Deerhound

[shaaark 10,719]

2 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said:

You have zero idea the irony in that 

pretty certain Tom’s dogs were 1/16th deerhound as well 

But, there was deerhound in them, no?

[THE STIFFMEISTER 15,752]

1 minute ago, shaaark said:

Hehehe you're so humble, it's refreshing lol. Some of us, me included, don't need to sound off about what we've done, where we've been, what we've caught with our dogs etc etc. 

For example, I don't have one photograph of any of my dog' catches. Never took any, ever. I must be lying, I've no 

 

1 minute ago, shaaark said:

But, there was deerhound in them, no?

 

[shaaark 10,719]

Just now, THE STIFFMEISTER said:

 

 

Is that it?! Lol

[THE STIFFMEISTER 15,752]

2 minutes ago, shaaark said:

Is that it?! Lol

it’s all I have for you , to be honest. 
 

you do make me laugh though . I’ll give you that 

[shaaark 10,719]

Just now, THE STIFFMEISTER said:

it’s all I have for you , to be honest. 
 

you do make me laugh though . I’ll give you that 

night mucka

[Aussie Whip 4,092]

5 hours ago, maxhardcore said:

I know the bloke who bred this dog, him and another person are the only people I've heard of over here with decent working deerhounds. The other old blokes used to do pest control with a dozen deerhounds and would clear properties of all feral animals very quickly. All other deerhounds I've seen here are too soft,even for foxes. 

[shaaark 10,719]

35 minutes ago, C.green said:

Shark do you keep collie crosses ? 
 

Sorry for the late reply to this. Yes mate, all but two of my lurchers have had varying degrees of collie in.

[chartpolski 23,313]

12 minutes ago, Aussie Whip said:

I know the bloke who bred this dog, him and another person are the only people I've heard of over here with decent working deerhounds. The other old blokes used to do pest control with a dozen deerhounds and would clear properties of all feral animals very quickly. All other deerhounds I've seen here are too soft,even for foxes. 

Does Liz McCormack still have the Deerhounds ?

Cheers.

[Greb147 6,809]

Aren't the Staghounds over the pond carrying a lot of Deerhound blood. 

It's a dog breed that I should imagine isn't a world beater as a pure but they make good crosses. 

Now is that a case of these dogs being good because of Deerhound blood or despite it. 

[THE STIFFMEISTER 15,752]

4 minutes ago, Greb147 said:

Aren't the Staghounds over the pond carrying a lot of Deerhound blood. 

It's a dog breed that I should imagine isn't a world beater as a pure but they make good crosses. 

Now is that a case of these dogs being good because of Deerhound blood or despite it. 

I was told that the deerhound or wolfhound blood was added as it assimilates the height easier to a running dog than say a mastiff or Great Dane would . 
 

makes sense if you think 

[THE STIFFMEISTER 15,752]

Good article , not strictly deerhound related but touched on in here. 
 

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/26/sports/26greyhounds.html

[Greb147 6,809]

Just now, THE STIFFMEISTER said:

I was told that the deerhound or wolfhound blood was added as it assimilates the height easier to a running dog than say a mastiff or Great Dane would . 
 

makes sense if you think 

Yes I suppose it keeps the height up when you cross breeds such as bull in to greyhound. 

One of the reasons that stags and such are proficient killers over smaller dogs must be because of the great leverage they get with their height. 

[sandymere 8,263]

In the main I reckon the ancestors of stag hounds etc in USA, Australia etc were likely taken over long before the kennel club destroyed the Deerhound over here. 

[THE STIFFMEISTER 15,752]

17 minutes ago, sandymere said:

In the main I reckon the ancestors of stag hounds etc in USA, Australia etc were likely taken over long before the kennel club destroyed the Deerhound over here. 

Are they really that old or are those types of dogs more like lurchers and base blooded as and when bred ? 
 

[Campbell 6]

3 hours ago, jukel123 said:

f**k the pennines, true Scottish Highland hills covered in snow.

With the Global Warming ..."Scottish Highland hills covered in snow" are already on the Endangered list aswell guys.

The Deerhounds had Bloodhound added in by the Victorians.  They came in a wider array of colours before then.  They were even scarce in Scotland during the Colonsay period.

Apparantly Ireland is the home of the Deerhound now from what's on this forum.  It's likely from the Emerald Isle they'll be returned to being the excellent hound they once were, and should be once more.  Merry X'mas everyone.