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Topic Dog Boards / General / Quiz question??
- By Star [gb] Date 01.05.06 15:31 UTC
Daughter is trying to find answers to a dog quiz but stuck on last question.
What is a Long Dog?
No daft answers please!!! I dont think it is the obvious but googling hasnt helped. Any clever folk out there today?   ;)
- By JaneG [gb] Date 01.05.06 15:33 UTC
long dog is a lurcher, a cross between two sighthound breeds generally.
- By Star [gb] Date 01.05.06 15:36 UTC
Cheers Chaumsong..that was quick. Would never have known that one, you learn everyday. :)
- By Star [gb] Date 01.05.06 15:37 UTC
Thanks JG
- By Jeangenie [gb] Date 01.05.06 15:36 UTC Edited 01.05.06 15:41 UTC
It's a term broadly used to describe fast-running hounds; whippets, greyhounds and lurchers, but is more specifically defined as: a lurcher is originally produced by cross mating two very different breeds of dog, ie; collie x greyhound, with the aim of retaining the speed of the latter and the stamina and tractability of the former . A long dog is originally produced from a cross mating between two pure bred sight hounds, ie; a greyhound x saluki. (Definition from National Lurcher & Racing Club's leaflet: 'The Lurcher & The Long dog')
- By JaneG [gb] Date 01.05.06 16:15 UTC
of course (and as usual :D ) JG is correct. I was a bit distracted at the time but a longdog is " either a purebred greyhound, whippet, deerhound, saluki, wolfhound, borzoi or afghan, or a cross between these breeds" The gospel according to Frank Sheardown (the working longdog). He doesn't mention sloughi, probably none were around when he wrote this but I'd say it's included too.
- By perrodeagua [gb] Date 01.05.06 16:20 UTC
I thought it was a Dachsund :d :d  Boy and I can't spell it either!
- By JaneG [gb] Date 01.05.06 16:59 UTC
Well fair enough Diane, they are very loooooong dogs :D
- By RHODAP [in] Date 01.05.06 21:28 UTC
Don't worry I thought it was dachshund too
Topic Dog Boards / General / Quiz question??

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