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"Scottish Deerhounds" is dedicated to the memory of Miss Norah Hartley.
Photo courtesy "The Claymore" newsletter of the
Scottish Deerhound
Club of America.
by my own celestial beauties, CALLY (Miwok Acappella) and
AURORA (Miwok Aurora JC). We also honour and salute Miss Anastasia Noble and
Mr. Kenneth Cassels for their dedication to Scottish Deerhounds.
Here, during a morning run along the beach at the Pacific Ocean are Cally (left)
and Aurora (right).
So you can savor their outstanding conformation and perfect stacking,
here is a shot of these dogs facing their fine friend Radar
(Sindar Nearly Zero to Zoom), the pride of Leslie Brodie.
Writing in The American Book of the Dog, 1891, of the Scottish Deerhound, Q. Van Hummell, M.D., after 30 years with Scottish Deerhounds, wrote:
In this animal we have the aristocrat of all the canine race. He is the best guard, the best companion, and is capable of giving us more royal sport than any other breed of sporting dogs. I say this without fear of successful contradiction. A high-bred and properly trained Deerhound has more courage and can stand more punishment than any other dog. He has stronger attachment for his master or mistress, will fight for him or her quicker and more desparately, will never forget them, and when taken to the field he can run fast enough to catch an antelope, a jack-rabbit, coyote, wolf, deer, or elk, and can kill either of them alone and unaided. He will tree a mountain lion or a black bear, and will even fight a grizzly bear long enough for you to climb a tree or get off a good distance, so that you may kill him without danger to yourself.
These dogs combine more rare good qualities as a gentleman's companion than any other breed in the known world.
I met Scottish Deerhounds over 13 years ago and after a 3-year wait, brought home my first pair: Ch. Sindar Calebourne and Sindar Eoin. They came Thanksgiving 1988: Caleb
finished his championship that holiday weekend; in December he turned 4, Eoin 3, and this life with Scottish Deerhounds began. Caleb and Eoin are the deerhounds in the line drawings at the top of this page: Caleb who had the character and courage of 10 men; Eoin, wonderful spirit boy, whose grandmother was one of the deerhound stars of the film "Out of Africa."
Aurora and Cally are Fernhill dogs, a distinguished line out of Canada, born in Tomales Bay, California (Fernhill's Windigo x Fernhill's Mavis). Aurora was the runt of a litter of 9, and came home at 12 weeks; she grew into the tallest dog in North America! -- a good 34"+ at the shoulder. When Caleb died just 2 months before his 9th birthday, Aurora came to be Eoin's companion; her puppy energy tortured him, but her complete devotion kept him going; it was almost a year later that we lost him, 2 months after his 9th birthday -- Caleb and Eoin were deerhounds so in harmony with each other, it occurs to me even the length of their time here was in balance. When Eoin was gone, Cally came -- Aurora's sister and littermate; they were 11 months old; they were 4 on March 8, 1998.
They are show girls, these two -- on stage with San Francisco Opera in "Anna Bolena" in September, 1995; and with American Conservatory Theater in "Royal Family," in April, 1997.
And, show dogs, too, at AKC dog shows, and AKC and ASFA coursing events. Aurora received the trophy for "Most Intelligent Courser" at the 1996 SDCA National Specialty.
They are willing open field dogs, out a only couple of times for long days in the field, and they have been to straight-line racing, too.
Mostly, day in and day out, they are beach girls and the sight of them running, flying, leaping, bounding across the beach takes away one's breath. They are Scottish Deerhounds.