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11 October 2012 | 
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After a long deliberation and roads I decided to contact Luc Janssens again and ask him if he wanted to operate Cwillyaigne once more. She obviously suffered from her jaw. She often shook her head and while walking she often put her yuling in my hand, she could not chew a pensstaafjes or nibble on a cow's hoof. She wanted to play with Calhoun again and when Brandir was there she found that great! But playing did not, it hurt. Slowly I saw her go back mentally, she became less cheerful and enjoying a walk was no longer there. Very occasionally I let them loose in the woods, at the beginning of this year she also hunted but the last few months trudged them pathetically behind me. No, the fun was nice from there. That's why I came to my difficult decision, I knew the risks but had the utmost confidence in the Anubis team.
First a CT scan was made to see if there were any strange changes to the jaws and whether it was possible anyway.
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A very young naughty Prudence thinks you can lie down on her sheepskin. 
"But what is there anyway"?
"Oh, there Comes".
"Ah, it's Gizmo though".
The older Deerhound: based on our old Amy.
The older Deerhound: based on our old Amy. 
Amy is now twelve and a half years old and for her age she is still pretty fit. Big walks with the other hounds of course is no longer and therefore I walk apart with her. It is of course very important that she moves regularly so we oblige her to walk twice a day. Usually this is about 20 minutes, sometimes longer. In addition, they rummages some more about our terrain. Sometimes she indicates that she wants to walk “a lot” and sometimes she is tired, then she returns immediately after she has done her need and goes home. While walking she doesn’t put her feet down well, she stands on the top of her cloves instead of on her pillows. That’s why I try to make her run as much as possible by sand or leaf and especially quiet, but if she has the Kaif in D’r head and wants faster than she can, it’s occasionally wrong. In advance her hand and foot massage helps somewhat.
In terms of fur care, there is also more time. The older Amy becomes the more hair she creates and the longer it gets. At least once a week she has to be combed very well to remove her woolly undercoat and long dead hair. I comb her while she is lying, because so long standing still is very much in demand. One day one side, the next day the other. There will always be a big bale of hair from each side. Long hairs on awkward places I cut short, as under her tail. I also check her vetbultjes and can detect any undesirable cases.
Since last year she has occasionally suffered from clogged tear ducts, sometimes very sometimes almost not. When she suffers, I clean her eyes at least four times a day. Fortunately there are no red tear streaks, which I find so ugly, but props that make you look so uitwipt with a piece of paper towel. And occasionally a wet patch over her yuling gives her a fresh face again. Her ears I actually have never had to clean, which are not dirty. Her teeth have hardly any attention, but in the meantime it has become somewhat yellow but Tartar does not have it thanks to the fresh meat food. That older dogs on a senior diet should be crap, as long as the organs still function properly they can just eat the same thing as before and that also gets Amy still. About a year and a half ago I found that she was somewhat hijgerig and tired so I took them to a heart specialist. This noticed that the left flap did not completely shut down, but there were absolutely no drugs needed, so it was very low. I didn’t agree with this because Amy didn’t feel good about it. In consultation with my own veterinarian I started to give Vetmedin twice a day and after a few days there was a clear improvement. When it was a little hotter she got the weather more narrow and again in consultation with my vet she got one Fortekortje. Then the weather went totally super! The Fortekortje ensures that the heart rate does not become too high, but if necessary it will increase the heart rate. And believe me, with Grandma Amy that is really still needed! With Vetmedin I have had a very good and long experience with Cinéad and Prudence, both of whom have benefited very much. It supports the functioning of the heart muscle in such a way that it loses little in strength and hardly increases.
To be sure that Amy will get what she needs, I’ll go to her every now and then to the holistic practice for animals “Den Hoek” in de Bilt. Here they can measure exactly what is in the apron and what they need. So far I am very satisfied with this natural healing method and Amy is also more or less a testament to this. Thus they observed the osteoarthritis. In many cloves, both wrists, the right heel and now stuck at even more places, Amy, like many other older hounds, has osteoarthritis. To alleviate this she gets 4 tablets Cosequin a day, this stuff is really fantastic! Also the other ex-athletes get it and run fine. I also lubricate Amy’s knees, heels, wrists and all the cloves with Omni Gel every evening. If it is forgotten a few times, we notice that it is similar to its meaning to walk. To keep her muscles on strength she gets muscle Support, a powder that goes through her food in the evening. Also L-carnitine is good for her muscles. Lately, Amy drinks a little more and has to do a little more. I thought of course similar to her kidneys and that maybe she should have a certain diet. But recently one of the veterinarians of “Den Hoek”, through a photograph of Amy, has found that she has a mild form of bladder infection and too low a kidney energy. Here are her holistic 
droplets now adjusted and after several days it went a lot better. When Amy was suddenly a bit around in the middle of the terrain to bark a little year ago, I knew it was time to give something against dementia. Via “Den Hoek”, I got Cholodin. First one tablet a day and indeed, after a short time Amy was clear again. Now she gets 2 tablets a day and she still makes it excellent. She can very well indicate if she wants something. Getting up to drink she finds crap, she just beeps and knows that I arrive with the drinking trough. Sometimes she is not nice, a hind leg that is too much under her can also produce a beep concert. Occasionally she does not have the power to push it down, I can do much better. Just after the death of Craffitsh, she had trouble getting up. I had to help her then by grabbing her behind her head and pulling up slowly. Stood them once then it went fine again, a bit the back hand muscles massaging and walking though. Fortunately, the weather is a lot better. I think it was a reaction to Craffitsh’s passing anyway. In the meantime we have put a lot of rugs and mats in the house so that she can not slide out because she gets a bit more unstable on her feet. Fortunately our house is ground floor, because of this I can always hear if Amy wants something, although it is in the middle of the night. I really sleep and the smallest beep will let me jump out of bed, because even at night she needs to go out. All in all, an older hound is a whole concern but it is worth it!
