Never miss an opportunity to scritch the ears of a Scottish Deerhound. They are wonderfully soft – and should be. The AKC breed standard stipulates that “he ears must be “soft, glossy, like a mouse’s coat to the touch and the smaller the better.”

Did you know, too, that whatever color the dog, a Deerhound’s ears should be black or dark colored?

 Image: “Deerhound”  by Jacqueline Clarisse is available as a print and poster here.