I was at the dog park one day with my German Shepherd and there was a Scottish Deerhound there who wanted to play. It came up to my dog quickly then ran away, wanting to be chased, which my dog was more than happy to do. The Deerhound ran in a big arc around the park and my GSD, although very fast usually, couldn't catch it. Then my dog reasoned quite quickly that there was no point in continuing to go in the same arc as the Deerhound and did a sharp left hand turn in a straight line to intercept it. She caught the Deerhound and they both collided in a big puff of dust as they tumbled on the ground. Both were fine afterwards and both were surprised at what had happened.
Then your dog is ready for coursing! She has learned to hunt and take the shortest route to catch her « rabbit"! Fortunately they didn't get hurt, in the middle of a race it's sometimes terrible.
marie. My wife and i are thinking about getting a scottish deerhound (if we can find a pup). 13 years old for Twiggy! wow. Can i ask what you mainly fed Twiggy thru his/her years? I have always loved irish wolfhounds, but could never bring myself to get one, because of their extremely short lifespan. It breaks my heart losing pets. But i recently found out about them, and their longer life span, while having close to the looks of an irish.
Hello Twiggy left us at the age of 14 years and 7 months. Two of my Nanou's brothers left when they were 13 years old. But this is really exceptional, a question of bloodlines (what country are you from?). I feed mainly with good quality kibbles sometimes mixed with leftovers to make them more appealing. I believe that the AVERAGE longevity of the deerhound in France today is between 9 and 11 years. The deerhound is not an Irish wolfhound in reduction (there is sometimes little difference in size), it is more a question of weight and flexibility. The deerhound is much lighter, more agile and faster than the IW. It is probably more reactive than the IW, both breeds are very endearing dogs.
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Such magestic dogs from Scotland they have history written all over them😊
Beautyful 😊
They are absolutely gorgeous!
I was at the dog park one day with my German Shepherd and there was a Scottish Deerhound there who wanted to play. It came up to my dog quickly then ran away, wanting to be chased, which my dog was more than happy to do. The Deerhound ran in a big arc around the park and my GSD, although very fast usually, couldn't catch it. Then my dog reasoned quite quickly that there was no point in continuing to go in the same arc as the Deerhound and did a sharp left hand turn in a straight line to intercept it. She caught the Deerhound and they both collided in a big puff of dust as they tumbled on the ground. Both were fine afterwards and both were surprised at what had happened.
Then your dog is ready for coursing! She has learned to hunt and take the shortest route to catch her « rabbit"!
Fortunately they didn't get hurt, in the middle of a race it's sometimes terrible.
They move the way the Irish Hounds should !
Gorgeous hounds
They're BEAUTIFUL!
Me encantaron tus perros Marie, son dos bellezas!
marie. My wife and i are thinking about getting a scottish deerhound (if we can find a pup). 13 years old for Twiggy! wow. Can i ask what you mainly fed Twiggy thru his/her years?
I have always loved irish wolfhounds, but could never bring myself to get one, because of their extremely short lifespan. It breaks my heart losing pets. But i recently found out about them, and their longer life span, while having close to the looks of an irish.
Hello
Twiggy left us at the age of 14 years and 7 months. Two of my Nanou's brothers left when they were 13 years old. But this is really exceptional, a question of bloodlines (what country are you from?). I feed mainly with good quality kibbles sometimes mixed with leftovers to make them more appealing.
I believe that the AVERAGE longevity of the deerhound in France today is between 9 and 11 years.
The deerhound is not an Irish wolfhound in reduction (there is sometimes little difference in size), it is more a question of weight and flexibility. The deerhound is much lighter, more agile and faster than the IW. It is probably more reactive than the IW, both breeds are very endearing dogs.
My favourite breed
❤