Breed profile
Greyhound
Explore the care, lifestyle and household factors that matter before making a commitment.
SizeLarge
ExerciseModerate
GroomingLow
ChildrenGood
BarkingVery low
HealthModerate
What this means
Source-linked data has been researched to help you make an informed decision about life with this breed.
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Key facts
Size classLarge
Adult weight25 to 35 kg
Exercise needModerate
Energy levelLow
BarkingVery low
Grooming effortLow
Health burdenModerate
Breed profile
Life with this breed
Home and lifestyle
- Flat suitability
- Good fit
- Alone tolerance
- Moderate
- Energy level
- Low
- First-time owner fit
- Good fit
Care and training
- Minimum daily exercise
- 60 minutes
- Mental stimulation
- Low
- Trainability
- Moderate
- Grooming effort
- Low
- Professional grooming
- Low maintenance
- Shedding
- Moderate
Household fit
- Children
- Good
- Dogs
- Good
- Cats
- Limited
- Prey drive
- High
- Visitors
- Moderate
Health and evidence
- Health burden
- Moderate
- Heat tolerance
- Good
- Cold tolerance
- Poor
Health-burden evidence confidence: Medium.
Recorded health considerations
- Gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV)
- Periodontal disease
- Progressive retinal atrophy
- Osteosarcoma
- Von Willebrand disease
- Exercise-associated hyperthermia/rigid paralysis
These are breed-level considerations, not a diagnosis or a guarantee that an individual dog will be affected.
Children and pets need supervision and careful introductions. Individual behaviour varies.