Longdog

A longdog (sometimes long dog) is any type of sighthound, either a purebred sighthound breed, or a crossbreed of pure sighthound breeds,[1][2] although the term is most frequently used to refer to crossbred sighthounds.[3] Longdogs are often compared to the lurcher, compared to the longdog the lurcher is usually a cross of a sighthound with a collie or terrier.[2][3][4]

Longdog
Greyhound x Deerhound cross-breed
Other names	Long dog
Dog (domestic dog)

Examples of longdogs include the American staghound and Australian kangaroo dog.[4]

References

1. Oxford University Press (2019). "longdog". Oxford Dictionary. Lexico.com. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
2. Sheardown, Frank (1999). The working longdog. Shrewsbury: Swan Hill Press. p. 9. ISBN 1-84037-060-2.
3. Alderton, David (2000). Hounds of the world. Shrewsbury: Swan Hill Press. pp. 76–66. ISBN 1-85310-912-6.
4. Hancock, David (2012). Sighthounds: their form, their function and their future. Ramsbury, Marlborough: The Crowood Press Ltd. pp. 97–106. ISBN 978-1-84797-392-4.

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.