. THE SCOTCH DEERHOUND CHAMPION, " CHIEFTAIN â ' (12,192). The property of John E. Thayer, Esq., Hillside Kennels, Lancaster, Mass. SCOTCH DEERHOUNDS. BY JOHN E. THAYER, ESQ. THIS species of dog is one of the oldest and purest in existence, and has been used longest for hunting; yet, strangely enough, is the one least known to sportsmen and naturalists to-day. The breed was at one time nearly extinct, but is now comparatively plentiful in both England and Scotland, owing to the care taken by proprietors of large preserves to collect and breed these noble dogs. The deerhound has great stre
. THE SCOTCH DEERHOUND CHAMPION, " CHIEFTAIN â ' (12,192). The property of John E. Thayer, Esq., Hillside Kennels, Lancaster, Mass. SCOTCH DEERHOUNDS. BY JOHN E. THAYER, ESQ. THIS species of dog is one of the oldest and purest in existence, and has been used longest for hunting; yet, strangely enough, is the one least known to sportsmen and naturalists to-day. The breed was at one time nearly extinct, but is now comparatively plentiful in both England and Scotland, owing to the care taken by proprietors of large preserves to collect and breed these noble dogs. The deerhound has great strength, and is a swift runner and graceful jumper. His frame, although covered with a shaggy coat, is as elegant as that of the greyhound, and
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