Granny Amy and the hare.
The colder it gets the more delicious Grandma Amy finds it. The last days she even goes back for a whole round! The day before yesterday she walked about 6 kilometers and she was almost 2 hours outside. She loves that, that cold. This morning after her walk she met the newest toy of Calhoun on our site, a hare! Well that had to fly here of course! I was again terrified because of the weird antics she got, but could still quickly grab the camera for a few "unique" pictures. For, say, what Deerhound of twelve years, six months and twenty-eight days is still playing? 
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Nice old video
This old movie was mentioned on the American Deerhound-list. Interesting to see how the Deerhound looked, among other things, less fur/garnish, longer legs and not of that pointed snoetjes. Enjoy it! Http://www.britishpathe.com/video/deer-hounds
Excercise
You know of course that the Deerhound is a sighthound. That means it is’ a dog built for fast sprinting, and it’s very important for this breed’s mental and physical condition for it to be able to regularly enjoy itself by going wild either with a playmate or squeaky toys. Dogs are social animals and Deerhounds are difficult to raise successfully as single dogs. It’s good to have two dogs of the same age or two pups from the same litter or a high energy playmate from another tough, tolerant breed that recalls well. You will really enjoy having two pups playing together!
As a human you can never be the ultimate playmate for your dog. Their rhythm of life, their strength, their language, all are mentally and physically just too different from your own. Concerning their rhythm of life, pups have a habit of often for short periods playing intensely and in between taking short deep naps. As they age both these periods become longer. You can’t keep up with that, it’s exhausting just to watch it!
Concerning their strength… during their play sessions they learn how to use their body, they develop their musculature and skeleton, they measure their strength and learn how to manage and control it.
They let each other know that if they bite too hard retaliation will happen and that’s how they learn just how far they can go. As a human you will tend to be either too soft with them so the puppy will think it can bite even harder, or you will be too hard a disciplinarian and the pup could become hand-shy.
Concerning language… we can teach a dog a great deal by our tone of voice and our body language – but do you always understand your dog? There are lots of owners that have had a dog (or more) for a long time and yet fail to see that it’s frightened or going to attack. You can often see that a dog is trying to make something clear to its owner who doesn’t understand or gets the wrong idea. In both cases the dog becomes the victim.
Two puppies can at least communicate with each other and always understand each other! It often happens that a puppy that grows up alone becomes a lethargic dog that trundles along behind its owner. Often the owner’s walking speed is too slow so that the dog is not induced to activity, and nine times out of ten there isn’t a dog to be found that can really play with a Deerhound. If there is one then it is usually only for a very short time of the day. However, having said all this, the unshared one-on-one relationship just between you and your puppy is an incredible experience .
The advantages of two pups from the same litter:
In the most critical growth period (until about 7 months) it’s sufficient to leave them out in the nearest fenced/secure area (a garden of about 5000 square feet would be fine), to let them play, sniff around, and do their business. If they tire then they will go straight back to their beds. They have these wild play times of course numerous times (about 5 or 6) a day. A single pup wandering about by itself will not get sufficient exercise (which stimulates the appetite) to eat properly.
If they want to play they will usually play with each other or both with same toy. Then they will develop in the best possible way and not wreck your furniture.
It is easier to leave two dogs alone at home for a short period than one. One pup is more likely to do mischief or start howling. Two dogs that grow up playing together stay playful and active. That’s much more healthy and more fun. Two puppies will eat better because they rival each other.
The disadvantages of two pups from the same litter:
As owner you have to take care that you give them both adequate attention. For example take them on alternate days to puppy class, take them separately to the shopping mall (not when you’re shopping!) but make sure that someone is at home to look after the other pup and correct it if it does anything wrong (such as howling, biting the door jamb etc.)
