Greyhounds are large bodied, but lurchers are either large or small. Despite the fact that lurcher has a greyhound parent, the temperaments and other characteristics can be highly variable between the two dogs. 21 нояб. 2013 г.
Are Lurchers big dogs?
Lurchers can really be any size, as they are a cross of any of the sighthounds. If the cross contains greyhound and whippet, for example, the lurcher would probably be the size of a small greyhound, whereas a cross containing Irish wolfhound and Saluk would be much bigger.
Which is bigger Greyhound or Whippet?
Whippets are medium-size hounds. They're smaller than the Greyhound but larger than the Italian Greyhound. A male Whippet can be 48-56 cm tall and weigh an average of 34 pounds. Female Whippets are approximately 45-53 cm tall and average 13 kg in weight.
Is a lurcher a type of Greyhound?
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.
Whats bigger than a Greyhound?
Scottish Deerhound. Commonly referred to simply as Deerhounds, these dogs are one of the larger sighthounds with males weighing up to 110 pounds. They're also one of the tallest dog breeds you'll find, with fully-grown Deerhounds standing at 28 inches at the shoulder, some even taller.
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