The new book of the dog - a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment (1911) (14577268557)

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Title: The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Leighton, Robert, 1859-1934
Subjects: Dogs
Publisher: London New York : Cassell
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University



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echothis high praise. In recent years the Deerhound has beenfashionable at exhibitions of dogs, andalthough the number brought into com-petition is never very great, yet it is alwaysapparent that the true type is being steadilypreserved and that in many respects decidedimprovements are achieved. The oldeststrain is probably that of Chesthill, onLoch Tay, established by the Menzies overa hundred years ago. It is no longer keptin its integrity by the Menzies family, butMr. R. Hood Wright, whose name mustalways be intimately associated with thisbreed, came into possession of some of thestrain, and bred from them to a considerableextent. Mr. G. W. Hickman, of Selly Hill,made similar efforts, his Morni and Garrybeing of true Chesthill descent. Cameronof Lochiel had also a venerable strain, ofwhich his Torrum, exhibited at Birminghamin 1869, was a notable example. Otherstrains which have entered largely intoour present day Deerhounds are those ofMorrison of Glenelg, McNeil of Colonsay, 173
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174 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. and Bateson of Cambusmere ; the lastmentioned providing the originals of someof the paintings by Landseer, who con-sidered them the finest Deerhounds he hadever seen. The Marquis of Breadalbanealso owned a famous strain on the BlackMount Forest, as did Lord Campbell ofGlendarule. The hounds kept at Windsorwere usually of splendid type. Three ofthese, including the magnificent dog Keildar grand specimen of his race, strong framed,with plenty of hair of a blue brindle colour.Captain Grahams own dog Keildar, whohad been trained for deerstalking in WindsorPark, was perhaps one of the most elegantand aristocratic-looking Deerhounds everseen. His full height was 30 inches, girth33^- inches, and weight, 95 lbs., his colourbluish fawn, slightly brindled, the muzzleand ears being blue. His nearest competitor