What is a lurcher?

The following information will help you if you want to know more about lurchers and greyhounds. It may help you in reaching a decision which is so important, not only for you, but for the dog out there somewhere who may have a chance of life and happiness through you reaching that decision.

Lurchers have a reputation for being large—the typical poacher’s dog. But the truth is they can be all shape and sizes.

A lurcher is not a breed but a type of dog—usually having a member of the greyhound family as one of its parents. Lurchers are rarely seen outside of Great Britain and Ireland, where they originate.

A lurcher is the result of a sighthound crossed with any other breed of dog, and in some cases there may be multiple crossing involved.

A longdog is a cross between two or more sighthounds such as greyhound and borzoi.