deerhoundx greyhound

[Guest oldskool]

well if you all think im wrong, any chance of you taking a look at this picture and telling me what you think it is please...coz im slightly confused

 

 

 

shes about 25-27"

 

 

 

 

give us another pic and let us see her standin up. i had a whippet/collie/greyhound that had the same head as that but it only made 24 inches.

[Toni_Dave_17 0]

there we go, ive been told shes about 24-27" but im no good with thing slk that so i took his word, ive seen the mum and dad and both are pure bred, and the blokkie is a mate....so i odnt know how i can be wrong lol

[LDR 29]

There's a huge difference between 24 and 27 ins, have you not measured her yourself? I wouldn't have said it was bred the way you say if i was guessing with no clue, but all litters can vary hugely, especially with first crosses, whatever it is mate as long as its entered right and given time to develop it should do fine.........

[Guest oldskool]

im not sure wat he is, i still dont reckon its a deer/grey but its a fine lookin dog. hope u do well with him

[snagg-99 0]

If it is a deerhoun X they can take a long time to mature so if i was you i would just be patient for a few months and hopefully it will start to keep hold of them bunnies

Edited June 29, 2006 by snagg-99

[Guest Stevie D]

Hi TD-17, the doubt lies because both white colouring and smooth coats are recessive traits in any dog. This means that for a mating to produce a smooth white pup, both parents would need to have both white and smooth coats in their genetic make up. If your pup was a ¾ bred then that would explain it. But you do get exceptions to the rules and it could be a throw back if the deerhound had a dash of greyhound way back in its breeding.

 

Stevie

[Guest Nightwalker]

The dog doesnt really look like a deerhound/grey to me either and I have had a few. Eight months old is young for any dog to be working, and bigger dogs take longer to grow up regardless of breeding. With that said, I dont think deerhound crosses are any slower to mature than other big dogs, and some mature and enter very early, I have certainly had big deerhound greys taking deer by 10 months old.

[Nell 1]

I brought on a whippet x saluki that looked the spitting image of your dog only with bigger ears and an tad smaller!

 

She looks more Greyhound than anything to me, but i'm no expert!!

 

Give the dog time mate. like some have said, it could be an immature thing, but there is no rush for her, hope she comes right for you

[Toni_Dave_17 0]

right lads....spoke to the owner of Sally's sire and dams owner and hers the breeding

 

Spring (Sire) deerhoundx greyhound

 

Dam( not sure of her name) Greyhound

 

the dam is an ex track racord holder (not sure if its the track in waunarlywdd) and shes recently had pups with the same sire...and guess what...another pure white smooth coated bitch...what you all think?

[Guest baldie]

Td, i have a deer/grey x deer/grey, and in my opinion [and i,m far from anywhere near an expert] you are starting the animal far too young. Regardless of whether its ready or not, you risk damaging the dog permanently by running it hard. This cross is not physically mature until 16 - 18 months old, dependant on the animal, its bones havent hardened, and its probarbly not even fully grown yet. Mine was entered at 2 years old, and took the first two rabbits like a seasoned dog, a couple of jinks, and he was down on them, no overruns, no missed strikes, straight in, retrieve wasnt brilliant, and he is hard mouthed, but so what? He is not mentally mature yet, i dont expect that for a while yet, but the beauty of this cross, is, it will work longer into old age, than other crosses, providing it isnt ruined by early entering, just think how long it takes for that giant chest to drop, and fill, to contain those massive lungs, give it a chance, and good luck with it mate, they are lovely dogs.

[Toni_Dave_17 0]

Hi TD-17, the doubt lies because both white colouring and smooth coats are recessive traits in any dog. This means that for a mating to produce a smooth white pup, both parents would need to have both white and smooth coats in their genetic make up. If your pup was a ¾ bred then that would explain it. But you do get exceptions to the rules and it could be a throw back if the deerhound had a dash of greyhound way back in its breeding.

 

Stevie

 

as i said, they same dog and bitch were bred together again and guess what...another white bitch with a black mark on its head....just like sally

[Guest Cal]

So your dogs a three quarter greyhound quarter deerhound then ?.

[Toni_Dave_17 0]

So your dogs a three quarter greyhound quarter deerhound then ?.

 

yes, where as in the earlier post it says that her line is first cross, i was wrong

[Guest oldskool]

So your dogs a three quarter greyhound quarter deerhound then ?.

 

yes, where as in the earlier post it says that her line is first cross, i was wrong

 

 

 

 

that explain alot lol. baldie u are spot on mate. even some of the 3/4 take more time to fill out and mentally mature. im no expert either but i know wat i see.

Edited June 27, 2006 by oldskool

[Guest Stevie D]

as i said, they same dog and bitch were bred together again and guess what...another white bitch with a black mark on its head....just like sally

 

Yeah, and as I said mate, if it's a ¾ bred, then that explains it.

Good luck with your pup.

 

Stevie