32in. to 34in. in dogs, showing the requisite power, activity, courage, and symmetry.

2. Head.-Long, the frontal bones of the forehead very slightly raised, and very little indentation between the eyes. Skull, not too broad. Muzzle, long and moderately pointed. Ears, small and greyhound-like in carriage.

3. Neck. Rather long, very strong and muscular, well arched, without dewlap or loose skin about the throat.

4. Chest.-Very deep. Breast, wide.

5. Back. Rather long than short. Loins, arched.

6. Tail.-Long and slightly curved, of moderate thickness, and well covered with hair.

7. Belly.-Well drawn up.

8. Fore-quarters.-Shoulders breadth of chest, set sloping.

muscular, giving Elbows well under,

neither turned inwards nor outwards. Leg.-Forearm muscular, and the whole leg strong and quite straight.

9. Hind-quarters.-Muscular thighs, and second thigh long and strong as in the greyhound, and hocks well let down and turning neither in nor out.

10. Feet.-Moderately large and round, neither turned inwards nor outwards. Toes well arched and closed. Nails, very strong and curved.

11. Hair.-Rough and hard on body, legs, and head; especially wiry and long over eyes and under jaw.

12. Colour and markings.-The recognised colours are grey, brindle, red, black, pure white, fawn, or any colour that appears in the deerhound.

13. Faults.-Too light or heavy a head, too highly arched frontal bone; large ears and hanging flat to the face; short neck; full dewlap; too narrow or too broad a chest; sunken or hollow or quite level back; bent fore-legs; overbent fetlocks; twisted feet; spreading toes; too curly a tail; weak hindquarters, cow hocks, and a general want of muscle; too short in body.

CHAPTER XII.

THE BORZOI OR RUSSIAN WOLFHOUND.

THERE is no dog of modern times that has so rapidly attained a certain degree of popularity as that which is named at the head of this chapter. A dozen years ago it was comparatively unknown in England; now all well-regulated and comprehensive dog shows give a class or classes for him, which are usually well filled, and cause quite as much interest as those for our own varieties. Indeed, the Borzoi is a noble hound, powerful and muscular in appearance, still possessing a pleasant and sweet expression, that tells how kindly his nature is. He is one of the aristocratic varieties of the canine race, and the British public is to be congratulated on its discernment in annexing him from the Russian kennels, where, too, his reputation is of the highest.

In the early days of our dog shows, Borzois, then known as Siberian and Russian wolfhounds, and by other names, too, occasionally appeared on the benches.

Most of them were similar in type to