Just a bit of info - there is a feature on Deerhounds as pets in the March edition of 'Dogs Today'. Will be out about Feb 3rd
It says - 'stop following the herd and consider these elegant pets'
Wonder whose Deerhounds have they used for the photo shoot?

Will have a look at this. I,m not sure that this sounds like good publicity for our breed as currently theres not an oversupply of puppies and little incentive for irresponsible breeding, at least in the UK. It needs to be borne in mind that D,hounds have,or should have a strong chase/hunting instinct and as such ,may not be suitable for all pet homes. If the breed loses the traits it has been bred for ,then it ceases to be a DEERhound.

Well then, lets hope that they give a balanced viewpoint on the merits (or not) of owning a deerhounds. Personally I think it is good that deerhounds have a bit more of a profile but each to his own

Has anyone read the 'Deerhounds as pets' article in March's edition of Dogs today and what did you think of it? They featured the Baileys Greyflax hounds and Elaine Day's.

Personally I did not think that they emphasised the 'negative' points of owning a Deerhound but that is just my thoughts

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Problem is Alan that they are already not allowed to chase Deer or large prey, curtesy of Mr Blair. I dare say that you have plenty of rabbits for them to chase but the majority of owners don't. I have a few acres with resident rabbits and squirrels but they seem too smart to show their heads with the dogs around. Anyway are they still Deerhounds or rather RabbitHounds.