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About the Spanish Greyhound

Origin: Spain
Typical life span
12-15 years
Size
Large — from its typical weight
Weight
Male
23-30 kg
Female
20-27 kg
Height
Male
60-70 cm
Female
58-68 cm
FCI status
Reconocida por la FCI
FCI group
Sighthounds
Origin
Spain
Also called
Galgo Espanol
Known hereditary risks
Not researched yet

About

What is a Spanish Greyhound?

An ancient sighthound breed from Spain known for its lean, athletic build, speed, and gentle, calm temperament. Also called Galgo Español, they come in both smooth and wire-coated varieties and are bred for grace and reserved demeanor.

Spanish Greyhound history and origins

Ancient breed with roots tracing back over 2000 years to Celtic hounds in the Iberian Peninsula. Used by Spanish nobility and rural hunters for coursing hare across open plains and fields. Recognized by FCI and national Spanish kennel club.

Spanish Greyhound appearance and size

Males typically weigh 23-30 kg and stand 60-70 cm at the shoulder; females 20-27 kg and 58-68 cm.

Lo que dice el estándar de la raza

Criado para
A dog hunting the hare in fast pursuit in open fields, being directed by his sight. Formerly he has also been used and can hunt other game animals like rabbits, foxes, also boars; however the primordial utilization of the breed has been and is the hunt of the hare in open fields
Comportamiento y temperamento
Serious temperament and reserved in occasion, however when out hunting, proves to be an energetic and lively hunter

Quoted from FCI standard n°285. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Referencia de la raza de The Dog API.

Características

Tamaño
Large
Necesidad de ejercicio
4 of 5
Facilidad de adiestramiento
Caída de pelo
Cuidados del pelo
4 of 5
Convivencia con niños
Coste de mantenimiento
Tolera quedarse solo
Inteligencia
Salud de la raza
Not researched yet

Pros & cons

Pros y contras de la raza Spanish Greyhound

Lo que obtienes con la raza Spanish Greyhound

  • Función declarada en el estándar: «A dog hunting the hare in fast pursuit in open fields, being directed by his sight»
  • El estándar describe la raza así: «Serious temperament and reserved in occasion, however when out hunting, proves to be an energetic and lively hunter»

Lo que asumes

  • Exige muchos cuidados del pelo — la descripción del propio estándar es «The variety of semi-long hard-haired shows a greater hardness and length of hair which…»

Extraído de fuentes y no escrito como opinión — investigación de salud citada, el estándar del propio registro, y estudios de longevidad revisados por pares. Estándar de la raza, FCI. Los animales de un criador pueden diferir de todo esto, y una columna vacía significa que no tenemos nada de ese lado, no que no haya nada que decir.

Characteristics

Estándar de la FCI · Spanish Greyhound

Pelo y color

Tal como lo establece el estándar de la FCI. Cada línea de abajo está en las palabras del propio estándar.

Coat

spread all over the body down to the interdigital spaces.

Slightly longer at the back of the thighs.

The variety of semi-long hard-haired shows a greater hardness and length of hair which can be variable

although always evenly spread onto the whole body, it tends to form a beard and moustaches at the muzzle, eyebrows and top knot on the head

  • Dense
  • Very fine
  • Short
  • Smooth

Color

  • Preferred
  • Permissible
  • Undesirable
  • Disqualifying

«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» y «disqualifying» — preferido, admisible, indeseable y descalificante — son las palabras de la propia FCI sobre la raza, y quedan en inglés porque así constan en el estándar. Describen lo que el estándar pide — no son una valoración de ningún perro concreto, ni nuestra.

  • All colours
  • The following colours are considered as the most typical, in order of preference: • Fawn and more or less dark brindles, well pigmented. • Black. • Flecked with black, dark and light. • Burned chestnut. • Cinnamon. • Yellow. • Red. • White. • With white markings and pied

Resumido de FCI standard n°285 — cada etiqueta está en las palabras del propio estándar, con el veredicto pasado a la etiqueta de al lado. Lee la cláusula completa en la fuente.

Lo que el estándar penaliza

Aquello por lo que un juez resta puntos a la raza Spanish Greyhound, y lo que la deja fuera del ring, en las palabras del propio registro. Esto describe el estándar de la raza — no es una lista de comprobación para el animal que tienes delante, y un animal de compañía con un defecto descalificante es un perro que no puede ir a exposición, no un perro enfermo.

Defectos descalificantes

Dejan al animal fuera del ring por completo.

  • Lack of type.
  • Split nose.
  • Distinctly overshot mouth or undershot mouth.
  • Topline very broad, flat and straight.
  • Chest let down well below the elbow.
  • Any other typical characteristic which would recall or indicate a cross-breed.
  • Albinism

FCI standard n°285

Información a nivel de raza, de The Dog API. Describe la raza Spanish Greyhound en general; cualquier animal concreto puede ser distinto.

Health guide

What to ask for in a Spanish Greyhound

No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Spanish 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.

Puppies

No puppies listed right now

No Spanish 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.

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