Best Stamina Of All

[Dan Edwards 1,134]

Foxhounds do not run all day long at speed. The garmin gps collars have shown that they are averaging between about 6 and 8 mph in a 5 hour hunt.

[hedz31 1,308]

Foxhounds do not run all day long at speed. The garmin gps collars have shown that they are averaging between about 6 and 8 mph in a 5 hour hunt.

depends what type of cover and terrain there crossing dan ive not seen mine or others run top out for 5 hours as i often lose sight of them but ive seen them going flat out for 40 mins to an hour and it was for sure more than 5 or 8mph a foxhound or husky type would run a saluki into the ground for sure but the saluki makes for a better cross with a greyhound for what folks want i think

regards hedz

[Dan Edwards 1,134]

Foxhounds do not run all day long at speed. The garmin gps collars have shown that they are averaging between about 6 and 8 mph in a 5 hour hunt.

depends what type of cover and terrain there crossing dan ive not seen mine or others run top out for 5 hours as i often lose sight of them but ive seen them going flat out for 40 mins to an hour and it was for sure more than 5 or 8mph a foxhound or husky type would run a saluki into the ground for sure but the saluki makes for a better cross with a greyhound for what folks want i think

regards hedz

 

I agree but I'll bet you in that 40 minutes they still didnt average 15 mph. I ran in the most wide open terrain that you could possibly run in and I still have never seen a hound that could come close to my dogs at sprinting endurance.

[hedz31 1,308]

Foxhounds do not run all day long at speed. The garmin gps collars have shown that they are averaging between about 6 and 8 mph in a 5 hour hunt.

depends what type of cover and terrain there crossing dan ive not seen mine or others run top out for 5 hours as i often lose sight of them but ive seen them going flat out for 40 mins to an hour and it was for sure more than 5 or 8mph a foxhound or husky type would run a saluki into the ground for sure but the saluki makes for a better cross with a greyhound for what folks want i think

regards hedz

 

I agree but I'll bet you in that 40 minutes they still didnt average 15 mph. I ran in the most wide open terrain that you could possibly run in and I still have never seen a hound that could come close to my dogs at sprinting endurance.

Yeah for sure they would never top a running dog top speed but 15mph maybe for the heavier cloddy type hounds like the old english etc but ive seen lighter boned fell type hounds and harriers pal and they can shift there for sure travelling over 15mph over large areas,ive gone across big open fields behind the hounds in a 4x4 and we have been doing over 20mph and while we was not up there arse all the way they covered 2 or 3 miles at what seemed to be that speed hard to say without accurate equipment

[Dan Edwards 1,134]

Yeah for sure they would never top a running dog top speed but 15mph maybe for the heavier cloddy type hounds like the old english etc but ive seen lighter boned fell type hounds and harriers pal and they can shift there for sure travelling over 15mph over large areas,ive gone across big open fields behind the hounds in a 4x4 and we have been doing over 20mph and while we was not up there arse all the way they covered 2 or 3 miles at what seemed to be that speed hard to say without accurate equipment

 

 

We are gettin all mixed up here. Let me try and re-state what I'm gettin at. The good hounds we have over here at least can sprint at about 28 mph or some even a bit faster like at about 30 mph. I have seen these dogs lay down and run their guts out when coming out of the timber and lookin up at a coyote. They will pound the ground but even though they are tryin hard I have yet to see a hound type that can hold that sprint speed for any distance that impressed me. Now at 20 mph they can go forever and ever it seems but they do not have good sprintin endurance in my opinion. I have seen my coyote dogs who I know can hit 40 plus mph and when they are young and dumb they will lay down and hold that rate for well over a mile or very close to it anyhow. They have way more sprinting type endurance than the hounds do. Hope that helps explain what I mean a bit better.

[Dan Edwards 1,134]

I think the saluki types will literaly hold these sprint type speeds, say 35 mph for two miles or better even which no hound will hold at their top speed.

[hedz31 1,308]

Yeah for sure they would never top a running dog top speed but 15mph maybe for the heavier cloddy type hounds like the old english etc but ive seen lighter boned fell type hounds and harriers pal and they can shift there for sure travelling over 15mph over large areas,ive gone across big open fields behind the hounds in a 4x4 and we have been doing over 20mph and while we was not up there arse all the way they covered 2 or 3 miles at what seemed to be that speed hard to say without accurate equipment

 

 

We are gettin all mixed up here. Let me try and re-state what I'm gettin at. The good hounds we have over here at least can sprint at about 28 mph or some even a bit faster like at about 30 mph. I have seen these dogs lay down and run their guts out when coming out of the timber and lookin up at a coyote. They will pound the ground but even though they are tryin hard I have yet to see a hound type that can hold that sprint speed for any distance that impressed me. Now at 20 mph they can go forever and ever it seems but they do not have good sprintin endurance in my opinion. I have seen my coyote dogs who I know can hit 40 plus mph and when they are young and dumb they will lay down and hold that rate for well over a mile or very close to it anyhow. They have way more sprinting type endurance than the hounds do. Hope that helps explain what I mean a bit better.

Yep i get you pal would still be intersting to put a hound a saluki and a husky type in a distance race say 3 or 4 miles and clock what speed they were doing after that distance maybe even 2 to 3 mile

[whin 463]

est stamina ive saw was collie types and saluk types the best ones were great at the game larder but fit and conditioned for long runs on the other hand some of these c4osses were3 rubbish two all to do with breeding and being ffit for the job in hand and having the desire to run big run after another

[phil_h 53]

some interesting read's there guys. cheers for all your input. anymore welcome.

[bunnys 1,228]

correct breeding with the right mental attitude seen good stayers but running say rabbit after rabbit 3 4 times per week 4 5 seasons its a different calibre of dog than the open field hare coursing match dog lots of dogs sour run after run seems ta drain them theres lots of animals with the stamina but not to many with the mental drive seen perhaps a couple with these qualities far and far between good hunting lads bunnys

[Guest deerhound hunter]

saluki,s ultimate stamina dogs

[romany52 313]

Don't know what it proves, but when I was younger, I ran cross country , road and track races, as well as marathons. I ran 10 miles in 56 minutes, 20 miles in 2 hrs.Now I've taken lots of dogs over the years on long fast training runs. Terriers, sppringers, deerhounds, deerhound crosses, bedlington crosses,collie crosses and saluki crosses and the only ones I didn't have to slow down for were the saluki crosses.

Edited November 15, 2010 by romany52

[artic 595]

How many actually use their dogs to the full potential to see what stamina they really produce.

 

I will admit, I have no need to. I allow my dogs to catch enough for myself, family and the odd friend or two.

 

If the dog is fit and healthy and at the right weight then they should perform for your needs. Let's face it, the dogs are not running constantly, and if lamping is your game, then you should, (no matter what blood is pumped inside your dog), rest it in between runs. (Pending)

 

It was just a thought with all this stamina being mentioned....

[malc1 544]

isnt stamina how quick a dog can recover between runs like a dog that can run a rabbit one after the other and keep going is good stamina then you get dogs that run one after the other and stop thats bad stamina i might be wrong but it will get us all thinking

[romany52 313]

isnt stamina how quick a dog can recover between runs like a dog that can run a rabbit one after the other and keep going is good stamina then you get dogs that run one after the other and stop thats bad stamina i might be wrong but it will get us all thinking

I don't think that is stamina,recovery rate is related to fitness, the fitter the dog ,the quicker the dog recovers between runs. Stamina is the ability to maintain a high work load for a prolonged period without rest.