Unusual dog breed nowadays.

[mackem 26,201]

Just been chatting to my mate in the UK, he has just got an Otter Hound in the boarding kennel, the first one he has ever seen, there's less Otter hound left in the world than there are giant panda in the wild. 

 

[Bosun11 537]

Wow... Rare as rockinghorse shite.

Though I'm sure that'd be a kc one and not 'directly' bred from former working stock.

I always wonder how the kc hounds (fox, harrier etc) would react if they were in a pack. Would their instincts make them happier if they were so, or do humans just take that roll..  

 

[mackem 26,201]

2 minutes ago, Bosun11 said:

Wow... Rare as rockinghorse shite.

I have never seen one, that's why he sent me the pics, beautiful looking dog

On the subject or rare working breeds, I was in Cobham High Street once, I actually stopped a bloke to enquire about his dog, he said I was the first person to ever recognise it as a dandy dinmont

[Bosun11 537]

1 minute ago, mackem said:

I have never seen one, that's why he sent me the pics, beautiful looking dog

On the subject or rare working breeds, I was in Cobham High Street once, I actually stopped a bloke to enquire about his dog, he said I was the first person to ever recognise it as a dandy dinmont

It's always good when you can pick out summat rare. Seen a couple of Dandy Dinmonts and would love to see one doing a bit of ratting....

[mackem 26,201]

3 minutes ago, Bosun11 said:

It's always good when you can pick out summat rare. Seen a couple of Dandy Dinmonts and would love to see one doing a bit of ratting....

I had never seen one until I saw the guy walking that little dog, then I remembered reading about them in a plummer book and I clicked on what it was

[gnipper 6,415]

1 hour ago, mackem said:

I have never seen one, that's why he sent me the pics, beautiful looking dog

On the subject or rare working breeds, I was in Cobham High Street once, I actually stopped a bloke to enquire about his dog, he said I was the first person to ever recognise it as a dandy dinmont

I had the same here recently with a bloke walking a Glen of imaal who was shocked I knew what it was.

[mackem 26,201]

1 minute ago, gnipper said:

I had the same here recently with a bloke walking a Glen of imaal who was shocked I knew what it was.

I haven't seen one of those either, but sure I would recognise one in the flesh. 

[dytkos 17,783]

I did the same several years back with a bloke with a Hungarian Puli it was called Rasta lol 

Cheers, D.

 

[DIDO.1 22,584]

There's a pack of minkies on the south coast that has a lot of otter hounds though there's some retired foxhounds mixed in. This is the only pic I can find at the minute. 

Can probably arrange a day with them on the Saturday before the fishing comp if anyone is interested. (yeah I know I've said that for 5 years but this year will be different ) 

[DIDO.1 22,584]

Found a couple 

[chartpolski 23,114]

Welsh Hound and Foxhound, from the Braes 'o Derwent;

Welsh Hound and Foxhound from the Morpeth;

Good to still see a few Welsh working.

Cheers.

 

[DIDO.1 22,584]

The new forest had a famous line of Welsh in them from a hound called medig (sic). Most of their hounds have gone back to a Welsh pack this year I believe as they have turned to bloodhounds 

[Councilestatekid 1,822]

There's a woman who lives on a barge near me has 2 or at least she moors up here regularly if I see her with them again I'll get a pic if it's OK with her.im sure that solicitor clives reece used to hunt a pack of otter hounds in South Wales he used to advertise in cmw as a hunting solicitor 

[dogmandont 9,784]

1 hour ago, chartpolski said:

Welsh Hound and Foxhound, from the Braes 'o Derwent;

Welsh Hound and Foxhound from the Morpeth;

Good to still see a few Welsh working.

Cheers.

 

Dungannon Foxhounds had a good few decent Welsh in it. 

Edited July 5, 2022 by dogmandont

[chartpolski 23,114]

I went out with the Barwon Hunt in Australia, they ran a mixed pack of foxhounds and Irish Harriers;

Cheers.