Because their play is comparatively rough the chance of injuries and wounds is greater than with a passive singleton. One thing that must be remembered raising two coursing hounds together, especially littermates, is that they were bred to chase and should not be let off lead at the same time if you rely on “leash free” urban dog parks as a secure space to exercise your Deerhounds. If this is your only location for off-lead activity definitely don’t get two littermates!
It will cost you twice as much money …. but it’s four times more fun than one dog!!!
Think about these things before you start with a Deerhound. Most people begin with one but quickly take another and that can mean you have the problem of being able walk with one for hours (which is used to it) and not being able to do that with the new pup. Two of different ages has its own problems. You will have to be very careful with them playing together because an adult Deerhound is really too large and too heavy to be allowed to play with a puppy. That is an accident waiting to happen. Also the attachment between two littermates is different, more intense, than two from different litters.
I have until now always kept two or more pups from one litter and absolutely not experienced that you have less contact with them than with one. It was only from our last litter that I kept a single pup, Calhoun. When his littermate Cscarf left for England at the age of 8 months Calhoun was lonely and is that still. I still regret that he doesn’t have a brother or sister as playmate, despite that there are more Deerhounds around here but they are not proper playmates for him.
Finally, if there is only one pup, here are some guidelines on exercise. For a pup of 3 to 5 months the best thing is to go for “walkies” about 5-6 times a day for about 20-30 minutes. These “walkies” are really just a short stretch on leash to a nearby area or park, letting the pup wander around and then straight home as soon as it show signs of tiring. Some puppies will not stop if they are playing with another dog, but if you see them tiring you need to stop them. A puppy that is too tired will not eat, a puppy that doesn’t eat will not grow, and that causes a pause in their growth.
From the fifth month and on to about seven you can reduce the “walkies” to about three a day, but then they should last longer (about one to one and a half hours). In between if the puppy starts to get bored you can play with it in the garden or walk a small block. Not too slowly, let the puppy trot on a loose leash next to you. If you find it a nuisance that the pup wants to sniff at everything while it’s on leash, you should not allow that from the beginning. If you’re walking with one pup that’s not so bad, but can you imagine doing that with multiple dogs? Lots of fun for bystanders!
From the 7th month on you can build up the time and length of the walks (real leash walking). From the age of a year the healthy Deerhound should be able to easily take on a vigorous walk of at least an hour. Under vigorous I mean with a great deal of play and running. Take care to build this up gradually, not after five days with no walk suddenly in the weekend two hours in a row. How you split the walk time up doesn’t make much difference, but you can better for example walk two times half an hour and once one hour, than two times ten minutes and once two hours. In the first case the young dog will be less bored (at home) and the physical exercise and load is better spread out. When your dog is finally grown (around 2 years) it will matter less.
If you are not capable of giving your Deerhound free exercise, lots of running and play, and if you don’t have the time every day for at least 1½ to 2 hours to walk it, then consider another breed which fits in better with your lifestyle and don’t select a Deerhound (or other sighthound).
From about the age of one year you can also start cycling with your dog. Here too you need to build it up. The first time you take the bike in your left hand and the dog in your right. Walk in this way for a couple of hundred yards so that the dog can get used to the bike. If that goes well, then you can hold the bike between you and the dog. Make sure the leash is neither too long nor too short, the dog should be able to walk on the right of the bike with a loose leash. Neither before or behind the bike. The dog should move in a trot next to you and the bike and you keep talking to it to control it from jumping or pulling. Keep a close watch on the surroundings – a cat crossing the road can cause major problems! That’s why I use a choke chain while cycling, that way you can keep better control.
After two or three days you repeat the whole ritual so that the dog knows what’s going to happen but you can now go for a longer ride (if it all works out of course). Build it up gradually, two or three minutes as a maximum each time and watch your dog carefully. Don’t let it get tired, that is not good for the ligaments, tendons and joints, and it will discourage your dog from enjoying the outing. If the dog does enjoy it, and that is the most important thing, because if it doesn’t this can turn into a dangerous drama, then you can build it up until you can take the Endurance Test, which is 12½ mile in stages.
The average speed of a trotting Deerhound is around 12 kilometres or 7 miles an hour. Allow the dog to decide the right speed at which it feels most comfortable, never force anything! Check your dog’s pads at least once during and after the ride. If the dog comes up lame because there is some abrasion or wound to the pads stop immediately and return home. Only start again when the injury is completely healed. So always pay attention to the surface you are both on – are there any sharp objects or broken glass? Apart from your normal walks, twice a week 4 to 5 miles cycling should be enough to keep an adult Deerhound in top condition.
How do you know if your Deerhound has good muscle condition? You can feel this for example at the shoulder blade. If you can feel the scapular spine, the ridge that runs from the top of the blade down to the upper arm, then your dog has minimal muscle condition. With good condition you can barely feel this. The ribs should be covered with a firm web of muscle. The thigh and abdominal muscles should also be firm to hard. If you feel behind and under the last rib a firm muscle running in the direction of the hip, then your dog has good muscle condition. This can vary between individual dogs, one can have firmer tissue than another, but if you feel ‘blubber’ everywhere, then you really have your work cut out for you.
