Sight Hounds

Breed: (Origin)
  • Colours; Height in inches; Use


Afghan Hound (Afghanistan)
  • Various colours; 25-29 inches; Use: Companion, Guarding, Hunting
American Staghound (USA)
  • Various colours; 25-33 inches; Use: Large game hunting
Azawakh (Mali)
  • Brown and white; 23-29 inches; Use: Companion, Guarding, Hunting
Borzoi (Russia)
  • Various colours; 26-31 inches; Use: Companion
Chart Polski (Poland)
  • Various colours; 27-32 inches; Use: Coursing
Greyhound (Egypt, United Kingdom)
  • Black, or black-brindle, or fawn, or red, or red-brindle, or white; 27-30 inches; Use: Companion, Coursing, Racing
Hungarian Greyhound (Hungary)
  • ??; 25-27.5 inches; Use: Companion, Coursing
Irish Wolfhound (Ireland)
  • Various colours; 30-35 inches; Use: Companion
Italian Greyhound (Italy)
  • Black, blue, cream, fawn; 13-15 inches; Use: Companion
Lurcher (Ireland, United Kingdom)
  • Various colours; 27-30 inches; Use: Companion, Coursing
Rampur Greyound (India)
  • Black; 22-30 inches; Use: Game Coursing
Saluki (Middle East)
  • Black and tan, or cream, or fawn, or golden, or red, or tricolour, or white; 22-28 inches; Use: Companion, Hare coursing
Scottish Deerhound (United Kingdom)
  • Black-brindle, or blue-grey, or fawn, or grey, or red, or red-brindle; 28-30 inches; Use: Companion
Sloughi (North Africa)
  • Fawn to sand; 24-28 inches; Use: Companion
Spanish Greyhound (Spain)
  • Black, or chestnut and white, or cream, or gold, or tiger; 23-28 inches; Use: Companion, Hunting, Racing
Whippet (United Kingdom)
  • Various colours; 18-22 inches; Use: Companion, Coursing, Racing