Lets have a look at the deerhound x's

[junior 267]

the way i see it the dog dosen't know its not the ideal size for rabbits its just adapts and gets on with it and does what it does best and catches

 

The sumbitches may not know they not the size to fit in a fox den neither but that dont make em able like a dog gone terrier.

stick to treeing coons and chewing tobacco you hillbilly and leave the deerhounds crosses to the lads that are in the know......ive seen full deerhounds better on rabbits than most whippets...fact

 

Same question I posed to rockardo up above son.

i here your staghounds think there hounds and like to hunt in packs.....lurcher gone hound dog you mug

[trottingfever 0]

I used to own a deerhound whippet x years ago,she was a very good hare bitch,but would,nt look at a for till well into her fifth year,and by then she had mastered the knack of picking them up without getting that badly bitten,most of the first crosses of deerhound are very good coursers and once they start they are demons for fox,i will root up a picture of the bitch i used to have..

[Dan Edwards 1,134]

the way i see it the dog dosen't know its not the ideal size for rabbits its just adapts and gets on with it and does what it does best and catches

 

The sumbitches may not know they not the size to fit in a fox den neither but that dont make em able like a dog gone terrier.

stick to treeing coons and chewing tobacco you hillbilly and leave the deerhounds crosses to the lads that are in the know......ive seen full deerhounds better on rabbits than most whippets...fact

 

Same question I posed to rockardo up above son.

i here your staghounds think there hounds and like to hunt in packs.....lurcher gone hound dog you mug

 

They not smart enough to stay together. I gonna breed more whippet in them so they can take the big bucks.

[junior 267]

the way i see it the dog dosen't know its not the ideal size for rabbits its just adapts and gets on with it and does what it does best and catches

 

The sumbitches may not know they not the size to fit in a fox den neither but that dont make em able like a dog gone terrier.

stick to treeing coons and chewing tobacco you hillbilly and leave the deerhounds crosses to the lads that are in the know......ive seen full deerhounds better on rabbits than most whippets...fact

 

Same question I posed to rockardo up above son.

i here your staghounds think there hounds and like to hunt in packs.....lurcher gone hound dog you mug

 

They not smart enough to stay together. I gonna breed more whippet in them so they can take the big bucks.

beddy/whippets are what you want

[Kye 77]

I had a dog called Blister. He was 29" and 78lbs in his prime...he mopped up rabbits like they were nothing...it got boring lamping him on them...his first season in the south west, he killed 73 hares single handed, daytime...he was mustard...id have loved him back home in england...he just made rabbits look like they werent moving!...he would catch them at night, without a lamp....best night lamping with him was 17 hares, 2 gray fox, and a dozen or so rabbits...i think he missed two hares and that was it...miss the ole boy now.

[Keeps 403]

You dont have to be sorry, Keeps. I am just of the opinion that size does matter on all quarry. There are exceptions of course but exceptions dont make the rule. Like I said, no need to be sorry though.

 

I agree I have nothing to be sorry about I shall rephrase

 

"Dan I agree with gafer on this one. Just because a dog is big doesn't mean it isn't good at picking up rabbits or an equal match to a smaller dog. It depends on the dog itself. I have an old first cross deerhound/greyhound here, she is at least 29" tts and she would often beat the smaller lurchers to rabbits when they were out together. She did this regularly even into her old age, when she was in good health, on all kinds of land. Shes old and quite poorly now, I would give my right arm to have her back as a young dog and start all over again with her. "

 

Exceptions, I would think there are more than just exceptions, with deerhound blooded dogs, they have to be built with the right conformation: ie long neck, but the ones I have seen have taken rabbits with ease, in their stride.

 

This is my smaller deer x's sire, a large 29" first cross bred by Bill Docherty. The owner of this dog purposely took the largest in the litter, a big strong dog to carry on his line.

 

 

I'm not saying that they are suited to everything, and every type of land, but what I am saying is that they can hold their own, and more than "an exception" can pick up rabbits with ease.

 

Ceeps....you spelt name wrong, bad girl...

 

Whoops sorry Ramany, my spellings bloody terrible too much time spent on this forum.....

[Romany 1,065]

Thats ok hon, always make allowances for a beautiful woman, my fault totally for not having a "c" in my name..

