Deerhound X (No Greyhound)

[birddog 1,354]

a well known local poacher of my youth had a deerhound collie, a really smart, well made, big strong bitch did everything you'd expect of a lurcher although single handed hare was more a war of attrition, but he lived in the country and the dog was used most days so it got plenty of practise

[ferretmaniac 5]

Dai dogs - that is a stunning dog. big strong head

fm

[ferretmaniac 5]

Ive a bitch shes a collie grey wolfhound.retired now but wasa great worker. but a mixed breed for hunting is nothing without grey mixed. or a bit of saluki

[Tusker 28]

 

 

Yes, but why would a deerhound x collie be better than a deerhound x grey x collie?Yes, greyhound adds speed, but with that you get a more fragile hound. On the hill, a deerhound will outlast any greyhound, and due to being bigger, tougher, and more hard wearing will put more game in the bag.

Im far from the flat fens of Englandshire mate, Ive carried home too many greyhound based lurchers off these rocky hills. They are too fragile for me. Plus I dont need the speed that is needed on the low ground. To find and flush game up here a dog needs a bit of size, a good nose, a solid conformation, a good jacket is desirable and a tough robust body and feet that can run over these harsh rocky slopes. The game I hunt varies but mountain hare and boar are both common.

 

If someone bred deerhound/pointer or perhaps another gundog breed, that should suit my needs, I wouldnt say no to a deerhound/foxhound cross either.

 

All the best

 

Tusker

 

 

You should try the foxhound crosses. Use a big 28 inch lampin dog over a foxhound gyp. You wont be disappointed if it clicks right.

 

The few I've seen could HUNT Do you run any of this type mate?

 

Cheers

 

Tusker

[Tusker 28]

a well known local poacher of my youth had a deerhound collie, a really smart, well made, big strong bitch did everything you'd expect of a lurcher although single handed hare was more a war of attrition, but he lived in the country and the dog was used most days so it got plenty of practise

I could only imagine the stealthy brainy sort of mutt that would be mate. What sort of height? Cheers

 

Tusker

[birddog 1,354]

 

a well known local poacher of my youth had a deerhound collie, a really smart, well made, big strong bitch did everything you'd expect of a lurcher although single handed hare was more a war of attrition, but he lived in the country and the dog was used most days so it got plenty of practise

I could only imagine the stealthy brainy sort of mutt that would be mate. What sort of height? Cheers

 

Tusker

 

it as about 40yr ago i was just a lad and it wasn't any bigger than my uncles racing greyhounds i'd guess 25" ish, the guy himself taught me loads about setting nets and the ways of salmon and things, he had a pet fox it was like another world

[Tusker 28]

I had a few of those old mentors myself mate, they really did get my young brain excited and every word and every lesson was just the most interesting stuff to me. One old guy was an expert taxidermist, and trapper, old time poacher and a real gent. Fond memories.

 

All the best

 

Tusker

[THLpatrick 555]

thats a belta dog that mate. dai dogs

[Hot Meat 3,109]

Try a pointer x deerhund if you want a dog that can hunt. I seen two around ten years ago an they could hunt fells moors an forresttry and where real.good at it. Provided us with a lot of fun

[birddog 1,354]

i seem to be picking up that a lot of these types were from long ago, have tastes in lurchers changed or are todays base deerhounds not up to it ?

[Dan Edwards 1,134]

i seem to be picking up that a lot of these types were from long ago, have tastes in lurchers changed or are todays base deerhounds not up to it ?

 

I would never use a deerhound myself. I would use a dog that is more suited to what I do personally and the deerhounds I've seen aint gonna cut it here.

[Ausnick 190]

I run 3 dogs with almost no greyhound (1/16th grey). They never seem to break unless they get wrapped up in barbed wire, don't lack speed at all which surprised me. I don't like greyhound blood as the country I hunt and game I hunt will wreck one in no time.

[skycat 6,172]

I run 3 dogs with almost no greyhound (1/16th grey). They never seem to break unless they get wrapped up in barbed wire, don't lack speed at all which surprised me. I don't like greyhound blood as the country I hunt and game I hunt will wreck one in no time.

What's their breeding?

[Ausnick 190]

 

I run 3 dogs with almost no greyhound (1/16th grey). They never seem to break unless they get wrapped up in barbed wire, don't lack speed at all which surprised me. I don't like greyhound blood as the country I hunt and game I hunt will wreck one in no time.

 

What's their breeding?

They're bitsas. Irish wolfhound, borzoi, deerhound with 1/16th grey is the mother and two pups out of her to a ridgeback pit wolf deer grey lol. Was an accidental breeding but worked out ok.

[fitchet 788]

 

 

I run 3 dogs with almost no greyhound (1/16th grey). They never seem to break unless they get wrapped up in barbed wire, don't lack speed at all which surprised me. I don't like greyhound blood as the country I hunt and game I hunt will wreck one in no time.

 

What's their breeding?

They're bitsas. Irish wolfhound, borzoi, deerhound with 1/16th grey is the mother and two pups out of her to a ridgeback pit wolf deer grey lol. Was an accidental breeding but worked out ok.

Any chance of a pic mate ??