Coursing is a great sport for the Deerhound. This is not the same as running on an oval track, but chasing a lure (usually strips of plastic) on a line pulled over pulleys zigzagging a course on an open field. The length of the course can vary between 500 to 1000 metres (550 yards to 1100 yards) and the time that a fit Deerhound needs to run that is about 35 to 80 seconds. That is dependent on the type of ground, whether it is inclined or flat, how many turns and how sharp they are, the number of obstacles, whether the ground is hard or soft, water-logged, with long or short grass, all of this has a major effect on coursing. Coursing is judged and not solely on speed, but also importantly on steadfastness on the lure, enthusiasm, agility, courage, perseverance, endurance and intelligence.
One of the most important things about coursing is the warming up and cooling down of your dog, before and after the course. 
Warming up is necessary to warm the muscles up and get them supple, stretch ligaments and tendons and promote blood flow . This will help prevent injuries. Warming up costs about 15 minutes but will vary with each individual, don’t just walk but get some speed up. Cooling down is very important, something that a lot people of forget. Keeping the dog moving for at least 20 minutes will ensure that the waste products created in the muscles after major exertion can be removed and the metabolism can come to rest. Meanwhile the body temperature will gradually revert to normal. Directly after a course the body temperature can rise to as much as 41˚C or 105˚F and the heartbeat to 150 to 200! If you were to put your dog directly into the car after a course then this could have serious effects such as cramp and muscle pain because of acidification. So be warned, a good cooling down period is essential!
Sighthounds are in principal sight hunters, which means that they follow game that has been flushed using their eyes. If they lose the game then the hunt is over. There are however Deerhounds (and other sighthounds) that can scent well. I’ve often noticed that some of them can locate hares, cats, deer over more than a hundred metres/yards. The behaviour that they then show warns me so that I can stop them, but not always with success. Most of them do come straight back if they have lost the game … but others keep scenting and then you will just have to wait until they come back to you. But they (almost) always do.
A good Deerhound will at a given time show its hunting instinct, one may show it earlier and more fanatically than another, but unfortunately some Deerhounds never do and that is probably because they have never had the chance. That the Deerhound which has been trained to chase prey is more intense and fiercer than the one which has not been, is understandable. But it doesn’t mean that you can never let it loose because it will not listen and it will chase everything. This depends for the most part on how it has been brought up. If you have made it quite clear from the beginning what it can and cannot do, you have achieved a lot. It’s important to always pay close attention and be consequent. We advise everybody to take their pup to puppy class and start early with a recall that includes a distinctive, very shrill whistle as they can get beyond earshot very quickly when off lead.
This is very good for the puppy because of the socialisation and because they have to listen to you while a lot is going on around them. You will harvest major benefits from this later on! Train specifically in a Deerhound-friendly fashion – don’t order, but ask. And alwa
ys in a friendly fashion. Tone of voice is very important for a Deerhound, if it only suspects that its owner could be angry, it won’t do anything but try and creep away. You can achieve a great deal more with your Deerhound with friendly cheerful words. Argyll, the father of Lousy Lennon, took part in demonstration team for Elementary Behaviour and Obedience. Of course he didn’t do it just like a Shepherd dog, but he did it perfectly in his Deerhound way and earned a lot of admiration. Lennon followed in his father’s footsteps and earned his diploma. Prudence on the other hand found it terrible! She didn’t enjoy it for one moment and refused to continue. Whatever you do, cycling, coursing, agility, obedience, if your Deerhound doesn’t like it, it will let you know and then it’s not going to be any fun for you either! Having fun together, whatever the sport, is a must.
When your Deerhound is getting old it’s all the more important that it stays in good shape. There is nothing quite so sad than hav
ing to put a healthy dog down because the muscles in the hindquarters through lack of exercise have got too weak to let it get up. So … keep walking. Only, a walk for two hours can better be spread over two times an hour or four times half an hour, in proportion to the age and condition of your elderly Deerhound
Our old Amy at 12 ½ used to walk for about 20 minutes three times a day, as well as wandering around our property for 15 minutes at a time, and in between she would often stand up to turn herself round. On a good day she stood up to eat and drink but she did prefer to be served! The most important thing is regular exercise so that they keep a good blood flow. When Amy was almost 13½ I had to help her get up but the four daily walks over a short distance but lengthy time – she stood still sniffing things more than she walked – gave her the necessary exercise and the distracting smells invigorated her!
Grandma Amy Twelve and a half years!!!
