“What breed originated in the 1850s when a greyhound was mated with an Irish wolfhound?

Answer 1

Borzoi?

Answer 2

It was the Irish wolfhound itself, the original dog was known as the Irish wolfdog which was used for hunting deer, boar, and wolves. The wolfdog was in danger of becoming extinct when it's natural prey was wiped out and Major H.D.Richardson, a Scot living in Dublin and Captain George Augustus Graham a Scottish breeder of deerhounds started breeding them with the Scottish deerhounds, which they believed to be related to the wolfdog, in the 1850's. The latter dogs became known as the Irish wolfhound.

Answer 3

Well it sounds like the outcome would be a Scottish deerhound..However, their origin is very much older...> http://www.deerhound.org/history.shtml
The Lurcher is also of an ancient origin..> http://www.kford-hounds.co.uk/lurcherhistory.html
the bedlington/lurcher was a popular cross> http://www.thehuntinglife.com/html/sections/lurchers/lurchers.html

From Lurcher breed site> The Lurcher, also known as the "poacher's dog", is a very old breed dating to the 1600's in Ireland and England where it is still a popular dog. It is descended from crosses between Greyhounds and terriers, as well as from Deerhounds; it is said that it was originally bred by tinkers (gypsies) in Ireland and that its name derives from the Romanian word "lur" which means thief. It was bred to be a swift dog that was, and still is, used in hare coursing. It is a tall and slim dog, which is extremely agile and fast. The dignified-looking Lurcher is bred mainly for function and not for conformation, and so there is no official standard for it; as a result, in some circles it is only referred to as a type of dog rather than a breed. However, the "type" is being maintained in the UK as more and more breeders are only breeding Lurcher to Lurcher rather than continuing with the crossbreeding. It is rare to find this dog outside of the UK.> http://www.dogomania.com/breed/breed303/

Answer 4

Lurcher

Answer 5

I would say it was a Lurcher which is a cross of two hounds but as yet they aren't recognised as a breed and were certainly around before then. So it cant be that. It could be one of the deer hounds though !

Answer 6

Lurcher..i have got one...she is a saluki greyhound/deerhound greyhound otherwise known as a lurcher.

Answer 7

The answer is Lurcher because i had one called scruffy.

Answer 8

a lurcher would be a safe bet

Answer 9

lurcher

Answer 10

lurcher