Deerhound Pup Update

[JakeHebb94 25]

So last summer I was looking into getting a dog to start working with, I've always used rifles to hunt with so the thorght of using a dog was a strange one to me, a lot of my friends use bull x's which I used to go out with them and watch there dogs run but to me the bull x's they where using looked like there was far too much bull in them as after one run they where no good and just wanted to get back in the van. I was offered one of the pups but after watching there parents working I decided not to get one but at the point the working dog life attached on to me and I was hooked on getting my own pup to eventually work with.

 

So after a bit of research on this site and also talking with good family friends I was told about the deerhound breed, so one of my family friends where selling deerhound pups from a strong line of working dogs so decided to get my self one and to this day was the best decision I ever made.

 

Bess is now 6 months old so I decided to put this update on about my not so little pup lol but was also wanting to ask at what age people on here started working there pups as there is a lot of different opinions about what age you should start working them so I was wanting a bit of advice regarding that?

 

Over the last 6 months I've been working on all the basics, fetching and retrieving, re call, retrieving back to hand ect and Bess is coming along a treat.

 

Here is a few pics of our recent mooch out so I decided to share this with other members on here to see what you's think ?

 

Hopefully I've got some real action packed years to come with Bess

 

 

 

[forest of dean redneck 11,598]

What a stunning dog,sounds like your doing the right things ,at 6 months old she's still a pup,keep up getting dog socialised recall ,livestock broken etc ,then try her on some easy rabbits after September ,don't try an over stretch her,or overmatch her on big quarry to early ignore people trying to gee you or her on,it's you that has to live with her and the failures,next year will be her year i expect,but I look forward to you posting as she really is a cracker of a pup.

[morton 5,368]

Handsome little beast,id move it closer to its food bowl though.

[JakeHebb94 25]

What a stunning dog,sounds like your doing the right things ,at 6 months old she's still a pup,keep up getting dog socialised recall ,livestock broken etc ,then try her on some easy rabbits after September ,don't try an over stretch her,or overmatch her on big quarry to early ignore people trying to gee you or her on,it's you that has to live with her and the failures,next year will be her year i expect,but I look forward to you posting as she really is a cracker of a pup.

Yeah she's a boney little pup. My plan is to let her run some easy rabbits once she is 12 months old then once she is about 18 - 20 months then to start letting her run the harder bolters. The only problem is that loads of people have different opinions and views at what age to run them so when your new to the running game it's quite hard to make a decision at what point you are going to run your dog lol.

 

I'll be putting up regular updates and pics with bess's progress to make sure I'm doing everything I can to make her a good worker

[JakeHebb94 25]

Handsome little beast,id move it closer to its food bowl though.

Believe it or not she eats like a horse but she is done with padicur every 3 months but I've just changed her food to some of that tails.com website to see what that is like for her

[morton 5,368]

 

Handsome little beast,id move it closer to its food bowl though.

Believe it or not she eats like a horse but she is done with padicur every 3 months but I've just changed her food to some of that tails.com website to see what that is like for her

 

Ive owned Deerhoundy,s for over 30 years and they thrive on BARF,at that age they should be rounded,not sharp looking.

[JakeHebb94 25]

 

 

Handsome little beast,id move it closer to its food bowl though.

 

Believe it or not she eats like a horse but she is done with padicur every 3 months but I've just changed her food to some of that tails.com website to see what that is like for her

Ive owned Deerhoundy,s for over 30 years and they thrive on BARF,at that age they should be rounded,not sharp looking.

That's why I've posted this on here for tips as this is the first time I've owned a deerhound, so that's something that I can now look into

 

The reason that I'm going to try out the food from tails.com as it's apparently tailored to your dog. It's only a free trail to see how things go, if it's no good then all try something else but thank you for your input it's all a big learning curve this for me as I've only used rifles for hunting and they do not require as much TLC

[Somewhereyournot 1,117]

A good kibble is called "grain free" for pups.

Lovely pup. I'd wait till September if I were u or until she had good co-ordination with feet.

[morton 5,368]

 

 

 

Handsome little beast,id move it closer to its food bowl though.

Believe it or not she eats like a horse but she is done with padicur every 3 months but I've just changed her food to some of that tails.com website to see what that is like for her

Ive owned Deerhoundy,s for over 30 years and they thrive on BARF,at that age they should be rounded,not sharp looking.

That's why I've posted this on here for tips as this is the first time I've owned a deerhound, so that's something that I can now look into

 

The reason that I'm going to try out the food from tails.com as it's apparently tailored to your dog. It's only a free trail to see how things go, if it's no good then all try something else but thank you for your input it's all a big learning curve this for me as I've only used rifles for hunting and they do not require as much TLC

 

Its pleasing to find somebody that has the dogs wants before their own,get some flesh and ribs into the dog,educate it slowly then reap the rewards that bugger will offer.

[JakeHebb94 25]

 

 

 

 

Handsome little beast,id move it closer to its food bowl though.

 

Believe it or not she eats like a horse but she is done with padicur every 3 months but I've just changed her food to some of that tails.com website to see what that is like for her

Ive owned Deerhoundy,s for over 30 years and they thrive on BARF,at that age they should be rounded,not sharp looking.

That's why I've posted this on here for tips as this is the first time I've owned a deerhound, so that's something that I can now look into

The reason that I'm going to try out the food from tails.com as it's apparently tailored to your dog. It's only a free trail to see how things go, if it's no good then all try something else but thank you for your input it's all a big learning curve this for me as I've only used rifles for hunting and they do not require as much TLC

Its pleasing to find somebody that has the dogs wants before their own,get some flesh and ribs into the dog,educate it slowly then reap the rewards that bugger will offer.

That's my plans I quite surprised that other people don't use this breed of dog I can not understand why they all seem to be for the bull x greyhounds

[tb25 4,627]

You seen the wrong bull xs run..bonny pup all the best to you both.

[JakeHebb94 25]

A good kibble is called "grain free" for pups.

Lovely pup. I'd wait till September if I were u or until she had good co-ordination with feet.

Thanks mate, she's getting the hang of having long legs lol when she is chasing leafs in the wind haha

[JakeHebb94 25]

You seen the wrong bull xs run..bonny pup all the best to you both.

Thanks mate, to be perfectly honest I think they where or they where more than a bull x but they just seemed to put everything they had into there first run then they where no good after that. I could of been the way they where bred or trained or possibly a bit of both

[Haiddheliwr 1,911]

Good looking pup. You are doing right by gaining the advise from guys on here, they have seen it, done it and more. ATB

[JakeHebb94 25]

Good looking pup. You are doing right by gaining the advise from guys on here, they have seen it, done it and more. ATB

Thanks mate