Deerhound

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN - Great Britain..

MOST SUITED AS - Hunter by sight of large game and family pet.

SIZE
The shoulder-height is a minimum of 76cm (30in) for dogs and 71cm (28in) for bitches.

COAT
The rough, medium-length coat should not feel woolly. The most common and the most prized colour is a dark blue-grey. Yellow, sandy red, light grey, and roans of these colours are also possible, with dark mask and ears. A small amount of white on the tip of the tail, chest, and feet is acceptable.

CARE REQUIRED
The coat should be brushed thoroughly on a regular basis. Pluck excess hair from the ear passages from time to time and remove surplus hair between the pads of the feet. Depending on the condition of the coat it may require plucking by hand once or twice per year.

CHARACTER
These are friendly, gentle-natured, sensible, and straightforward dogs that are noble, intelligent, kind to children, and not particularly vigilant. They rarely bark but are rather hard on themselves physically. Most of them have very strong hunting instincts.

TRAINING
The Deerhound learns quite quickly providing the handler and dog understand each other. A friendly request is often all that is needed to get the dog to do what you want of it.

SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
With other similar dogs the Deerhound can get along fine and there are few difficulties with children. Some of the dogs of this breed have stronger hunting instincts than others and this will have to be borne in mind if you have cats and other animals.

EXERCISE
This dog needs lots of exercise Airedale Terrier Terrier has an average demand for exercise and will be happy with three . Once you have seen how much enjoyment they get when they are allowed to run freely you will understand that these dogs cannot be limited to three short circuits of the neighbourhood every day. Coursing is an excellent way for them to rid themselves of their energy but trotting alongs­ide a cycle will also keep them both mentally and physically fit.