# Longdog

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{{Short description|Dog of sighthound type, usually cross-bred}}
{{About|a dog called the Longdog|the short legged, long bodied breed|Dachshund}}
{{use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox dog breed 
|name= Longdog
|image= longdog.jpg
|image_caption= Greyhound x Deerhound cross-breed
|altname= Long dog
}}

A '''longdog''' (also '''long-dog''' or '''long dog''') is any dog of [sighthound](/source/sighthound) type, whether [pure-bred](/source/pure-bred) or not.{{r|oed|sheardown}} It is usually a [cross-breed](/source/cross-breed) between two sighthounds of different breeds, one of which is usually a [Greyhound](/source/Greyhound).{{r|bob|oed}}
==Background==
It is distinct from the [lurcher](/source/lurcher), which is a cross between a sighthound and a working dog, usually a [terrier](/source/terrier) or herding dog.<ref name=Alderton>{{cite book |last=Alderton |first=David |author-link=David Alderton |date=2000 |title=Hounds of the world |location=Shrewsbury |publisher=Swan Hill Press |pages=76–66 |isbn=1-85310-912-6}}</ref> A longdog is generally larger than a [feist](/source/Feist_(dog)), which is an American cross.<ref name=oed>"[https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/109975?redirectedFrom=longdog#eid38792556 Long dog]", in: ''[Oxford English Dictionary](/source/Oxford_English_Dictionary)'', online edition. Oxford: [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press). Accessed May 2021. {{subscription required}}.</ref><ref name=sheardown>{{cite book |last=Sheardown |first=Frank |date=1999 |title=The working longdog |location=Shrewsbury |publisher=[Swan Hill Press](/source/Swan_Hill_Press) |page=9 |isbn=1-84037-060-2 }}</ref><ref name=bob>Jeffare, Bob (2001). [https://web.archive.org/web/20030826105527/http://www.k9magazinefree.com/k9_perspective/iss1p11.shtml Lurchers and Longdogs]. ''K9 Perspective Magazine'' '''1''': 11. Archived 26 August 2003.</ref><ref name=defra>Blount, Deborah (February 2000). [https://web.archive.org/web/20080730143402/http://www.defra.gov.uk/rural/hunting/inquiry/evidence/lurcherclubs1.htm#p2 The Lurcher Submission]. Association of Lurcher Clubs. Archived 30 July 2008.</ref><ref name=den>Harvey, Denis E. (1979). [https://books.google.com/books?id=SELYAAAAMAAJ ''The Gypsies: Waggon-time and After'']. London: Batsford. {{isbn|9780713415483}}.</ref><ref name=hancock>{{cite book |last=Hancock |first=David |date=2012 |title=Sighthounds: their form, their function and their future |location=Ramsbury, Marlborough |publisher=[The Crowood Press](/source/The_Crowood_Press) Ltd |pages=97–106 |isbn=978-1-84797-392-4 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [American Staghound](/source/American_Staghound)
* [Feist](/source/Feist_(dog))
* [Lurcher](/source/Lurcher)

==Notes==
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== Further reading ==
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* E.G. Walsh (1977). ''Lurchers and Longdogs''. Woodbridge: Boydell.
* {{long dash}} (1990). ''Longdogs by Day''. Woodbridge: Boydell.
* D.B. Plummer (1993). ''Lurcher and Long Dog Training''. London: [Robinson Publishing](/source/Robinson_Publishing).

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Category:Sighthounds
Category:Dog crossbreeds

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