A Lurcher is a classic working crossbreed: the result of a cross between a sighthound and a herding or terrier breed, depending on the goals of the breeder. Common crosses include Greyhounds, Whippets, Salukis, Scottish Deerhounds, or Irish Wolfhounds with Border Collies or Bedlington Terriers or Bull Terriers.
What Two dogs make lurchers?
Lurchers are usually a cross between a sighthound breed – such as Greyhound, Saluki or Whippet – and a Collie or Terrier. Because they're a mixed breed, no two Lurchers are the same – in looks or temperament.
What makes a Lurcher a Lurcher?
A lurcher is a cross-bred dog resulting from mating a Greyhound or other sighthound with a dog of another type, commonly a herding dog or a terrier. The lurcher was for hundreds of years strongly associated with poaching; in modern times it is kept as a hunting dog or companion dog.
What does it mean if a dog is a Lurcher?
Originally known as the poacher's dog, a Lurcher is a cross between a sighthound and a dog of another type, such as a terrier or a herding dog. The cross is intended to produce dogs with the speed of the sighthound and the tenacity or intelligence of the terrier or herding dog.
How do you tell the difference between a Greyhound and a Lurcher?
Greyhound is a pure breed of dogs but Lurcher is not. In fact, greyhound is a registered dog breed in all the kennel clubs, whereas lurcher is registered only at the Lurcher and Longdog Association of North America. Greyhounds are large bodied, but lurchers are either large or small.
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