the dark blue-grey is the most preferred. Next come the darker and lighter greys or brindles, the darkest being generally preferred. Yellow and sandy-red or red-fawn, especially with black things i.e., ears and muzzle will also be in equivalent estimation.
From 28 inches to 30 inches, or even more if there be symmetry without coarseness, which, however, is rare. Height of bitches: From 26 inches upward. There can not be any objection to some bitch being big, unless she is too coarse, as even in her greatest elevation she does not approach that of their puppy furniture, and, therefore, couldn't be too large for work, as over-big puppies really are.
The neck should be long that is, of the length that befits the Greyhound personality of the dog. The nape of the neck must be very prominent in which the head is set on, and the neck should be clean-cut in the angle and notable. The shoulders must be nicely repainted, the blades nicely back, with not too much width between them.
The ears should be set on high, and, in repose, folded back such as the Greyhound's, although increased over the head in enthusiasm without dropping the fold, and even, sometimes, semi-erect. The ear should be soft, shiny, and just like a mouse coat into the touch, and the bigger it is the better. It should have no long fur or long fringe, however there is frequently a slick, silvery coat on the entire body of the ear and the tip. Regardless of the overall color, the ears should be black or dark-coloured.
The Deerhound is one of the most decorative of dogs, impressively stately and picturesque wherever he's seen, if it be amid the surroundings of the baronial hall, reclining at lavish length before the open hearth in the fitful light of the log fire that flickers on glistening armour and tarnished tapestry; outside in the open, straining at the leash because he scents the dewy air, or gracefully bounding over the purple of the native hills. Grace and majesty are in his every movement and mindset, and even to the prosaic mind there is about him the monogamous glamour of feudal poetry and romance.