Hurray!!! Today Grandma Amy, Edle Emmy vom Welzerberg, has become twelve and a half years! She is still in very good health and mentally there is also nothing wrong with her. She knows exactly what she wants and as it has always gone with her; Her will is law. As soon as Simon wakes up, Amy also stands up to take his place in bed. She loves that and it always takes me at least 10 minutes to get her back from bed. The slice of cheese, which she gets at our breakfast in the morning, you don't have to forget! And I'm late with making their supper, Amy lets see it though! 
We hope to be able to enjoy her for a long time!
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Our Craffitsh is no more.
Sunday, December 11th, it was now time to take our Christmas picture. We decided to drive all the Galderse Meren lakes to make "the Christmas Picture". Arriving there it turned out to be very busy, then drive to the Mastbos, nice places enough! The almost twelve and half-year-old granny Amy was also with us and therefore we were looking for a place that was not too far away, also because of Craffitsh of course. Quickly shoot a few nice pictures and continue walking, because a nice little walk, grandma Amy is very nice. Of course Calhoun and Cwillyaigne made it exciting again, but because we kept Craffitsh on the leash, I could make some nice pictures of him. Craffitsh could only be 6 years, 7 months and 25 days old. On Wednesday morning 14 December, Craffitsh indicated that he took a very long morning stroll of 20 minutes. He walked a short way behind me and showed very tired. While I made the breakfast for the hounds he occasionally joined me and supported but partly on his left foot. But he did not get crippled and did not notice that he really had pain. I was walking the rest of the day to Mull. In the afternoon in the clinic still with Rens, our vet, spoken and some antibiotics for his lungs taken with them. I had the idea that he would still have a good life for a few days. 15 December, Thursday morning early, when Simon got up to work, he wanted to pressee with me on bed. When it was time for the morning walk and he came from our bed, I was not happy. He had a clear pain and tried not to use his left hind leg. However, he wanted to walk with the Pressee, which was a 10 minute stroll. After that he ate very well and he charged his foot some more. Doubt struck, or not yet… In The course of the day I had to help him twice on his bed and finally I chopped the knot and called the clinic, knowing that it could only go worse, never better. The pain would only get worse and the risk that he would break his leg was increased by the day. Rens arrived in the evening. Day my dear Craffitsh, but soon go to NAF NAF, your support and leave in the past and the future.
How it goes with Craffitsh
In the course of November, the cancer at Craffitsh is still growing. Occasionally he has to cough but on the long pictures there are no metastases to see. Over time there are air bubbles to see, not good, clogged metastases. Also the blood test shows that he worsened. He must turn on the antibiotics otherwise he gets it stuffy and runs his temperature. The strange thing is that he does not run lame. Occasionally he does not charge his leg 100% and occasionally he does not want to walk along but there are also days when he walks normally and even runs and jumps! How long has he had fun in his life? I ask myself every day but he still looks positive from his eyes and eats like a boat worker.
Very IMPORTANT NEWS!!!
Very IMPORTANT NEWS!!! In the Newsletter of the English Deerhound Club appeared in the "Winter" edition a very interesting article about the post-operative bleeding of greyhounds and what this means for our Deerhounds. The article itself was written by Dr. John Dillberger, an authority in the field of diseases in the Deerhound but he has his information from various sources that have investigated and are still investigating. The final result of the studies is not yet fully known, but there is already clear what causes death bleeding after surgery. In short, it boils down to the fact that there are very regular greyhounds and Deerhounds 24 to 36 hours (or even longer) after surgery, to get such internal bleeding that they usually die here. This internal hemorrhage is not the result of an error of the operating doctor and it is not Factor VII Deficiency, which has nothing to do with this. At F. VII. D There is a chance that the hound will Doodbloedt after surgery because the mutation in the gene causes no or insufficient blood clots to be made. As mentioned earlier, a very reliable test is available for this genetic abnormality. This type of bleeding after surgery reveals that blood clots are initially produced in the places where it is needed, but that these blood clots are quickly dissolved! The bleeding is not caused by one leaking blood vessel but by all blood vessels that have been cut through during the operation. The veins that are tied or densely burned do not cause any problems. The cause that the blood clots dissolve faster than desired, is that the Deerhounds, like the greyhounds and most likely all greyhounds, have thicker blood flowing at a greater speed and with a higher pressure than in normal dogs through the veins and Causes damage to the vein wall. This damage is repaired (coagulation) but the high speed also increases the fibrinolysis system (which the blood clot has to resolve) and this causes the blood clots to dissolve rather than desired. From a blood test, taken before surgery, one can deduce whether a hound has an elevated fibrinolysis system or not. Furthermore, Dr. Dillberger is recommending that anyone Deerhound to prevent bleeding during 5 days after surgery. The dose is from 24.5 kilos to 36 kilo-500 mg, 36 to 47 kilo-750 mg and from 47 kilo-1000 mg. Those who do not receive the "Newsletter" but interested in the article can email me. Then I send a scanned version by mail. Before your Deerhound has to be operated, I advise you to inform your veterinarian. As soon as I have more information I will publish this.
