These are our Deerhounds Menteith Declan (Blue) and Matahari Mola Mola (Brodie). We have had Blue for two years and Brodie for a month. We hope to show them at some point this year but know absolutely nothing about showing. However, we do know an awful lot about replanting the garden, cleaning sand of our backsides at the beach and sitting on the floor because there is no room on the sofa!!!!
Any pointers on showing would be greatly appreciated.
PS Hopefully the picture will be attached!!!!

Hi farnorth and lovely hounds!We live oop north in county Durham,we have d/s Jess,Megan and Foggy.Brodie is one of Kerri's isn't he?Houndy on here also has one from the same litter.You will enjoy meeting new friends on this site,very addictive though!

hi yes brodie is one of kerri's but he is a she . We are a bit farther north than you though, beside john'O'groats.We are new to all this so we will have a look for Houndy and the pup

Ooops!Sorry,I assumed Brodie was a boy as that's the name of my litter's sire!There's only a couple of weeks between my Foggy and Brodie,hope to see you at some shows?We go to the Edinburgh ones and Kelso,but even they are a good distance for you to travel!

We are going to try to get to a few shows this year but it will have to coincide with holidays,we do a fair bit of caravaning so we should manage to get to a few, as we are new to all this it will take a bit of investigating to find out what shows and classes we can enter but i suppose this is all part of the learning process.

There are plenty of people in the know on here if you need help,all you have to do is ask.

Hi farnorth and welcome - hello to Mola Mola and Blue - I have mola's sister Matahari Mouse aka Carys. I have seen your pics on Keri's website.
I have another deerhound Murray who is 1 next week!
The picture you posted looks exactely like Murray and Carys having one of their 'tooth fights'

No room on the sofa, ain't that the truth!

Hello Farnorth, I'm new too and loving it around here.

Hello Farnoth and welcome to this pleasant forum, very nice hounds you have. You will get any help you want here there is some fantastic people around as can help you.

Mareijke and Norbert from Sweden

Would like to thank everyone for welcoming us but you will be fed up with all our questions before long

Hi houndy we also have seen your pics on keri's website didn't she do well hand rearing all those pups we are so lucky to have them

Yes this is a very friendly site all with the same interests

HI thank you for your welcome its good to hear from people from oversea's with the same interest's

Hi Farnorth and welcome to the site. If you're interested in showing, it would be a good idea to start reading one of the weekly dog papers - either Our Dogs or Dog World. They have adverts for shows, with details of how to obtain schedules, etc. Online alternatives are the two main sites for championship shows - www.fossedata,co.uk and www.higham.co.uk, which cover all the UK, and for Scottish open shows, try www.printmatters.info as a starting point. The Scottish Kennel Club should be able to guide you to a local ringcraft class, or your vet may already know of one. We're a small but welcoming crowd of exhibitors in Scotland, so you'll soon find your feet. Looking forward to meeting you and your hounds.

Hi sid thanks for your help we will look up the sites you recomended many thanks

Hi Farnorth and welcome to the site, hope you enjoy the chat and debates. It's all good fun:laugh:

Trying to find a local ring craft class helps. I was lucky enough to find out that a lady in my village had been showing dogs for over 25 years and I met her through ring craft.
SHe has been an unending source of information and support. Once your at the shows the deerhound people are so generous with advice. It really is one of the nicest breed to get into for showing as people are so kind.

Oh yes and I meant to say that attached to many of the shows are campsites specifically arranged for the show. Often really cheap rates but you may need to invest in a generator. In the summer you can have a lovely time starting at the Hound Show in Stafford then moving to Bournemouth and then to Buith (sp). Bournemouth was lovely last year as there were a herd of deer that could come into the campsite at night and of course the ponies go where ever they like. It's a great atmosphere (we met Spot at Bournemouth). The dog show people have all flags and lights around their awnings. It's wonderful.

Hi that sounds like a very good idea i have a generator for my work so could take it with us thanks very much definately one to think about

Hello Farnorth and welcome to the site. We are "way far south" in Tasmania.