unsuitable for going uphill, and very unsightly.  LEGS AND FEET—­The legs should be broad and flat, a good broad forearm and elbow being desirable.  Fore-legs, of course, as straight as possible.  Feet close and compact, with well-arched toes.  The hind-quarters drooping, and as broad and powerful as possible, the hips being set wide apart.  The hind-legs should be well bent at the stifle, with great length from the hip to the hock, which should be broad and flat.  Cow hocks, weak pasterns, straight stifles, and splay feet are very bad faults.  COAT—­The hair on the body, neck, and quarters should be harsh and wiry, and about 3 inches or 4 inches long; that on the head, breast, and belly is much softer.  There should 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 should be a shaggy dog, but not over coated.  A woolly coat is bad.  Some good strains have a slight mixture of silky coat with the hard, which is preferable to a woolly coat, but the proper covering is a thick, close-lying, ragged coat, harsh or crisp to the touch.  COLOUR—­Colour is much a matter of fancy.  But there is no 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 points—­i.e., ears and muzzle—­are also in equal estimation, this being the colour of the oldest known strains, the McNeil and the Chesthill Menzies.  White is condemned by all the old authorities, but a white chest and white toes, occurring as they do in a great many of the darkest-coloured dogs, are not so greatly objected to, but the less the better, as the Deerhound is a self-coloured dog.  A white blaze on the head or a white collar should entirely disqualify.  In other cases, though passable, an attempt should be made to get rid of white markings.  The less white the better, but a slight white tip to the stern occurs in the best strains.  HEIGHT OF DOGS—­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 upwards.  There can be no objection to a bitch being large, unless she is too coarse, as even at her greatest height she does not approach that of the dog, and, therefore, could not well be too big for work, as over-big dogs are.  Besides, a big bitch is good for breeding and keeping up the size.  WEIGHT—­From 85 pounds to 105 pounds in dogs; from 65 pounds to 80 pounds in bitches.

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