Winner
Sunday 27th of November Sonja and I will go to the Winner in Amsterdam with Cheytah, Calhoun and Coney. Our judge is Mr Magnus Hagsted from Sweden. He has 7 Deerhounds to approve. Calhoun becomes reserve, Cheytah gets to our great surprise a ZG, her first and Coney becomes with her 8 1/2 years best bitch from the veteran class. Coney is now also veterans profiter 2011! In the honour ring, she is selected from about 45 veterans but not placed further. I am extremely proud of her!
Haloween coursing in Landstuhl
Haloween coursing in Landstuhl. On Sunday October 30th the Deerhounds would walk so on Saturday we could make another delicious forest walk. Grandma Amy had to fit on the caravan while we geklauterd two and a half hours over a gigantic steep mountain. Our muscles were in any case well trained once again! Also at Landstuhl the start of the course is on a field next to the racecourse. Then the hare passes through an opening of the fence of the racecourse the Middenterrein. If the hounds follow well totally no problem. After a round on the Middenterrein, the Hare enters the adjacent field by another opening in the fence. Some hounds are shooting the last opening, but they usually correct themselves and they come out well. On Sunday so 11 Deerhounds at the start. In The third course are Silva and Calhoun. Calhoun starts fine and runs fantastic. He lands with 80 points in a shared second place. In The fourth course is Cheytah with Chabibi's Nice. Nice is a very young, enthusiastic girl who follows well, Cheytah is pregnant and does not save in terms of speed. She thinks it is smart, but it passes the exit and loses the hare. She keeps looking and searching but does not think she should go through the opening. Nice get 83 points and Cheytah 47, fortunately no "rejection for the day"! In the next course Celina or Albainn of Gerd fuses and my Caintha. Now we have to be careful with the reception because Celina has already had a disqualification because of unheard-of behaviour. But I don't have to worry about it. Caintha runs very cleverly and is super fast, when she is near the exit she runs first and right behind the hare. Because of this she shoots the exit but sees in her canthus that the hare is right. She is not in doubt, plunges under the wire fencing of the track, takes a huge leap over the dense fence and lands on the little field where the hare continues his trail. Very spectacular! Unfortunately the jury is asleep, I think, because she got only 61 points. Celina apparently had only looked at Caintha, not the hare because he was still walking on the Middenterrein while Caintha made the kill. However, she still got 57 points. Jury…, I don't get anything from it (and that's good too!). In the second turn, Caintha again runs with Celina, even now Celina keeps up halfway and that gives her a "rejection for the day" on it. Calhoun starts with Cunamara's Mango by Eva Petzold. Mango flies off and Calhoun continues to stand. We still have the hope that he will be middenterreined by the exit, but that too does not happen. Also Calhoun gets a "rejection for the day". Cheytah is only classified and gets as a guided dog one that also remains. Cheytah is going to start well but at the first pass she remains standing. "Rejection for the day". Then you drive with two men, almost 2400 kilometers in front, to go back home with two "rejections for the day"!!! Fortunately, the eight and a half-year-old Caintha had saved the family a little. At the award ceremony, her last time was said goodbye, this was her last game. Caintha has always been a very reliable and excellent courser. [
/caption] She has participated in a total of 77 games in many countries and in addition very many "fun" coursings. She has participated in 5 European Championships and has twice been in second place and 1 time on the fifth. She carries various beauty and coursing titles and is after Calhoun (her nephew) the second Deerhound in the Netherlands entitled to the title "Champion of Beauty and performance". And she deserved it!
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Cheytah is not in foal.
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Coursing in Bergschenhoek
On 24 September the WRZ held her coursing in Bergschenhoek. Again 4 Deerhounds reported but now partially others. In The first circulation Calhoun ran together with E'Lynnhe Palantiri of the family humps. Calhoun felt "something" and started badly. He is becoming more and more sensitive, which is certainly at the disadvantage of his coursingprestaties. Caintha ran with Islay's Hannah, also from the family humps. In the second circulation were Hannah (155 pnt.) and E'Lynnhe (156 pnt.) divided together. E'Lynnhe, who had just been running, gave up the chucked and got a disqualification. Caintha (152 PNT.) was allowed with Calhoun (149 PNT.). Again Calhoun started badly but Caintha walked so excited that Calhoun was still going along. Hannah became first with 311 PNT., Caintha second with 309 PNT. and Calhoun third with 279 pnt. Caintha obtained her second CACNL and in combination with the previously obtained show results I can get the title "Champion of Beauty and performance" for her applications.
