Deerhounds and deerhound crosses

[dangergirl 13]

Thanks old skool, ive tried to pm doxhope but his pm is switched off.

[dangergirl 13]

Do you think that a saluki grey would of been better suited to deer/fox pre ban?

[J Darcy 5,871]

Do you think that a saluki grey would of been better suited to deer/fox pre ban?

 

back in the good old days, i would say yes.....why...you after a pup....

[bird 9,887]

nice pics guys, i do like this breed but do you think they would benifit from being x to a grey?

 

DG

 

 

yes, but not to much.? as been said the down side to them. A colliexgrey x deerhoundx grey

make a great lurcher, a 1/4 deerhound is plenty. This x was very popular in the 70s

[lampinlarry 0]

this is the bitch i got recently of irish lurcher and maccer off this site

wheaton x deerhound x irish terrier

shes picking up rabbits and foxes and more

Edited January 7, 2009 by lampinlarry

[ratmogit 16]

this is my pup. dam is deerhound/greyhoundx bull. sire is a bedlingtonx greyhound

[farlap 19]

this is my pup. dam is deerhound/greyhoundx bull. sire is a bedlingtonx greyhound

i think looking at the pix and reading the details of most dogs in this thread, the actual percentage of deerhound in them is doing nothing more than adding a bit of grey wiry coat!!! and probably not really contributing in any way to their working characteristics. Mine are/have been all either pure bred or are 1/16 greyhound.....and therefore i think my points in my earlier post are valid , pertaining to the OP.

[spiderfly 111]

How big is your dog spiderfly, is he pure deerhound? Hes very nice.

 

his a deerhoundx greyhound 2nd cross his only 23.5 at 8 months so i`d say about 25.5inc when finished!!!

[smelly 0]

i have deerhound x greyhound dam sire is greyhound x deerhound he is 17" at 15 week how big do you think he will get

[Jim Grant 4]

Here's my bitch, four come April. Dam BeardiexGrey Sire Working Deerhound. 27ATS. Didn't mature until nearly three years. Not the best on bolting rabbits and does't take charley purely because she has never been put on them.

 

Clever dog, was easy to train and totally stock proof.Spends time in the lambing pens each year. Definately knows the difference between a sheep and a Roe.

 

 

Edited to add: She has feet like old army boots, never been lame. Like all Deerhound types loves her comforts.

Edited January 7, 2009 by Jim Grant

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

I know of a father and son team in north yorkshire that always have deerhound blooded lurcher and have good coursing dogs from

there breeding as well.

[hedgesteeper 2]

Here's my bitch, four come April. Dam BeardiexGrey Sire Working Deerhound. 27ATS. Didn't mature until nearly three years. Not the best on bolting rabbits and does't take charley purely because she has never been put on them.

 

Clever dog, was easy to train and totally stock proof.Spends time in the lambing pens each year. Definately knows the difference between a sheep and a Roe.

 

 

Edited to add: She has feet like old army boots, never been lame. Like all Deerhound types loves her comforts.

classic looking deerhound type Jim, she's a peach

[hedgesteeper 2]

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.

what is the heart problem that deerhounds have? I knowof someone who's dog has an enlarged heart or some thing.

[Jim Grant 4]

Farlap

 

Depends on where they were bred and what you are running them on. All working Deerhounds have been out-crossed to Coursing Greyhounds somewhere along the line. I like to bring in a bit of Breardie to annd brains to the mix.

[bobafet 30]

i got a 10m 3/4 greyhound 1/4 deerhound 28tts very calm pup looking keen and and doing all i want at that age, no need to rush these boys let them be pups for as long as it takes, if he turns out half the dog his dam was that will do me just fine....