irish wolfhounds

[jukel123 8,073]

On 20/06/2020 at 11:44, sandymere said:

 Looking at old pics we see dogs from the size of a whippet to the size of a smallish Deerhound in both rough and smooth all just called greyhounds, the idea if Deerhounds, whippets and greyhounds being different is a modern idea. There were local variations in type to suit ground and game but no kennel club or idea of pure breeds.

As to tales of massive wolfhounds I'm not sure a massive sighthound for wolves has much other than imagination of later writers to support the idea. Are not dogs bred to run deer not ideal to run wolves?  It we take  modern sight hounds used to run wolves they aren't giants, working Borzoi, Tazi, Sloughis etc aren't massive. They may well have been massive dogs that could get stuck in at the end of a course on boar and wolf and used as war/guard dogs but would likely be mastiff types rather than sighthounds. Certainly early depictions of sighhounds show a small to medium sized dog.

ps The last wolf taken in the UK, shot by hunted by my old man

 

Edited March 2, 2022 by jukel123

[jamie7344 250]

On 15/06/2020 at 22:42, thefensarefarbutistillgo said:

I’m pretty sure I can run faster than them

No way I've seen you run you look like a border terrier running on 2 back legs 

[thefensarefarbutistillgo 2,482]

11 hours ago, jamie7344 said:

No way I've seen you run you look like a border terrier running on 2 back legs 

, I still can’t work out how I can walk faster than you when your legs are about a foot longer

[jamie7344 250]

On 05/03/2022 at 09:39, thefensarefarbutistillgo said:

, I still can’t work out how I can walk faster than you when your legs are about a foot longer

That was when i was fat I'm bk to me fighting weight now 

[stevemac 434]

I have a wolfhound greyhound deerhound greyhound hes 29.5 inches its I went for him because wolfhounds give a bit more nose to the mix but my bloke is very much a point and shoot type, dam quick dog with good finish just have to rely on the other dog to get them moving first.

[grompz 703]

27 minutes ago, stevemac said:

I have a wolfhound greyhound deerhound greyhound hes 29.5 inches its I went for him because wolfhounds give a bit more nose to the mix but my bloke is very much a point and shoot type, dam quick dog with good finish just have to rely on the other dog to get them moving first.

Sounds like a good handy cross ,never thought that the wolfhound would have added nose to the mix, but if he suits your needs thats all that counts, any chance you good put up a pic, be nice to see him. atb.

[jukel123 8,073]

On 07/03/2022 at 08:55, stevemac said:

I have a wolfhound greyhound deerhound greyhound hes 29.5 inches its I went for him because wolfhounds give a bit more nose to the mix but my bloke is very much a point and shoot type, dam quick dog with good finish just have to rely on the other dog to get them moving first.

Love to see a photo cobber.

What do you use him on?

Edited March 8, 2022 by jukel123

[forest of dean redneck 11,608]

34 minutes ago, jukel123 said:

Love to see a photo cobber.

What do you use him on?

I didn’t know you was fluent in Australian ? 

[mush 204]

On 16/06/2020 at 08:47, pollypocket said:

 

Been there before, happened once with lurchers in trailer and they travelled all season together never any bother and lost good hound at mark one day...

Years ago there was a pure pit on one of the sites, it killed every male dog and left the females.

[stevemac 434]

15 hours ago, jukel123 said:

Love to see a photo cobber.

What do you use him on?

The black dog is him.

[pollypocket 243]

Jade learning the ropes from Willie, got to start somewhere

[gnipper 6,475]

If anyone fancies a punt on a odd breed I know someone who has a couple of borzoi x deerhound dog pups to home.

[chartpolski 23,646]

On 19/03/2022 at 14:37, gnipper said:

If anyone fancies a punt on a odd breed I know someone who has a couple of borzoi x deerhound dog pups to home.

If I didn't have a deer x pup on at the moment, I'd have tried one of these just for the fun of it ! !

Cheers.

[gnipper 6,475]

They just look like pure deerhound to me.

[jackthelad 1,893]

3 minutes ago, gnipper said:

They just look like pure deerhound to me.

Any photos mate just beeing nosey like wouldn’t mind seeing what they look like