THE SCOTTISH DEERHOUND

HISTORY

• The Scottish Deerhound is one of the ancient breeds of dog associated with the Celtic tribes that wandered across Europe and Great Britain. This breed was adopted by the Scots, and was used to hunt the wild deer in the glens and forests.

• Rough coated Greyhound of larger size and bone• Broad flat bone of great quality, not thickset• Clean powerful but elegant lines of a sighthound• Built for speed, power and endurance in

mountainous terrain.• Strong neck, prominent nape, mane• Loin well arched• Drooping hindquarters, wider than front• Long tail, carried curved, thick at base• Coat harsh, crisp and thick, shaggy, not woolly• Size Min Dogs 30” Bitches 28”

The rough coated Greyhound of larger size and bone …..

THE HEADSoft gentle expression, far away look when rousedLong head, flat skull, no stop, slightly aqualine noseStrong jawEye dark, full, soft, dark rimHigh set, small folded ears, soft and fine like a mouses coat

BODY, TOPLINE & HINDQUARTERS

Movement

Puppies

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WINNERS

PURE DEERHOUND TYPE

THE IRISH WOLFHOUND

HISTORY

• The Great Irish Hound was only permitted to be owned by kings and the nobility but there were plenty of them as there were 150 kingdoms in Ancient Ireland as the country was divided into Fifths, each with a king, and each Fifth comprised numerous kingdoms, each of which had a lesser king subject to the kings of the Fifths.

FORM AND FUNCTION

The hounds were used as war dogs to haul men off horseback and out of chariots and there are many tales in Irish mythology of their ferocity and bravery in battle. They were also used as guards of property and herds and for hunting Irish elk as well as deer, boar, and wolves and were held in such high esteem that battles were fought over them.

KEY POINTS

• Great size and substance• Commanding appearance• Long head, neck, body, thighs and tail• Small rose ear• Coat rough and hard• Easy and active gait• Size Minimum Dogs 31” Bitches 28” • Desired Dogs 32 – 34”

HEADS

COLOUR

PURE TYPE

THE DIFFERENCES

• IW has more bone and substance. DH is flatter bone.

• DH aqualine in nose and some taper in skull• IW mouth – level accepted• DH more arch over loin, more droop over

hind, maybe a little more tuckup• IW more spring of rib• DH 28/30 IH 28+/31+