Scottish Deerhound Breed Magazine - Showsight

UNDERSTANDING THE SCOTTISH DEERHOUND STANDARD

12)Eyes: Dark and moderately full 13)Neck: Long, well arched, very strong with a prominent nape

Champion Ayrshire, 1904

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14) Shoulders: Clean and set sloping

Sight hound shoulder Shoulders are 14 th in order of importance in the Scottish Deerhound Standard as thisis a galloping breed… coursing hounds are not as excessively angulatedin the shoulder assembly as the trotting breeds… Comparison of front assemblies for different types of function. From Elliott’s Dog Steps ,1973 Howell publishing. UNDERSTANDING THE SCOTTISH DEERHOUND STANDARD

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