Longdog Explained

Longdog
Also Known As:	Long dog

A long dog (also long-dog or longdog) is any dog of sighthound type, whether pure-bred or not. It is usually a cross-breed between two sighthounds of different breeds, one of which is usually a Greyhound

Background

It is distinct from the lurcher, which is a cross between a sighthound and a working dog, usually a terrier or herding dog.^[1] And it is generally larger than a feist, which is an American cross.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

See also

• American Staghound
• Feist
• Lurcher

Further reading

• E.G. Walsh (1977). Lurchers and Longdogs. Woodbridge: Boydell.
• (1990). Longdogs by Day. Woodbridge: Boydell.
• D.B. Plummer (1993). Lurcher and Long Dog Training. London: Robinson Publishing.

Notes and References

1. Book: Alderton, David . David Alderton . 2000 . Hounds of the world . Shrewsbury . Swan Hill Press . 76–66 . 1-85310-912-6.
2. "Long dog", in: Oxford English Dictionary, online edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Accessed May 2021. .
3. Book: Sheardown, Frank . 1999 . The working longdog . Shrewsbury . . 9 . 1-84037-060-2 .
4. Jeffare, Bob (2001). Lurchers and Longdogs. K9 Perspective Magazine 1: 11. Archived 26 August 2003.
5. Blount, Deborah (February 2000). The Lurcher Submission. Association of Lurcher Clubs. Archived 30 July 2008.
6. Harvey, Denis E. (1979). The Gypsies: Waggon-time and After. London: Batsford. .
7. Book: Hancock, David . 2012 . Sighthounds: their form, their function and their future . Ramsbury, Marlborough . The Crowood Press Ltd . 97–106 . 978-1-84797-392-4 .