WOLFSCASTLE HOUNDS:-
“ Living The Dream”

As a child Kim had always hoped to one day own a Deerhound, he has now realised that dream he has more than he wished for………………………………………….
We are a small family kennels, only breeding occasionally to keep our lines in Deerhounds & Whippets true to their type & temperament. We believe in breeding quality not quantity! We like our dogs to live a full & active life doing what they were bred to do, running & chasing. They live as a pack & all get on extremely well, nobody has to be excluded. Obviously we do not let them run with the youngsters too early, but generally they all muck in together & share our time equally. The whippets do live in the house most of the time & they are Zoe & Ebony’s duty. The Deerhounds tend to find it a bit warm & constricting indoors but as they get older they do tend to end up living in the house. They love visitors & all adore the postman & he loves them, it takes a brave man to enter with all of them in the yard, but none of them bark or act aggressively. We are proud of their temperaments & as yet have no horror stories to tell (fingers crossed!) People have often commented on how happy & friendly our dogs are. We know how our pack works & each individual dog has his/her own unique qualities & plays their role in the pack. They have their Alpha Male & Female & their extended families, Kim is overall the pack leader. He is a natural, I have never seen him act cruelly towards the dogs, he is quiet & calm around them & they respect him. (The sight of a grown man lying amongst his dogs all relaxing in a heap in front of an open fire.) I on the other hand tend to bring out the Loopy side of the dogs. It’s all a bit excitable lots of kissing & cuddling every body vying for attention from mum, I cannot sit on the sofa with out 4 Whippets draped over me, or a Deerhound staring at me until they get up on there too!
We don’t tend to holiday much but we do get to travel around the UK most of the year to show the dogs. We now work to keep them; we both have our own businesses, which has been great but hard work. It helps that we can run them from home, which allows us to spend more time with the dogs.
They have truly taken over our lives, including our daughter Ebony; she is more hooked on the showing than we are & is never here to do the dirty work! Typical.
It is a 24/7 job, but so rewarding! All our hounds ask for is companionship they are as at home in the show ring as they are out chasing in the field. Not all our dogs excel in the show ring, but that does not mean to say they will not make a great coursing dog. Maybe they have the right idea; I would much rather a day out in the fresh air too. It is up to us to bring out the true potential of each hound and nurture its natural instincts.
I always said I would leave home if we reached a certain number, as I do like to feel each hound gets as much attention as the next. We have now passed that figure & I’m still here. 2 or 10 dogs it’s not that different!
We have had a fantastic year in Deerhounds through 2007, winning TOP SIRE, TOP PUPPY & WINNING LODGE PARK COURSING MEET. So it proves with good teamwork & sticking to our game plan & morals you can achieve great things. No dog should have to endure a unfulfilled life to cater to our needs. Our dogs are pets first & the rest is a bonus. We have also become Grandparents as Wolfscastle Wood Melick has sired his first litter. His sister Wolfscastle Wild Orchid is also hopefully going to produce us her 1st litter this year too.( We will post up some photo’s soon).
That should keep us busy through 2008. We’ll keep you up dated!