- Black, white, red, blue, fawn, fallow, brindle or any of these colours broken with white
About the Greyhound
Origin: Great Britain
- Typical life span
- 10-13 years
- Size
- Large — from its typical weight
- Weight
- Male
- 29-32 kg
- Female
- 27-29 kg
- Height
- Male
- 71-76 cm
- Female
- 68-71 cm
- FCI status
- Recognised by FCI
- FCI group
- Sighthounds
- Origin
- Great Britain
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What is a Greyhound?
An ancient sighthound with tall, lean, elegant build designed for exceptional speed. Known for their gentle temperament and often described as a '45-mph couch potato', combining incredible athleticism with calm, affectionate nature.
Greyhound history and origins
Ancient sighthound breed dating back thousands of years, depicted in Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art. The modern Greyhound was standardized in Great Britain for coursing game and later racing. Famed as the fastest dog breed.
Greyhound appearance and size
Males typically weigh 29-32 kg and stand 71-76 cm at the shoulder; females 27-29 kg and 68-71 cm.
What the breed standard says
- Bred for
- Sighthound
- Behaviour and temperament
“Possessing remarkable stamina and endurance. Intelligent, gentle, affectionate and even tempered”
Quoted from FCI standard n°158. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Breed reference from The Dog API.
Pros & cons
Pros & cons for the Greyhound
What you get with the Greyhound
- Purpose stated in the standard: “Sighthound”
- The standard describes the breed as: “Possessing remarkable stamina and endurance. Intelligent, gentle, affectionate and even tempered”
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 · Greyhound
Coat and colour
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording.
Coat
Fine and close
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°158 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
What the breed standard says
- Size
- “Ideal height: Males: 71 – 76 cms. Females: 68 – 71 cms”
- FCI distinguishes an ideal from what is permitted.
Quoted from FCI standard n°158. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Greyhound in general; any individual animal can differ.
Health guide
What to ask for in a Greyhound
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the 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 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 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.