An Interesting Comparison " Then And Now"

[Tiercel 6,986]

I have always had an interest in the history of ferreting, while doing some research this morning I came across this site It was interesting to see the difference between the greyhounds of yesteryear and the dogs of today.

 

TC

Edited July 31, 2014 by tiercel

[paulus 26]

i have "The Observer Book of Dogs" from the 1950`s here somewhere, the changes in some of the breeds are unreal

[Jimmy1000 655]

once it was for the sport of hunting now it all about who has the best

[charlie boy 85]

its about filling the freezer

[shaaark 11,531]

I think there's still less difference in all the sighthounds between years ago and modern times, apart from some of the deerhounds, not so much the height of them, but the weight. An aquaintance of mine has a pure deerhound dog of 32" tts and he weighs 126lb! Far too heavy to be of any practical use, as although he's fairly fast, he's got no real agility or balance to speak of

Edited July 31, 2014 by shaaark