fao cookland deerhounds

[NATACC 18]

have you bred or intending to breed a litter of deerhounds

[poacher92 32]

Had a pup off him last year, they not what every one same about them. Mine didn't last long!

[whin 463]

the poor scottish deerhound is not what it was ,even in the eighties they had good derrhound types you see the odd good ones but alot are to big and ungainly ,shame realy as it was a noble scottish dog ,to hunt the high country, best way to get them back to there original get a few staghounds from the states then breed them back in

[cooklanddeerhounds 45]

ive got 3 pure deerhound dog pups at the moment eight weeks old good working strain

[whin 463]

good what sie they going make and whats there parents like at actualy cacthing game ,saw one a freind had nice bitch to look at but never seen her perform good feet she had

[yeeharr 41]

Had a pup off him last year, they not what every one same about them. Mine didn't last long!

 

What happened to yours?

[Romany 1,065]

Does it really matter what the parents are like for catching....how many bull terriers, collies etc can actually catch a hare; and people still use these..

[bunnys 1,228]

IF romany his on about the f1 well i would say some do start to pick and choose quite early in working career ,and it can become irritating ,having said that ,they can be very good on the whole .DEERHOUND well for a base they dont come much better what ever crossed with ,just my thoughts the deerhound has lots to offer for the making of allround ediblegame dogs.atbbunnys

[Romany 1,065]

I was more on about deerhound parents, but thanks for the info..

[baldockbanks courser 598]

Had a pup off him last year, they not what every one same about them. Mine didn't last long!

if you brought a dog of him last year and he didnt last long theres your answer.!

you run them earlie and broke them?

Me and my brother got 1 f1 each both cookland 11 and 14 month they might end up no good at all but I will be the judge of that when theve got a bit of age on there side, thell get a fair crack of the whip.

Its easy to hammer a young pup and blame the breeding.

[yeeharr 41]

That was the reason for my question. Bigger longdogs can take a while to mature, I wouldn't write off a deerhound or cross until at least 2 years old and I'd be realistic about it's abilities. They won't catch 100 rabbits at 6 months and shouldn't even be chasing. My deerhound x greyhound isn't going to do anything until he's at least a year. He's not my first of these dogs.

[my hounds 307]

The original question has been answered by Cooklands but i have to ask Poacher92 why the PUP didnt last long?.I have a first cross Cooklands deerhound/greyhound pup 11 months and i am well prepared to wait while he is easily 2yrs and yes 2yrs + to start to work him steadily because to me at this age the heart,lungs,tendons,ligaments,etc are well developed,but with this dog i feel some of the puppy traits will still be there even at that stage.In time i have no doubt i will have a Cooklands pure working Deerhound knowing i have a dog and not a machine but in awe,content,and well satisfied with my companion and not mad about numbers.

[bunnys 1,228]

personally i would not dream of dropping one on the back of a long ear till its second season ,age well this could differ on the time of the yr the animal was welped .MATURITY can take awhile my hunting pal has a f1 now 2yr old bitch ,size wise raight enough 25 half still acting like six mth old ,but we not to bothered shell come good that i have no doubt .FOR SOMEONE TO DISCARD ONE AT A MERE 12MTHS WELL begs believing ,unless of course there was other contributing factors ,What i would say about any person wishing to try the f1 dg slowly slowly theres no rush ,when learning a trade my opld dar aleways quoted larn the job the speed will come naturally .atb bunnys.

[ianh 83]

Had a pup off him last year, they not what every one same about them. Mine didn't last long!

 

What happened to yours?

probably threw it out a subura window

[baldockbanks courser 598]

personally i would not dream of dropping one on the back of a long ear till its second season ,age well this could differ on the time of the yr the animal was welped .MATURITY can take awhile my hunting pal has a f1 now 2yr old bitch ,size wise raight enough 25 half still acting like six mth old ,but we not to bothered shell come good that i have no doubt .FOR SOMEONE TO DISCARD ONE AT A MERE 12MTHS WELL begs believing ,unless of course there was other contributing factors ,What i would say about any person wishing to try the f1 dg slowly slowly theres no rush ,when learning a trade my opld dar aleways quoted larn the job the speed will come naturally .atb bunnys.