Greyhound Breeders UK: Advertise Your Kennel Free

Advertise your Greyhound puppies, litters and stud dogs

Do you breed pedigree Greyhounds? With the breed on the RKC's vulnerable native breeds list, buyers can find it hard to locate a litter. List your kennel on caninebreeder.co.uk with a free basic profile showing your kennel name, website, social links, location and categories. When a litter is due, advertise Greyhound puppies for sale, promote your Greyhound stud dog and share the neuropathy and heart test results that buyers ask about. Add your listing or see pricing.

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Do I need a licence to advertise puppies?

In England you need a dog breeding licence from your council if you breed three or more litters in 12 months or breed and sell dogs as a business, and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own schemes. Licensed breeders show their licence number and issuing council on every advert. Puppies must be at least eight weeks old before they go to new homes.

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About the Greyhound

The Greyhound is a sighthound, a hound that hunts by sight and speed rather than by scent, and it sits in the RKC Hound group. The Royal Kennel Club notes that greyhound-type hounds appear in ancient Egyptian tomb paintings, and that the Greyhound was developed in Britain, where in the Middle Ages the law restricted hunting with greyhounds to royalty and nobles.

Alongside the racing greyhound there is a separate population of pedigree show Greyhounds registered with the RKC. The Greyhound Club UK says there has been very little crossing between show dogs and racing or coursing lines since the 1930s, and the RKC says the show Greyhound is bigger and heavier than the racing dog. RKC registrations are tiny: the Greyhound is on the RKC's list of vulnerable native breeds, with 10 registrations in 2025, although the RKC notes that the breed is numerous outside its own register.

Size and build

The breed standard gives an ideal height of 71 to 76 cm for dogs and 69 to 71 cm for bitches. It calls for a strong, upstanding, well-muscled hound with a long head and neck, a deep chest, a slightly arched loin and powerful hindquarters, and it prizes stamina and endurance.

Coat and grooming

The coat is fine and close. Accepted colours are black, white, red, blue, fawn and brindle, or any of these broken with white. The RKC suggests grooming once a week, and the breed does shed. The breed club recommends brushing a Greyhound's teeth daily to keep tartar and gum problems in check.

Exercise

The RKC lists exercise needs as up to an hour a day and says the breed can live in town or country, although it suggests a large house and garden. Like other sighthounds, Greyhounds chase: the breed club warns that you have little chance of stopping a Greyhound once it has started after something, so let it run free only in a securely fenced area. Some owners take up lure coursing.

Temperament and suitability

The standard describes the Greyhound as intelligent, gentle, affectionate and even-tempered. If you like the type but want a smaller hound, compare the Whippet and Italian Greyhound, or look at the Deerhound and other Hound group breeders.

Greyhound health tests

The Greyhound is in Breed Watch Category 1, so the RKC has not flagged any breed-specific points of concern for show judges. At Good Practice level, the minimum the RKC strongly recommends, breeders should prioritise genetic diversity, which matters in a breed with so few registered litters. At Best Practice level the RKC adds the DNA test for Greyhound neuropathy (GN). GN is a nerve disease with autosomal recessive inheritance: a puppy is affected only if it inherits the faulty gene from both parents. Signs such as muscle weakness, poor stamina and a bunny-hopping gait usually appear at around three to nine months. The RKC's genetic diversity guidance says carriers can still be bred from if they are mated only to clear dogs. The breed club notes that since January 2023, hereditary clear status no longer applies after two generations and dogs must then be tested.

The Greyhound Club UK's code of ethics also recommends a heart examination and ECG by a cardiac specialist within twelve months before mating, and the club has identified bloat, bone cancer (osteosarcoma) and heart disease as the most important conditions to tackle in the breed. Health testing lowers risk but cannot guarantee that a puppy will stay healthy.

Health tests and schemes the RKC lists for the Greyhound:

Prioritising genetic diversity, for example by checking the coefficient of inbreeding of a planned mating (RKC Good Practice)
DNA test for Greyhound neuropathy (GN) (RKC Best Practice)
Breed Watch: Category 1

Choosing a Greyhound breeder

So few pedigree Greyhound litters are registered each year that finding a breeder takes patience. The Greyhound Club UK's puppy advice suggests getting to know a breeder over several months, visiting to meet their dogs before a litter arrives, and expecting to be asked plenty of questions yourself. A good breeder will have DNA tested both parents for Greyhound neuropathy and can tell you about heart testing and the coefficient of inbreeding of the mating.

The club advises that the mother should be at least two years old and should have had no more than one litter in the past 12 months, that puppies should be seen with her and weaned at home, and that you should collect your puppy at eight weeks or older. Expect a written, signed contract, RKC registration and pedigree, microchip details, vaccination and worming records and written care guidance. Do not pay a deposit before you have visited or before the puppies are born. The club also points out that a higher price does not guarantee health or quality, and that pure-bred Greyhounds come in no rare colours.

Questions to ask a Greyhound breeder:

Have both parents been DNA tested for Greyhound neuropathy, and can I see the results?
Have the parents been heart tested, and when?
What is the coefficient of inbreeding for this litter?
Is there a written contract, and will the registration carry any endorsements?
What support do you offer after the sale, and will you help if the dog ever needs a new home?

Greyhound questions

Is a show Greyhound the same as a racing greyhound?

They are the same breed but have been bred apart for a long time. The Greyhound Club UK says there has been very little crossing between show and racing or coursing lines since the 1930s, and the Royal Kennel Club says the show Greyhound is bigger and heavier than the racing dog. Retired racers can still be registered with the RKC, and the club explains that some shows, including Crufts, hold classes for them.

Why is the Greyhound a vulnerable native breed when greyhounds are so common?

The RKC's list is based on RKC registrations, and only 10 Greyhounds were registered in 2025. The RKC flags it as a breed that is numerous outside its own register, and names registration on a separate specialist register as one reason this can happen.

How much exercise does a Greyhound need?

The Royal Kennel Club lists up to an hour a day, and the breed can live in town or country. Greyhounds are fast and have a strong urge to chase, and the breed club warns that once a chase starts there is little you can do. Off-lead running is safest in a securely fenced area.

What health tests should a Greyhound's parents have?

The RKC recommends the DNA test for Greyhound neuropathy (GN) and asks breeders to prioritise genetic diversity. The Greyhound Club UK also recommends a heart examination and ECG by a cardiac specialist within twelve months before mating. Ask to see the results for both parents.

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