Scottish Deerhound Dog

Facts about Scottish Deerhound Dog, "Scientific name for Scottish Deerhound Dog, or domestic canine, is Canis lupus familiaris". The Scottish Deerhound Dog is closely related to the Greyhound. It was once known as the Rough Greyhound, Scotch Highland Deerhound and the Greyhound. It was a district breed in Scotland and was named Scottish Deerhound Dog. The rough coat was bred in to tolerate the rough climatic conditions. The Scottish Deerhound Dogs were used for hunting down deer and were the royal dogs of Scotland. With the invention of guns, the breed almost became extinct.
In the year 1800s, Duncan McNeill and Archibald became the breeds life saver after the introduction of a breeding program. Some of the Deerhound’s skills included tracking, racing, sighting, hunting, lure coursing and agility.

The Scottish Deerhound Dog is a small tall dog which appears to have a rough coat with bigger and larger bones. It can grow up to a height of approximately twenty eight to thirty two inches (71 to 81.3 cm) with a weight of about seventy five to one hundred and ten pounds (34 to 50 kg). Scottish Deerhound Dog has a flat head which can be broad between the ears. Its teeth have a level bite and their eyes are brown, hazel or dark in color. Its ears are folded back and set high up above the head and can become half-perked when it is excited. Scottish Deerhound Dog front legs are straight and the chest deep. The dog tail is carried low, long and can reach the ground. Its coat is wiry, harsher on the neck, body and mane. It is longer, measuring around three to four inches (7.6 to 10.1 cm). Its coat is softer and shorter on the ears, chest, belly and head. Coat colors can include gray, shades of blue gray, black, brindle and yellow, red fawn and sandy red with black muzzle and ears.Scottish Deerhound Dogs sweat glands are between their paw pads.
A Scottish Deerhound Dog sees in color and have better low light vision. Scottish Deerhound Dogs have three eyelids, a lower lid, an upper eyelid lid and a third lid, that is called a haw or nictitating membrane, this keeps the Scottish Deerhound Dogs eye protected and moist. Scottish Deerhound Dogs eyes have a special membrane for seeing better at night, called a tapetum lucidum - a dogs reflective layer in the choroid chiefly of nocturnal, causing the eyes to glow when light at night hits the eyes and they consist of some layers of smooth flat cells covered by a section of double deformed crystals

The Scottish Deerhound Dog is a well-mannered, gentle dog. It is affectionate, friendly, polite and obedient. It is loyal, devoted, dignified and very courageous. However, it cannot be a watch dog. The Scottish Deerhound Dog are slow in obeying commands and can become willful at times. It is a quiet dog and barks rarely.

Scottish Deerhound Dogs have two times the amount of ear muscles than people. A Scottish Deerhound Dogs can hear a sound at four times the distance of a human. Sound frequency is measured in Hertz (Hz) Def-Hertz is the measurement of frequency, explicitly it's one cycle per second. The higher the Hertz are, the higher the pitched the sound is. Dogs hear best at 45,000 Hz to 65,000 Hz, while humans hear best at around 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz.

All dogs are identical in makeup big or small– 42 permanent teeth and 321 bones. Scottish Deerhound Puppies have 28 teeth and when they become adult Scottish Deerhound Dogs they have 42 teeth.
Female Scottish Deerhound Dogs are in heat for matting for about 20 days twice a year. Scottish Deerhound Puppies for their first few weeks will sleep ninety percent of the day and their vision is not fully developed until after the first month. Female Scottish Deerhound Dogs are pregnant for 60 days before they’re puppies are born

Scottish Deerhound Dog can do well in a large fenced in yards farm house with lots of land and can live up to ten years.
When purchasing a Scottish Deerhound Dog from a breeder, make sure to find a good breeder with references, check at least two to three of the puppies that were purchased from this breeder.
The Scottish Deerhound Dog belongs to the Hound Group and in 1886 it was recognized (AKC) American Kennel Club.

All dogs are identical in makeup big or small– 42 permanent teeth and 321 bones. Scottish Deerhound Puppies have 28 teeth and when they become adult Scottish Deerhound Dogs they have 42 teeth.
Female Scottish Deerhound Dogs are in heat for matting for about 20 days twice a year. Scottish Deerhound Puppies for their first few weeks will sleep ninety percent of the day and their vision is not fully developed until after the first month. Female Scottish Deerhound Dogs are pregnant for 60 days before they’re puppies are born

Only humans and dogs have prostates, But a dog doesn't have an appendix.
Scottish Deerhound Dog’s nose prints can be used to identify them, their nose prints are like a humans finger print. A Scottish Deerhound Dog smells more than 1,000 times stronger than that of a human. A dog’s nose, secretes a thin layer of mucous that helps it absorb scent, after that they lick their noses and sample the scent through their mouth.

Average body temperature for a Scottish Deerhound Dog is between 101 to 102.5 degrees
A Scottish Deerhound Dog is an omnivore, (definition-they eat both other animals and plants). All Dogs are direct descendants of wolves.

The number one heath problems amongst Scottish Deerhound Dogs is obesity, so always make sure your Scottish Deerhound Dog doesn't get to fat. Many foot problems that dogs have are just an issue of long toenails.

Scottish Deerhound Dogs pant to keep cool with 10 to 35 breaths per minute with an average of 24 breaths per minute. A large dog breed resting heart beats between 60 to 100 times per minute, and a small dog breed’s heart beats on average between 100 to 140 pant a lot.

A Scottish Deerhound Dog’s mouth can apply approximately 150 to 200 pounds of pressure per square inch and an American Pit Bull Terrier, German Shepherd Dog and a rottweiler can have 320 LBS of pressure on avg.