Fens

[cocker 2,654]

Is there any deerhounds about that are bred from the old anastasia noble lines?

[cocker 2,654]

There won't be any of the old type now, as she's been dead 16 years and she was nearly 90 yrs old when she died, so probably non have been bred for a long time now

[Maximus Ferret 2,063]

These two cost me a fortune! I had to buy another chest freezer...

What breeding's in the deerhoundy looking one Artic?

[artic 595]

 

These two cost me a fortune! I had to buy another chest freezer...

 

What breeding's in the deerhoundy looking one Artic?

He was bred from Bo(Sire) and Tilly(Dam) Saluki/Greyhound X Deerhound/Greyhound both sides.

[sandymere 8,263]

 

 

It strikes me that what the fen men are trying to recreate is the greyhound before racing or even organised coursing when it was used to actually catch things.

 

Think they have successfully surpassed that...

 

Having never seen a pre coursing/racing greyhound I can only surmise but....... when on considers that greyhounds were bred for well over two thousand years to catch quarry before racing one would expect that the resultant animals would have been pretty good. Modern Coursing folks have had a little less time to recreate/develop the type so perhaps claiming to have surpassed the total of two thousand years plus is a bold claim. Bit like saying modern sprinters at the Olympics run faster than cave men, a claim easy to make but difficult to substantiate. Modern coursing types can be outstanding animals but. Mixing two main breeds, the greyhound and saluki, with a little D/H or so, to develop a type then claiming it to be unique and the best within the 2000 year history of the breeds is rather like standing on the shoulder of giants shouting how big one is.

Edited August 11, 2016 by sandymere

[cold pint 330]

Sandyemere if you was right in your assumption surely greyhounds would be the go to of the coursing game. Fact is a good greyound aint even in the same league as a good coursing lurcher or saluki. It may have better top speed, but coursing hares and killing them consitantly isnt just about out n out speed. Afterall most of old time coursing greyhounds were ran doubled up and how many hares used to get cought? Not many. Greyhounds have been a longstay in britain and the salukis came to these shores a long time after. I think if they had been here as long as the greyhound things would be very different. But thats my view. Just as you have yours

[Giro 2,648]

The dogs have evolved..

 

Greys are bigger and faster now..

 

Greyhounds and salukis are different animals, the line bred lurcher benefits from both..

 

The modern athletes man or beast have centurys of genics and have continued to improve,with science ..

 

The modern line bred lurcher can run mulitples single handed ..

 

The dogs & sport have changed..

 

Hunting for food 1800s would be kick ups and 2 or 3 up..

 

Coursing clubs ran paired ..

 

Salukis and lurchers started single handed running...

 

They can do what the Grey cant..

[cold pint 330]

Shame that things have altered max regarding the greyhounds of yesteryear, not for the better by the admission of a greyhoundman that certenly knows more then i ever will on greyhounds. Just concretes my views on how todays greyhound aint the beast to improve todays coursing lurcher. Again only my opinion going off whats been said

[Giro 2,648]

The park coursing is a race , pure speed ..

 

Some are spent after the run up..

 

Are the park greys the same as they use in the open meets ??