A question: Boarhound

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "storm" <miss_megan at b...> wrote:

storm:
> I'd be very surprised if the modern Great Dane was able to hunt boar. 
They
> don't have the stamina or the freedom of movement needed to hunt 
pigs. Pig
> dogs are more likely be mid-sized dogs with fairly broad bodies. The 
broad
> chest is necessary because if the pig/boar gores the dog it is more 
likely
> to miss vital organs.

Geoff:
Well, I'm only a harmless Border Collie owner and I took the 
information fom one of my dog books. 

Among the snippets of data:
Male: a minimum of 30 ins high, weight 120lbs
Female: a minimum of 28 ins high, weight 100 lbs.

A giant among breeds, the Great Dane was originally used for hunting 
wild boar. Opinions as to its place of origin are varied: what is 
certain that it was not Denmark.

The body should be very deep. The hindquarters and thighs should be 
muscular and the feet should be cat-like with arched toes.

No mention of alteration through breeding.

I am at the mercy (or accuracy) of the author.

There you go.