Longdog

This article is about a dog called the Longdog. For the short legged, long bodied breed, see Dachshund.

A long dog (also long-dog or longdog) is any dog of sighthound type, whether pure-bred or not.^[1][2] It is usually a cross-breed between two sighthounds of different breeds, one of which is usually a Greyhound.^[3][1]

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

Background

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

See also

• American Staghound
• Feist
• Lurcher