dangergirl 13 Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Hi guys, just after your opinions on deerhounds. What are they like as a breed?(any pro´s and con´s) How are they to train? What were like on big game(pre ban) compared to other big game dogs, saluki, bull x ect? Are they any good on rabbits? Would you prefer a pure deerhound, 1/2 deer grey or 1/4 deer grey and reasons for your choice. Any info appreciated Cheers DG Quote Link to post
Guest oldskool Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 he was a collie/greyhound x deerhound/greyhound... dopey big hoor but a useful enough dog in big fields... i was gettin him started on a few foxes in that pic... i bred him to a track greyhound and got molly... she was quite a bit more useful but a couple of nights out lamping and she lost her edge Quote Link to post
Guest oldskool Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 its just my opinion but now i like something with terrier blood in it... Quote Link to post
Guest ferret feller Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 oldskool in your first picture it looks like your shooting the beast of bodmin Quote Link to post
Guest gaz100604 Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 he was a collie/greyhound x deerhound/greyhound... dopey big hoor but a useful enough dog in big fields... i was gettin him started on a few foxes in that pic... i bred him to a track greyhound and got molly... she was quite a bit more useful but a couple of nights out lamping and she lost her edge is that a candle or a lamp? Quote Link to post
lurchers 2,851 Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 i had deerhound greyhounds for a good few years and they all have done the job.this breed wins my vote all the time Quote Link to post
farlap 19 Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 i had deerhound greyhounds for a good few years and they all have done the job.this breed wins my vote all the time i have both pure deerhounds and deerhound x greyhounds. They are not good with pain ....worse than any other lurcher or sight hound ive known...the chase instinct is high but can be quite hard to enter to actually take stuff. Have coursed a lot of foxes over the years!!! Good on rabbits but due to sheer size are not good at turning. Health wise its vital to ensure that they come from heart tested and liver shunt tested parentage. Quote Link to post
simba 1 Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 The late great "jade" rip a deeerhound bull x most game dog you could ever imagine i only owned her in the last few months of her life last year a awesome monster on bigger stuff preban in her day .. Quote Link to post
Guest oldskool Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 is that a candle or a lamp? thats my old faithful laserlite before i discovered the extended rim with the hinged filter and the flat lense... there's a better beam off it now Quote Link to post
spiderfly 111 Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 i have an 8 month old 1 who catch 5 out of 5 rabbits and mother and father can catch every game!!!ere he is!! Quote Link to post
Guest oldskool Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 i had deerhound greyhounds for a good few years and they all have done the job.this breed wins my vote all the time i have both pure deerhounds and deerhound x greyhounds. They are not good with pain ....worse than any other lurcher or sight hound ive known...the chase instinct is high but can be quite hard to enter to actually take stuff. Have coursed a lot of foxes over the years!!! Good on rabbits but due to sheer size are not good at turning. Health wise its vital to ensure that they come from heart tested and liver shunt tested parentage. my old dog jock was well over 2 years old before he learn't to catch anything... and he was a real screamer if he got bitten but his strength was amazing... any fox he managed to catch recieved the most violent shake i'd ever seen... Quote Link to post
dangergirl 13 Posted January 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 nice pics guys, i do like this breed but do you think they would benifit from being x to a grey? DG Quote Link to post
dangergirl 13 Posted January 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 How big is your dog spiderfly, is he pure deerhound? Hes very nice. Quote Link to post
J Darcy 5,871 Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 I have seen a few , but only one i would have owned, and she was only a quarter. The ones i have seen have not been anywhere near good enough, dont have the guts and all seemed accident/foot injury prone....JD Quote Link to post
Guest oldskool Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 nice pics guys, i do like this breed but do you think they would benifit from being x to a grey? DG some of the dogs pictured above look small for deerhound crosses?? just wondering what percentage is in them?? i put jock back to a greyhound to bring down size and get a bigger turn of speed!! i got what i wanted but i was missing a bit of drive... they were all right for some lad/lass that was only headin out on the weekend but at the time i was lamping any night i could get and she just wasnt up to it... if it was'nt injury then it was lack of heart!! perhaps the deerhound breeders like doxhope on here would have blood with alot more drive?? i believe dogs bred from doxhope can be seen running on the lurchermania dvd's... from what i seen i was impressed with his dogs catching ability Quote Link to post
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