Dogs
Hungarian Greyhound
Other names: Magyar agár, Hungarian agar
- Origin
- Hungary
- Size
- Large
- Height · Male
- 65–70 cm
- Height · Female
- 62–67 cm
- Weight · Male
- 25–31 kg
- Weight · Female
- 22–28 kg
- Life expectancy
- 12–14 years
- FCI
- FCI group 10 · 10 · n.º 240
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Temperament
Untiring, full of stamina, fast, tough and robust. Excellent on the race-course; he is on some distances faster than the Greyhound.
History
The Magyar Agar is an original hunting breed. His origin goes back to the times when the Magyars conquered the country. This is proved by archeological findings of skull bones. To increase the dog?s speed the breed was crossed with different sighthound breeds in the 19th century.
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