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The Deerhound, also called Scottish Deerhound,
is a breed of dog, specifically a member of the sighthound
family.
Temperament: The Scottish Deerhound is a large breed
that needs considerable exercise to develop properly and
maintain its health. That does not mean it needs a large house
to live in. Some live in smaller houses, and occasionally even
in apartments, quite happily.
The average adult Deerhound (two to three years old) may
spend much of the day stretched out on the floor or a couch,
sleeping. It does however require a stimulus to exercise
properly and frequently. They are gentle and docile indoors
and are good around company and children.
Outdoors, with room to run, they can be extremely active.
They have a long powerful gait and can be extremely fast over
a given piece of ground. Some care has to be taken to give
them freedom to run in places where they are not likely to be
tempted or able to give chase to animals as they can be
tireless runners and enthusiastic hunters.
History: The Scottish Deerhound was bred in parallel
with the Greyhound for very similar purposes. The Deerhound
was developed to hunt deer by “coursing”, and by
“deer-stalking”. In coursing deer, a single Deerhound or
more likely a couple of Deerhounds, would be brought as close
as possible to red deer, then slipped to run one of them down
by speed, which if successful would happen within a few
minutes - four minutes at the most.
In deer-stalking, the Deerhound would be slipped at close
range, after a red deer had been singled out and shot, in the
case the deer did not fall, the intention being that the
Deerhound would pull the wounded deer down as soon as
possible. The Scottish Deerhound is closely related to the
Irish Wolfhound, and was hunted in a similar manner as the
Borzoi, and other large sighthounds. Generally, these big
hunting dogs were sporting animals for landowners and the
nobility but similar animals were bred and hunted by common
folk. These large, fast, silent hunters made quick work of any
game from a hare up and were highly regarded by the nobility
and poachers alike.
Miscellaneous: Scottish Deerhounds compete in
conformation, lure coursing, and where it is still legal, in
some states of the USA, in hare coursing. A few are trained to
succeed in obedience competition and few excel in it, fewer
still excel in dog agility or flyball because the courses and
activities are generally designed for smaller dogs, with lower
body weight and shorter stride.
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