"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.
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.
Aurora and Cally are Fernhill dogs, a distinguished line out of Canada, born in Tomales Bay, California (Fernhill's Windigo x Fernhill's Mavis) on March 8, 1995, in a litter of 4 males, 5 females. Aurora came to live with me at 12 weeks; the runt of the litter, she has grown into the tallest dog in North America! -- a good 34"+ at the shoulder. She came to be Eoin's companion, after Caleb died, just two months before his 9th birthday. She probably tortured him, but her unending energy and enthusiasm and huge devotion kept Eoin going; it was almost a year later that we lost him, two months after his 9th birthday. Then, in February, 1996, Cally came -- Aurora's sister and littermate; they were 11 months old. After living with gentlemen deerhounds, the young sisters changed my life.
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. Show dogs, too -- AKC dog shows, and
AKC and ASFA coursing events. Aurora was awarded the trophy for "Most Intelligent
Courser" at the 1996 SDCA National Specialty. Cally got some points her
first and so far only time out straight-line racing. They both are willing
open field dogs, out only twice, each time, on possibly the longest days
without rabbits in the history of open field coursing, but each time in
the company of marvelous humans and hounds.
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.