Good pic of the dog by the way

Didnt realise big dogs could take rabbits

[rocky1 942]

the way i see it the dog dosen't know its not the ideal size for rabbits its just adapts and gets on with it and does what it does best and catches

 

The sumbitches may not know they not the size to fit in a fox den neither but that dont make em able like a dog gone terrier.

yea your right but if its determinte dog will find away

 

dropped on your head as a child or too much crack?

:laugh: the childesh on the yank ,trying 2 have a friendly dispute about different imo and you come out with sad remarks like that

[Dan Edwards 1,134]

the way i see it the dog dosen't know its not the ideal size for rabbits its just adapts and gets on with it and does what it does best and catches

 

The sumbitches may not know they not the size to fit in a fox den neither but that dont make em able like a dog gone terrier.

yea your right but if its determinte dog will find away

 

dropped on your head as a child or too much crack?

:laugh: the childesh on the yank ,trying 2 have a friendly dispute about different imo and you come out with sad remarks like that

 

Take a joke ya fag. Just bustin ya balls a bit. Dont get your panties all in a wad like some of the kindler gentler members.

[chartpolski 23,243]

I doubt anyone seriously gets a 29" dog in just for rabbits, but you gotta admit, those ole' pencil neck Deer X's look good ! LOL !

 

 

Cheers.

[rocky1 942]

the way i see it the dog dosen't know its not the ideal size for rabbits its just adapts and gets on with it and does what it does best and catches

 

The sumbitches may not know they not the size to fit in a fox den neither but that dont make em able like a dog gone terrier.

yea your right but if its determinte dog will find away

 

dropped on your head as a child or too much crack?

:laugh: the childesh on the yank ,trying 2 have a friendly dispute about different imo and you come out with sad remarks like that

 

Take a joke ya fag. Just bustin ya balls a bit. Dont get your panties all in a wad like some of the kindler gentler members.

i wasn,t

[JDHUNTING 1,817]

1st cross deer x grey

 

nice pair you have ainsling

[DUCKWING 302]

THE FIRST TWO DOGS I SAW TAKE OVER A HUNDRED ON THE LAMP ...........

WERE A 3/4 GREY 1/4 DEER AND A 1/2 GREY 1/4 DEER 1/4 CUR , SAME PAIR DID IT 3 TIMES WHEN I WAS PRESENT ,

GREAT DOGS ON THE LAMP WITH THE GRIT TO CATCH AND RETRIEVE WHEN VERY TIRED ,

HAD A DEERHOUND BLOODED DOG MYSELF THAT WAS PART OF A DOUBLE ACT THAT TOOK THE TON A FEW TIMES , HE WAS 28 INCH

A CRACKING DOG THAT WAS A PLEASURE TO OWN ....... ALL IVE SEEN WERE NATURAL JUMPERS , A GREAT BOON FOR DAYTIME , GOOD FEET , DECENT NOSES AND A WILLINGNESS TO PLEASE ,........ COULD NOT ASK FOR MORE

 

WERE THEY SUITABLE FOR CATCHING ON ROUGH FELL SIDES STREWN WITH ROCK ? OR IN WOODLAND BRASH , HOW ABOUT A RAILWAY EMBANKMENT ? , WELL NO NOT REALLY A SMALLER , NIMBLER DOG WOULD HAVE A DECIDED ADVANTAGE ,.....

 

COULD THEY KILL HARES LIKE MY COURSING BRED STUFF ........ CERTAINLY NOT ..........

 

BUT ON THE WHOLE AS A GENERAL POTFILLER IVE SEEN A LOT WORSE ..................

 

A LOT OF DOGS NOWADAYS NEVER REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS THEY NEVER SEE ENOUGH GAME ,

ITS SURPRISING HOW ANY DOG COMES ON WITH CONSTANT WORK

 

DUCKWING

[Keano 74]

this a old picture of my mate deerhound x greyhound sadly pass on

[Dan Edwards 1,134]

ITS SURPRISING HOW ANY DOG COMES ON WITH CONSTANT WORK

 

Once again, I have noticed the opposite. Its surprising how many dogs up and quit when you hunt them enough.