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The Scottish Deerhound, or simply the Deerhound, is a breed of large sighthound, once bred to hunt the red deer by coursing. In outward appearance it is similar to the Greyhound , but larger and more heavily boned, with a rough coat.
GCH Foxcliffe Hickory Wind (December 20, 2005 [1] – June 13, 2017), also known as Hickory, was a female Scottish Deerhound who was named Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in 2011. She was the first of her breed to have won the title.
[1] [2] [3] The American staghound developed as a distinctive variety of dog from crossings of various breeds of sighthound found in America at the time, principally the British Greyhound, Scottish Deerhound and Irish Wolfhound, and the Russian Borzoi.
Maida (1813–1824) [1] was one of the many dogs belonging to Sir Walter Scott. [2] Sometimes called a Deerhound, Maida was a crossbreed from a Pyrenean Wolfdog and a Highland Deerhound, [3] and was reported to be his favourite dog. [4]
Scottish Highlands, 19th century not at risk [26] Smooth Collie: Scotland, 19th century vulnerable native breed Scottish Terrier: Aberdeen, 15th–16th century at risk [22] [27] Scottish Deerhound: Probably the Highlands, possibly in the Middle Ages vulnerable native breed Shetland Sheepdog or Sheltie 1900s not at risk [28] Skye Terrier: Skye ...
As of 2020, the most successful dog to win Best in Show at Westminster was a Smooth Fox Terrier named Ch. Warren Remedy. [15] She was the first winner of Best in Show and the only dog to have won it on three occasions. [16] The Terrier Group would continue to win until 1913 when a Bulldog, Ch. Strathtay Prince Albert, won the title. [17]
From the Middle Ages, the hunting of deer in England varied depending on whether the quarry was the large stag or red deer or the smaller buck or fallow deer. [1] The use of different hounds for the hunting of different deer species was known from at least the reign of Henry III (1216–1272), with packs of Staghounds maintained for the hunting of stag, whilst the hunting of the smaller buck ...
A modern Bloodhound running. The sleuth hound (/ ˈ s l uː θ h aʊ n d /, from Old Norse slóð "track, trail" + hound) [1] was a breed of dog.Broadly, it was a Scottish term for what in England was called the Bloodhound, although it seems that there were slight differences between them.