Craffitsh has a thickening just above his left heel
Friday 23 September I note during the combing of Craffitsh that he has a thickening just above his left heel. I have to take that afternoon with Cwillyaigne for control back to Anubis and decide to bring Craffitsh in the hope that they can look at it. This can and photos are taken. The treating doctor wants and cannot confirm my suspicion. It looks too a-typical for Osteosarcoma. Come back in two weeks and then possibly take biopsies. That happens. In the week of October 17 I get the result: Osteosarcoma. I go with Craffitsh to de Bilt in the hope that they will be able to do something for him. In the first instance, development seems to be still in place. On the long pictures there is still nothing to see and from the blood tests it appears that it is not yet so bad with Craffitsh. We have hope.
3 shows in 1 weekend
From 1 to 3 September there were three shows at the WTC Expo in Leeuwarden. On Thursday the CAC show, Friday night the Sighthound evening Specialty and on Saturday the FCI Centenary European Dog Show. Wednesday afternoon we arrived all three, Sonja Hansen, Angelika Evertz and I at a wonderful campsite near Leeuwarden. Here at least we could also walk well with the hounds. When we arrived in the hall on Thursday morning, we first thought we were wrong. There was no greyhound to see and nothing was mentioned on the board at the ring. The rings around us were only spaniels and retrievers. But perched and a little later a Galgo appeared. When the ring staff came, it took a long time before there appeared on the board which varieties would be approved. At first, a wrong skin was hung so that many people thought that their race would be judged first but because we were at this board I could help those people out of the dream because first the Galgo and the Deerhounds would be judged here. André van de Broek approved the only Galgo and 9 Deerhounds. 1 Youth Deerhound was absent. Best male became Calhoun and best bitch and BOB became Fritzs Silver Cloud by Sonja. Silva became a Dutch champion with this CAC. Cheytah got the reserve CAC and Coney was second in the veteran class. [/
caption] The evening Specialty on Friday I found a very successful party. The opening of this show was spectacular because the "Borzoi club Singer" performed the Wilhelmus in a very beautiful way. During the whole evening he cared for a wonderful music, which certainly benefited the atmosphere. People walked along to sing and dance and that in combination with the many very beautiful and appropriate attire, this made for a very special atmosphere. 10 Deerhounds were reported for Judge Dhr. A Land Arte from Uruguay. Best Male and BOB became Calhoun and best bitch became his mother, Cute Coney O'Cockaigne. Cheytah got the reserve CAC. On Saturday was the Centenary European Dog Show and our race was approved in the Ice Stadium. The staff was very friendly and helpful, the room was very clean. The 10 notified Deerhounds were approved by Mr. Espen Eng from Norway. For Cheytah and Calhoun no success but Coney got the reserve CAC and became best veterans bitch. In the honour ring became Coney 2nd best veteran of a piece of 40 veterans! Thus, Coney became also FCI Centenary European Dog Show veteran Winner and Dutch veterans Champion!
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Coursing Show combination in Crown Mountain
13 and 14 August the combination of the weekend of the Coursing Association "T Haas" takes place to Crown Mountain. On Saturday the (unofficial) show for which only Calhoun and Cheytah are reported. On Sunday the coursing. It's weird but true, our hounds haven't been doing well in this field for several years. What is at wrong we do not know, perhaps not exciting enough, too clear, what obstacles do perhaps wonders. First with beauty and performance ends Cheytah, second becomes Fritzs Silver Cloud, third Caintha and as fourth, Calhoun, also with beauty and "performance" ends.
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Cheytah Belgian Champion
On July 24th we travel to Liège the next day because Cheytah still needs 1 Belgian CAC. Unfortunately, the judge, Mrs Hanlon-Carroll from Ireland, Cheytah is not pretty enough and she gets the reserve. Calhoun becomes best male. At the beginning of November, however, the passed CAC van Cheytah falls into the bus so she has become Belgian champion this year!
Wind Dog Show
23 July Greyhounds CAC-show in the For this outdoor show, 7 Deerhounds have been reported for Judge Wim Wiersma. Sonja and I are present with Calhoun, Cheytah and Coney. Calhoun becomes best male, Cheytah best bitch and BOB and Coney gets her first Utje in the veteran class.
