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Size and lifespan
- Size
- LurcherMedium
- Typical adult weight
- Lurcher12–30 kg
- Typical lifespan
- Lurcher12–15 years
Exercise and care
- Exercise
- LurcherModerate: typically around an hour a day
- Grooming
- LurcherAbout once a week
- Shedding
- LurcherModerate shedding
- Barking
- LurcherTends to be quiet
Home life
- Home
- LurcherOften adapts to flats and smaller homes
- Garden
- LurcherA secure garden is strongly advised
- Time alone
- LurcherUsually copes only with short periods alone
- Owner experience
- LurcherSome dog experience helps
Living with others
- Other dogs
- LurcherVaries with the individual dog
- Cats and small pets
- LurcherOften has a strong instinct to chase small animals
These are typical breed tendencies from reviewed sources, never a promise about an individual dog. Read each guide for the detail and ask the breeder or rescue about the dog you are considering.