More than anything, we are proud of the sensitive companionship that our hounds have provided to many people. This is not a breed for everyone and we are always happy to explain to those that are interested in the Scottish Deerhound what to expect from owning this breed and what we expect from owners who may want a "Fernhill" Deerhound.

Raising a Deerhound properly can be a lot of work, but the rewards are great. We describe how to raise a Deerhound in Your Scottish Deerhound Primer (3rd edition, 2005). Raising Deerhounds successfully is different from raising other breeds and there are physiological differences between sighthounds (Deerhounds) and other breeds that you and your veterinarian should be aware of. For this reason we developed a Primer to help prospective or novice owners. This is available if you e-mail us your name and address. To cover publication, post and packaging costs we charge $10.00 for this handbook; it contains 40 pages of information on raising and caring for a Deerhound, and represents years of accumulated experience, our own and other breeders.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1,"The Deerhound" by A.N.Hartley reprinted from Dog World 1952.
Chapter 2, Deerhound Husbandry - feeding & medical record.
Chapter 3, ABC's of Deerhound Idiosyncrasies.
Chapter 4, Growing Out Your Deerhound - exercise, diet, stress.
Chapter 5, Puppy or Adult?
Chapter 6, Bibliography.

To read more about Fernhill Scottish Deerhounds see: The Deerhound Annual 1982 pp 54 -71, Hoflin's Scottish Deerhound Homepage http://www.hoflin.com/B/ScottishDeerhound.html

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