Dave Platts Deerhounds

[pattstaff 157]

Is there anyone in the country who ever had full working line deerhounds for proper fox work?

[davey 310]

I have been looking for about 3 years now very hard to find right dog

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

Gonna be mating my 1/4 bred to a full bred, but f**k going to someone that dont graft their dogs hard... their breeding off stuff, that isnt tested in the field, may wel be useless, with loads of defects, sod that. How can any working dog man say this is no better/worse than any other lines? I know one thing, and that is that regular work shows up any faults in the dogs, without work and working ancestry, they are non existant to me. (personal opinion)

[lapin2008 1,587]

Gonna be mating my 1/4 bred to a full bred, but f**k going to someone that dont graft their dogs hard... their breeding off stuff, that isnt tested in the field, may wel be useless, with loads of defects, sod that. How can any working dog man say this is no better/worse than any other lines? I know one thing, and that is that regular work shows up any faults in the dogs, without work and working ancestry, they are non existant to me. (personal opinion)

 

If thats aimed at my comment I meant when compared to the other mass producers

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

Not really aimed at anyone mate. Just my opinions. I run hill ground 90% of the time, so deerhoundy types are what do best. I only require working ability, nothing else.

[lapin2008 1,587]

Not really aimed at anyone mate. Just my opinions. I run hill ground 90% of the time, so deerhoundy types are what do best. I only require working ability, nothing else.

To be fair your comment ' I know one thing, and that is that regular work shows up any faults in the dogs, without work and working ancestry' i think is spot on, and that was my point really the dh x produced by Dave Platt and the other ones that churn out a fair few out. They cannot be getting sufficient work when they are one of maybe 10-15 dogs in one mans kennel.

 

It is a shame that not more people use them as the working pool of animals to use would increase and not leave people having to rely on the people mass producing. That said there may be loads of lines out there its just that I havnt heard of them! or they just dont get mentioned on places like this

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

I understand the trouble with finding the right stock, but there are good deerhounds out there- bred for work. Took me some serious searching aswell, but now got a choise of a handful of useful animals. Fearless and tough as the hills, is what a deerhound should be.

[the big chief 3,099]

 

 

I have one out of dave platts raven, I doubt Dave platts strain are any better than any of the other breeders stuff out there.

Thing with deer X is the time to mature, if your patient enough though and unless the individual dog you got was a dud I cant see them having any problem on most stuff if the ban was ever repealed

 

the one I have is out of raven and willow .I agree with you I doubt daves stuff is as good or as bad as any other breeders

 

Yeah that Raven been around abit lol,

The dam to mine was a grey, I take it you got yours direct from Dave then?. Raven is probably dead now I would imagine but for a 14 year old dog was still certainly earning his keep!

i couldn't tell ya buddy to be honest all i no is who mine was out of mine works and works how i like them to . ye i got mine from dave he had a couple of his pures what he was stating to work they was nasty c**ts wonted to get hold of my dad lol crazy they was the man does work them but not like he used to there is a couple of lads on hear that no dave prety well they will tell ya more than me

[lapin2008 1,587]

 

 

 

I have one out of dave platts raven, I doubt Dave platts strain are any better than any of the other breeders stuff out there.

Thing with deer X is the time to mature, if your patient enough though and unless the individual dog you got was a dud I cant see them having any problem on most stuff if the ban was ever repealed

 

the one I have is out of raven and willow .I agree with you I doubt daves stuff is as good or as bad as any other breeders

 

Yeah that Raven been around abit lol,

The dam to mine was a grey, I take it you got yours direct from Dave then?. Raven is probably dead now I would imagine but for a 14 year old dog was still certainly earning his keep!

i couldn't tell ya buddy to be honest all i no is who mine was out of mine works and works how i like them to . ye i got mine from dave he had a couple of his pures what he was stating to work they was nasty c**ts wonted to get hold of my dad lol crazy they was the man does work them but not like he used to there is a couple of lads on hear that no dave prety well they will tell ya more than me

by earning his keep I meant stud fees mate. He was 14 when mine was born and thats 18 months ago now i think

[the big chief 3,099]

 

 

 

 

I have one out of dave platts raven, I doubt Dave platts strain are any better than any of the other breeders stuff out there.

Thing with deer X is the time to mature, if your patient enough though and unless the individual dog you got was a dud I cant see them having any problem on most stuff if the ban was ever repealed

 

the one I have is out of raven and willow .I agree with you I doubt daves stuff is as good or as bad as any other breeders

 

Yeah that Raven been around abit lol,

The dam to mine was a grey, I take it you got yours direct from Dave then?. Raven is probably dead now I would imagine but for a 14 year old dog was still certainly earning his keep!

i couldn't tell ya buddy to be honest all i no is who mine was out of mine works and works how i like them to . ye i got mine from dave he had a couple of his pures what he was stating to work they was nasty c**ts wonted to get hold of my dad lol crazy they was the man does work them but not like he used to there is a couple of lads on hear that no dave prety well they will tell ya more than me

by earning his keep I meant stud fees mate. He was 14 when mine was born and thats 18 months ago now i think

right i get thi lol dave slieght owned him for a while then went back to platty.my dog is 5 next month so he has done the rounds lol