Harrier
United Kingdom · 19–21.5 in tall · short double coat
Next to the average dog it is vocal, dog-friendly, wash-and-go, and child-friendly. Day to day it needs a lot of exercise and sheds moderately.
Find out if a Harrier suits youA good fit if…
- you have young children
- there is already a dog at home
- this is your first dog — the scores point to a manageable one
- people come and go a lot
Think twice if…
- your days are mostly indoors
- you share walls with neighbours
- the dog would be alone and unoccupied
Trait profile
Scored 1–5. A blank means the trait is not recorded for this breed.
About the breed
The Harrier is a medium-sized dog breed of the hound class, used for hunting hares by trailing them. It resembles an English Foxhound but is slightly smaller, though not as small as a Beagle. The breed has been used since the mid-13th century.— English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
