"What I like so much about Deerhounds," says Hannu Purhonen, "is that indoors, you hardly notice them," (webmaster's note: Tiina and Hannu must have a huge couch), "but outdoors, they are pure energy !"
Now it is Hippu's turn to play rabbit. To a casual observer the situation may seem life-threatening for the little Whippet, but in fact she is immensely enjoying being chased... Sight Hounds tend to have an instinctive liking for each other and Deerhounds rarely play rough.
"Catch me if you can ! Oh-oh, you can !" Hippu finds that Milla is indeed a very
quick Deerhound. Theoretically, Deerhounds cannot match
the Whippet's higher power-to weight ratio and and lower center of balance, and therefore the smaller dog is able to accelerate and turn quicker. In practice
once the Deerhound gets her 40 kg (90 lbs) of weight going, her long stride
carries her over obstacles the Whippet has to go around...
And then it is Hippu's turn to chase Milla who, rocketing past the photographer, seems unconstrained by cumbersome gravitational laws...
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