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Lurcher is an old English term for a crossbred dog; specifically, the result of mating a sighthound with a dog of another type, typically a working breed.The term was first used with this meaning in 1668; it is considered to be derived from the verb lurch, apparently a variant form of lurk, meaning lurk or steal.
American staghounds have been known by various names including the "Longdog of the Prairie" and the "American lurcher"; one version is referred to as the "Cold-Blooded Greyhound", these dogs tend to be smooth-coated animals that resemble large Greyhounds, with Greyhounds being the predominant breed in their ancestry and other sighthound blood ...
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A group of Labradoodle assistance dogs. This is a list of common dog crossbreeds.These are crossbreed dogs created deliberately by crossing two purebred dogs.Some are known as designer dogs and are bred as companion dogs, often given portmanteau names derived from those of the parent breeds; others are bred to combine specific working qualities inherent in the parent breeds.
Several types of working dog crossbreeds date from the 14th century or earlier, such as the lurcher or the longdog.. Historically, crosses between dogs of different types were more well accepted at a time when modern purebred breeds (based on the eugenics principles) did not yet exist.
The RSPCA has been caring for its "thinnest dog" as it dealt with a record number of abandoned animals over the festive period. On New Year's Day, 43 abandonment incidents came into the charity ...
A Lurcher puppy, one of seven stolen from a litter, has been found. The seven five-week-old puppies were taken from their mother on 28 December at about 23:00 GMT from Shroton, near Blandford ...
The Borzoi [a] or Russian Hunting Sighthound [b] is a Russian breed of hunting dog of sighthound type. It was formerly used for wolf hunting, [1]: 125 and until 1936 was known as the Russian Wolfhound. [1]: 130 [3]