- Undesirable: All colours and combinations known in sighthounds, except the colours or colour-combinations mentioned as “Eliminating faults”
About the Hungarian Greyhound
Origin: HungaryHungarian Greyhound
- FCI status
- Recognised by FCI
- FCI group
- Sighthounds
- Origin
- Hungary
- Also called
- Lebrel Hungaro
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What the breed standard says
- Bred for
- Hunting and coursing dog which hunts the game by sight. His nose is nevertheless noteworthy. He is especially skilled in coursings and race tracks, yielding good results particularly in longer distances. He is a very good companion and a loyal watch dog
- Behaviour and temperament
“Untiring, full of stamina, fast, tough and robust. Excellent on the race-course; he is on some distances faster than the Greyhound. Somewhat reserved by nature, but not shy, sensible, intelligent and faithful. He is watchful; his instinct to protect people and their houses and property is developed, yet he is not aggressive or vicious”
Quoted from FCI standard n°240. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Characteristics
- Size
- —
- Exercise needs
- —
- Easy to train
- —
- Amount of shedding
- 4 of 5
- Grooming needs
- 2 of 5
- Good with children
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- Cost to keep
- —
- Tolerates being alone
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- Intelligence
- —
- Health of breed
- Not researched yet
Pros & cons
Pros & cons for the Hungarian Greyhound
What you get with the Hungarian Greyhound
- Purpose stated in the standard: “Hunting and coursing dog which hunts the game by sight”
- The standard describes the breed as: “Untiring, full of stamina, fast, tough and robust”
- Low grooming needs, fitting for a busy owner — the coat is “Short, dense, coarse, smooth”
What you are taking on
Nobody has written this side yet. It is a judgement rather than data, so it waits for a person — not for a missing source.
Drawn from sources rather than written as an opinion — cited health research, the registry’s own standard, and peer-reviewed longevity. FCI breed standard. One breeder’s animals can differ from any of it, and an empty column means we hold nothing for that side rather than that there is nothing to say.
Characteristics
FCI standard · Hungarian Greyhound
Coat and colour
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording, tagged undesirable.
Coat
In winter time a considerable amount of dense undercoat may develop
- Short
- Dense
- Coarse
- Smooth
Colour
- Preferred
- Permissible
- Undesirable
- Disqualifying
Preferred, permissible, undesirable and disqualifying are FCI’s own words about the breed. They describe what the standard asks for — not an assessment of any individual dog, and not ours.
Shortened from FCI standard n°240 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Hungarian Greyhound in general; any individual animal can differ.
Health guide
What to ask for in a Hungarian Greyhound
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Hungarian Greyhound on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.
Gallery
No photographs yet
This is where Hungarian Greyhound owners’ own photographs will go, from the pet profiles they keep here. Nobody has added one to a public page yet.
A photograph in a pet profile stays private to its owner. We will not put one here unless they ask us to.
Puppies
No puppies listed right now
No Hungarian Greyhound breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.