| Show THE h jy v doss faed tor the phase by sovereign and dobles greyhounds Grey hounds have existed in very much the same form as we find them today to day for more than three thousand years as we find them pictured on egyptian monuments of that remote period the name probably came from their general color in england when king canute decreed that donao but princes and nobles should keep them the color now in either smooth or rough coated greyhounds grey hounds is very seldom grey but more ofte n fawn red brindled either red and black mixed or fawn and blue or black The smooth coated dog is known as the english greyhound and the coated as the scotch deerhound in conformation they are very much the same they are the fastest runy run y ners of any of the canine race on level ground they can go as fast as a race horse and over hilly ground they camm questionably beat even footed thoroughbred formerly the english dog was used in chasing the red and fallow deer and it is related that on one occasion queen elizabeth witnessed the pulling down of sixteen bucks the dogs of that day must been stronger than those now found in england when the master of the royal buck hounds now has a meet in the royal forests of england it is a fearry bight for the deer are themselves more than half domesticated and do not know how to get away I 1 the greyhound is used however ir coursing bares and it is one of the national sports of great britain in texas and some other parts of america where jack rabbits abound grey hounds are kept to chase them the english greyhound is a beautiful graceful and aristocratic looking dog but the scotch deerhound is more dig unified in appearance these dogs ar trained to hunt game by the eye alone they have good noses however and if permitted to do so will also hunt by scent |
