Guanaco hunting

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[Hardcastle]

Cool vid, but I wouldn't say those are "dogals", nor galgo patagonicos, they are very small and appear to be more like spanish greyhounds aka galgo espanols, possibly GE lurchers of some kind, but not crossed with anything substantial. I'm not saying that because their performance is poor, it's not, it's quite good, BUT they are literally about 50 lbs maximum. Dogals and patagonicos are more like 100 lbs dogs, can actually be heavier than working dogos (though maybe not pet dogos). Galgo espanols are smaller greyhounds, somewhere between greyhound and whippet, and I think thats what they look like to me. 25" 50 lbs dogs.

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Nov 20, 2022 12:55:02 GMT Hardcastle said:

Cool vid, but I wouldn't say those are "dogals", nor galgo patagonicos, they are very small and appear to be more like spanish greyhounds aka galgo espanols, possibly GE lurchers of some kind, but not crossed with anything substantial. I'm not saying that because their performance is poor, it's not, it's quite good, BUT they are literally about 50 lbs maximum. Dogals and patagonicos are more like 100 lbs dogs, can actually be heavier than working dogos (though maybe not pet dogos). Galgo espanols are smaller greyhounds, somewhere between greyhound and whippet, and I think thats what they look like to me. 25" 50 lbs dogs.

This is something I don't believe you on. There is no way that isn't a Dogal. Not only is that on a Dogal facebook group, but it also looks around 75-80lbs. Those other dogs are tiny things and not Dogals but they aren't participating at all. The black Dogal is doing 95% of the work. The Dogal appears to be a Dogo x Spanish greyhound hybrid, not Dogo x Galgo P.
Perhaps it could be a mix of various bull breeds and sighthounds, but it is essentially a Dogal. The way it's attacking the guanaco and how quick it killed it compared to the actual Spanish greyhounds lingering around makes it quite obvious. Also having seen many Dogals on that facebook group I can assure you it's something like a Dogal or it is a Dogal.

[Hardcastle]

They are probably mongrels/lurchers of some kind, what I know confidently is dog size and they are not 80 lbs, no way. Not even close.

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Nov 20, 2022 17:09:57 GMT Hardcastle said:

They are probably mongrels/lurchers of some kind, what I know confidently is dog size and they are not 80 lbs, no way. Not even close.

So what happened to its robust bones? What is it a dutch shepherd? What are you saying? It looks 60 or above.

[Hardcastle]

I'm just saying they are small dogs that weigh 50 lbs and are 25" max. Spanish greyhounds don't have robust bones. Not at all. And that's what I feel like I'm looking at. Even english greyhounds would look massive near those dogs. It's all the more impressive given this fact.

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Nov 20, 2022 17:16:38 GMT Hardcastle said:

I'm just saying they are small dogs that weigh 50 lbs and are 25" max. Spanish greyhounds don't have robust bones. Not at all. And that's what I feel like I'm looking at. Even english greyhounds would look massive near those dogs. It's all the more impressive given this fact.

It doesn't look much different from the Dogo x Galgo Espanol seen with the cougar and big boar. I'm sure it's a mongrel, but something at least like a Dogal. Like a low-ish content bull lurcher.

[Hardcastle]

Low content bull lurcher (about 3/4 galgo espanol, 1/4 bull) is what I would guess if I had to bet money, but yes on the smaller side. Similar to these-

Smaller than these

Also another pic you had which I can't find had quite a large dog controlling a guanaco very "persuasively".

But yeah that video is rather small ones.
Fairly similar also to these which look close to pure galgo espanols(especially one on the right)


And remember that galgo espanols are small greyhounds, almost intermediate between whippet and english greyhound. I just think it's interesting guanaco can be, and often are taken with fairly small sighthounds or at least high percentage sighthound lurchers.

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Nov 20, 2022 23:36:30 GMT Hardcastle said:

Low content bull lurcher (about 3/4 galgo espanol, 1/4 bull) is what I would guess if I had to bet money, but yes on the smaller side. Similar to these-

Smaller than these

Also another pic you had which I can't find had quite a large dog controlling a guanaco very "persuasively".

But yeah that video is rather small ones.
Fairly similar also to these which look close to pure galgo espanols(especially one on the right)


And remember that galgo espanols are small greyhounds, almost intermediate between whippet and english greyhound. I just think it's interesting guanaco can be, and often are taken with fairly small sighthounds or at least high percentage sighthound lurchers.

I thought the dogs in the top pic were some sort of Galgo Patagonico x street dog mixes.

[Hardcastle]

I'd guess mostly galgo espanol, small amount of bull.