The Scottish Deerhound
has grace, dignity and beauty. As a companion the Deerhound is ideal, being
tractable and easy to train and possessing the most dependable loyalty and
utmost devotion to their masters. Scottish Deerhounds are a mellow, low-key
and easy going breed who loves outdoors and will chase anything that moves.
They are excellent hunters and were used for this purpose long ago in Scotland.
Scottish Deerhounds must be trained around any other animals, including livestock
and cats, in order to keep them from using their well-developed hunting skills.
They are gentle in the home, however, and remain faithful and loyal pets.
The Scottish Deerhound is a large dog, both heavy and tall. They have wiry
rough hair on their bodies, but on the stomach and chest it is soft. They
have a rather long neck, and their heads look rather small in comparison to
the body. Deerhounds have long tails, almost reaching the ground. They have
dark eyes and a dark nose, and come in colors of dark blue gray, lighter gray,
brindle, yellow and fawn. Sometimes they have white on the feet, toes, chest
or tail tip. Scottish Deerhounds are a royal breed of majestic looks and noble
personality.
