_Skull_ is rather broad, and flat on the top, but there is no "stop." _Eyes._--Small, placed close together and well to the front, giving the animal the appearance of having a very penetrating vision. _Ears._--Remind one of a short-eared Spaniel, and from over their surface long hairs proceed. _Neck._--Long, rather thick, and the body and loins long, yet well coupled. When viewed from the front, these Hounds look very tall, due to the great length of the arms and forearms. These regions, and those of the shoulders, are strongly built. When at rest, tail is carried rather like that of the Irish Water Spaniel, and during excitement, elevated, but not carried over the back. It has an abundance of long hair. First and second thighs long, and feathery to a short distance above the hocks. Hind toes are well clothed with hair. The hocks are strong, low-placed, and pasterns long. _Colour._--Fawn, with the feathered portions running to a silvery white. _Weight._--About 50 lbs. _Height at shoulder._--24 inches, or thereabout. _Uses._--During Captain Barnard's residence in Afghanistan, the Hound depicted in our illustration was used for running jackal, and said to be very useful for this purpose. He is an exceptionally fine jumper, having made a clean leap over a fence 9 feet 4 inches in height--a most creditable performance. This Hound has won numerous prizes, including a 2nd, at Crystal Palace. [Illustration: AFGHAN GREYHOUND (Property of Mr CARY BARNARD).] =The Lurcher= We shall do little more than mention the existence of this cross-bred variety of dog. The proprietor of a Lurcher has always been regarded as one who will, when the opportunity offers, take his dog "up the back stairs," and gamekeepers generally look upon the owner of a Lurcher as one worthy of a little extra vigilance. Any cross-bred dog, in whom the Greyhound blood predominates, may be designated as a Lurcher, and can be trained as such. Many of these dogs are wonderfully clever on rabbits, and some will kill a hare single-handed, more especially if about three-quarter bred on the Greyhound side, when staying power and swiftness are highly developed. Good at fighting, good at poaching, good at retrieving, and fidelity to master, may justly be claimed as the Lurcher's inheritance. THE TRAINING, USE, AND ABUSE, OF NIGHT-DOGS To Mr W. Burton, of Thorneywood Kennels, Nottingham (per gamekeeper), I am indebted for the following account.