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European Championship coursing in Oirschot
16 & July 17: European Championships coursing in Oirschot. There were 18 bitches and 14 males, 2 bitches and 4 males absent. What should have been our party has become a tragedy for the employees. Therefore, I do not want to write too much about it, the sweetest i "delete" everything. For those who want to know everything, I refer to the blog of Anne Marie Mourning (www.ballisticwhippets.web-log.nl) and Lisette van de Kerkhof (www.princevalerio.blogspot.com). My Calhoun is quite a very sensitive type, for example he hits total stroke If there is a dog or human gilt of pain. So he also felt the tremendous stress with us because of the bad organization. On Friday afternoon he walked to cry while I was trying to convince the exhibitors that they had to stay where they stood. We all had to go out because the catering wanted it, it threatened not to divide coins for the employees. Pure blackmail. Anyway, Calhoun all the way, I totally battled and so the Coursingvooruitzichten broke. Saturday morning I already noticed Calhoun, he was not wild-enthusiastic. He started out badly and walked halfway up the field just a bit back and forth to jump. Chance but I understood him so well, it only hurt because he actually finds such a very nice game but because of the stress could not. Cheytah is very different, which never pulls anything from it, and she walked great. After the first turn, she was in a shared third place. My Caintha was again "undervalued" and ended up being one of the last. One Norwegian bitch, Manticorn's Josefin loved it and the French bitch, Entre Ciel Et Terre Du Triple Bois got so few points that she was not allowed to walk a second time. For the second circulation there was some consternation about the classification of males. In the end there were a number of males with the same partner as in the morning, a pity but for the hounds it fortunately does not matter. We had decided that Sonja Calhoun would start, maybe he would walk easier. And sure enough, he started something better and also walked with more enthusiasm. Before Cheytah was able to start, it took a hare break and because a new hare had to go, all for too long. You saw the enthusiasm in her decline. Sin, she ran clearly less than she can. Manticorn's Julia, a sister of the Norwegian female, who gave the chucked in the morning, got a disqualification in the afternoon (and you'll come all the way from Norway!) likewise her partner Celina or Albainn of Gerd assures. The last bitch courses I have not seen, Caintha had already walked and was through and through wet, stood to shiver and just wanted to go away, to the caravan. I was also more than sitting in the rain, so when Cheytah walked, we quickly went to the caravan, the hounds dried well and then a drink was taken. The award ceremony was only in the evening after Tienen in the dark, in the pouring rain. At the Chart Polski's the wrong national anthem was played and the Deerhound males turned the national anthem without the winner. This was for some of us the drop that caused the bucket to flow, an organization that doesn't even know how a prize-giving ceremony is supposed to expire. What a blamage!! In the males, Cunamara's Miles of Eva Petzold from Germany was European champion coursing 2011 with the CACIL and Calhoun still finished in sixth place with the CACNL. In the Bitches Queen Qumolly Qwinta of Dirty Mind of Eva Vobornikova from the Czech Republic took the title and the CACIL + CACNL and Cheytah became still fifth. The difference between Queen Qumolly and Cheytah was only 5 points!
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FCI Centenary World Dog Show in Paris
July 8: FCI Centenary World Dog Show in Paris. 22 Deerhounds reported 4 absent. Calhoun is second with the Res. CACIB, Cheytah becomes third and Cute Coney holds the family-honor high and becomes veterans World champion. A very disappointing show, especially since the same judge last year made Calhoun and Cheytah over almost the same present Deerhounds.
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Championnat de France
July 7: Championnat de France in Paris. 23 Deerhounds reported 1 absent. Calhoun becomes best male, Cheytah gets 1h in the champion class and Cute Coney 1h in the veteran class.
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Mud shower
"Around Pentecost weekends we have been staying in Tüttleben (Germany) for a few years. In 2010 we had the Deerhound Jahresausstellung here. 
After a very wet period, which caused the whole environment to be a big mud, the sun broke through violently. Grandma Amy, as she has been called, is ten years old but it still does fine. The day before the show Simon goes with the stuff on the walk but soon the phone goes; Or I want to get Grandma Amy. He had jumped in a blubbers loot to cool off, but was able to come out with a lot of trouble and was ready to walk. When I saw them I had to laugh terribly (and many with me) but that fared quickly when I tried to rinse them in a big puddle, the stinky, black, greasy drab was not out of her coat to get! Luckily I was allowed to wash them in the ladies shower with warm water and shampoo so that they could take part in the show very strangely the next day but presentable. " (This was for the first time in her life she was under the shower!)
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Meatballs Special
"In early March 2010 I went with Sonja, Cheytah and Calhoun to Crufts, England. We would stay with a good girlfriend in a mobile home, spacious enough for us to celebrate. As usual I would take care of the dogs and Sonja eat it people. So the freezer, cooler and bags were filled. Since it was rather cold, the meat for the hounds was not completely thawed around their meal time yet. I threw the bag of pens in a saucepan with hot water and went on to throw all the ingredients together in a large bucket. Within fifteen minutes the trip was thawed and I kiepte it with the most moisture at the rest in the bin. There was still some pensvocht left in the pan, which could possibly be added later. Meanwhile, Sonja started our dinner. Broccoli with baked potatoes and meatballs in gravy. For the broccoli and potatoes she had found the right pans but for the meatballs with the gravy yet. Before I could react, Sonja turned the bowl with balls above the pan with Pensvocht. She had meant that it was empty and clean.
It took at least half an hour longer before the food was finished, we couldn't stop laughing anymore! It was the hardest meal so far, looking at each other could not and I had to constantly think that in other countries they also eat tripe otherwise I would not have gotten a bite through my throat. And our girlfriend, who had never eaten such delicious meatballs!
