Old Deerhound/greyhound Cross.

[Omanyra 2,518]

This is mine. He isn't an F1 cross but rather line bred or bred best to best for generations out of coyote dog stock.

To illustrate how hard of a dog he is, I have posted a picture of him holding a big toothy boar caught 1 out by him.

Good pics matie..

Edited December 7, 2015 by Omanyra

[pablo esc 1,598]

Good hunting out there pal. They know the job

[matt1979 766]

This cross along with pure greyhounds was the lurcher I grew up with and everyone we had was a gentle giant, lovely laid back natures. I was too young to really to go out with them working but tagged along occasionally. Judging by what was regularly hanging up in our or my nans coal shed they were useful animals. My dad still talks about these dogs, but obviously times have changed somewhat and menu list has reduced accordingly. Will try and grab some old photos and put them up, the last dog of this cross we had was called Stig and he seemed a giant at the time, but probably around 30tts in reality. My uncle and dad had a pair of sisters before him Milly and Molly and they were some team from what I am told atb

Edited December 7, 2015 by matt1979

[buster gonads 862]

I,v seen some bad feet lately on some Deerhound,s, DH crosses, i cant remember seeing any bad feet in the 70s/80s, very few folk seem to breed the right type these days.

[mackem 29,522]

Two old mates bought litter brothers years ago from a guy in Gateshead who bred a line of deerhound lurchers,both were worked over much of the UK,from caithness down to the home counties,i saw one meet a premature end running a fox across a road in Abbey Wood south/east london,early hours,dog had taken a fox earlier in the evening and when a second one came mooching in it looked a cert.The second one made old bones,he was the most usefull of the pair,both took several varieties of deer,lots of fox,rabbit and hare,good memories.

[jukel123 9,294]

If only you could buy a decent pup from grafting parents.

[forest of dean redneck 12,022]

Anyone ever see the short traveller fella from Weston super mare,used to get round the lurcher shows down south in late nineties./early 2000,s

He bred deerhound lurchers possibly some Bedlington ,I had one of him round 2002 ,had to rehome her when wife got asthma,young bitch had a level back about 3 ft long ,think she was 28-29 " high couldn't turn for nowt though,lol

[tatsblisters 10,939]

Can remember a regular advert in the exchange and mart selling genuine deerhound greyhounds in the 70s sure it was some one called Nuttal from holmes chapel those he bred had an influence on the hybrids around s.yorks at the time.

[darbo 4,779]

Can remember a regular advert in the exchange and mart selling genuine deerhound greyhounds in the 70s sure it was some one called Nuttal from holmes chapel those he bred had an influence on the hybrids around s.yorks at the time.

Nuttal was from the clitheroe area saw a few run from his kennels many years ago also andy baron from gisburn bred these approx 90s saw a very good 3/4 cross run a few times.Nuttal from holmes chapel is the terrier breeder i think.

[tatsblisters 10,939]

 

Can remember a regular advert in the exchange and mart selling genuine deerhound greyhounds in the 70s sure it was some one called Nuttal from holmes chapel those he bred had an influence on the hybrids around s.yorks at the time.

Nuttal was from the clitheroe area saw a few run from his kennels many years ago also andy baron from gisburn bred these approx 90s saw a very good 3/4 cross run a few times.Nuttal from holmes chapel is the terrier breeder i think.

 

Yes you are right mate my memory aint wat it were.

[Omanyra 2,518]

Nuttal from Clitheroe, yes the terrier man, bred them using Enterkine deerhounds, a really good kennel that produced some cracking working deerhounds..I think

 

There was a guy in the Burnley area too, that bred some good stuff years ago

 

Merlin, a first cross..

 

Edited December 8, 2015 by Omanyra

[low plains drifter 11,147]

Not to mention Tom Burns with his Alba Longdogs

[mackem 29,522]

Not to mention Tom Burns with his Alba Longdogs

Was that the shooting news writer from glasgow? who was on about heading off to live in caithness?

[low plains drifter 11,147]

 

Not to mention Tom Burns with his Alba Longdogs

Was that the shooting news writer from glasgow? who was on about heading off to live in caithness?

That's him mate, he used to send pups down on the train from caithness,did'nt know he was from glasgow though. I met a lad in northumberland who had a first cross that he'd had sent down as a pup, was'nt like the racy brindle or black dogs that i was used to seeing, this one looked more like a pure deerhound

[mackem 29,522]

Yes mate,he became enamoured with caithness and sutherland during the big rabbit days of tommy mcphee,i am sure he was a plasterer from glasgow originally?I wonder if he is still around?