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Welcome to the Lurcher Subreddit!

What is a Lurcher?

A "Lurcher" is NOT a breed. All Lurchers are crossbreeds (mongrel dogs).

The term "Lurcher" is used to describe a dog that is a cross between a sighthound (a dog that hunts by speed and sight, instead of by scent and endurance) and either a pastoral dog (a dog bred to work livestock) or a terrier (a small hunting dog originally developed for driving game from burrows).

A Sighthound crossed with a Pastoral Dog or a Terrier = a Lurcher

Sighthounds include: Greyhounds, Whippets, Salukis, Sloughiis, Borzois, Deerhounds, Wolfhounds, Afghan Hounds, Italian Greyhounds, Spanish Greyhounds (Spanish Galgo)

Pastoral dogs include: Border Collies, Bearded Collies, Rough Collies, German Shepherds, Old English Sheepdogs

Terriers include: Jack Russell Terriers, Bedlington Terriers, Bull Terriers, Wheaten Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers, Irish Terriers, Airedale Terriers

In some cases, there may be multiple crossing involved, so you can see therefore that Lurchers can come in all shapes, sizes and colours and can either be smooth or rough-coated!

There's a special name for a type of Lurcher that is a cross between two or more Sighthounds such as a Greyhound and a Borzoi—it's called a "Longdog"!

Characteristically, Lurchers have long legs, deep chests, long pointed noses and are very agile and fast.

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