northwestmitch

Agree with Bricktop my border wanted to kill my whippet when I first brought him home, kept him in a crate while she took her time getting used to him being in the house hold for the first week or so till I new I could trust her although still didnt leave her alone with him until I could trust her a 100%

A broken coated leggy jack bitch in the 70s,from some kennel in Manchester, my mother got me her on a provi cheque, never forgot that because I remember my mother shouting to someone working their, Ayy love do you take the provi ? it was a busy Saturday lots of cash about getting their pedigrees Got ribbed every time I took her out by the know alls, there were only the short legged jacks around where I lived,, often walked out with my jack book, as it had a picture the Rev jack Russell's dog Trump who was similar to my dog . A cracking little dog, We lived in a town so she would stalk a

Think it was the Irish wolfhound used as war dogs and guard dogs alb

Cheers Haggis81 , So the breed was bred by people who had first hand knowledge of the environment and the prey it would be hunting and never ment it to run on the flat like the saluki or the fiery make up of bull breeds all bred with a purpose.

when you talk about game and stamina, good feet... Where Deerhounds not originally bred to course deer from start to finish, either kill or bring it to bay until the hunters arrived, running ruff terrain up and down glens in adverse weather conditions north of the border ? Not talking about todays over sized show stock but when the breed standard was first drawn up, dogs 28-30 inch bitches 26 inch at the shoulder, On their own turf, taking into consideration terrain conditions ect would the Deerhound come out on top? against the more popular breeds being run today.

Think you need to take a step back lad no need for the angry head or all the insults an hostility, your not doing yourself any favours....A wealth of information and experience to gain from the THL, treat people the way you would want them to treat you!! from a fellow Liverpool lad

Ratting on some allotment in the 70s at dusk,my dogs behaviour changed, clocked something two plots in front jumping on a dividing fence a silhouette of something the size and shape of a lynx this was no pet moggy? tried to get a better look although to behonest was'nt in any hurry in case it headed my way.

seen a adult working dog for sale tonight on a pet site £300 or £350 if you want a trial Is that the norm??

Do some basic training nothing over the the top, teach the down postion, worked for me, also scan fields parks for anything that is likely to interest your dog put it on the lead, you could also attach a rope to your lead, keep it slack when the dogs showing interest call it to you, if it does'nt respond, call it again and give the rope a slight jerk and let it go back to slack, if the dog tries to run off jerk the lead quite hard and give the comand come dont drag the dog in to you keep the tension off and call it in when it responds give it lots of praise and a treat ,keep it up for a couple

Just signed petition total up to now is only 380 live only a couple of miles from Altcar, so if I can be of any help please pm me, more than happy to support any future meetings.

Credit to you sounds like you know what your doing and putting alot of thought into his training..Also nice looking pup atb

Sorry for your loss mate, looked like he was a nice pup.

Had a young Russel when I was a teenager,In the 70s,, Had a invite off a gang of lads from school, for a days ratting on the river Alt, slept in that Saturday morning when my mother shouted me some lads were at the door, jumped out of bed through some clobber on, ran down the stairs picking up the dogs lead off the bottom stairs and met the lads at the front door, there was a mix of flea bitten terriers and lurchers, I shouted my dog, the livingroom door opened,As I looked down as my Russel ran past me into the street, It had on a baby grow and a woolly bonnet, My little sister had spent the l

Try the working whippet forum the lads on there might be able to give you more info atb

Really enjoyed reading this post for the first time, well done what you have done with her, she a credit to you atb