Pharaoh Hound vs Xoloitzcuintli

A Pharaoh Hound
Photo: Pleple2000
A Xoloitzcuintli
Photo: Canarian

Side by side

Pharaoh Hound
Xoloitzcuintli
Adult weight
20–25 kg (45–55 lb) (estimated: the AKC breed page's 45-55 lb, one range for both sexes)
4.5–25 kg (10–55 lb) (breed club figure)1
Height
Males 56–64 cm; females 53–61 cm2
Males 25–62 cm; females 25–62 cm3
Fully grown
11 months, both sexes4
10 months, both sexes4
Group
Spitz & primitive2
Spitz & primitive3
Coat
Short coat2
Hairless variety or short coat3
Shedding
Sheds through the year
No sourced figure
Grooming
A brush once a week
No sourced figure
Exercise
A moderate amount
Class
Companion
Companion

Which suits you

Size
The Xoloitzcuintli comes in a wide range of sizes, 4.5–25 kg (10–55 lb) as an adult, against 20–25 kg (45–55 lb) for the Pharaoh Hound.
Temperament
They differ most on independence (Pharaoh Hound: decides for itself; Xoloitzcuintli: cooperative, with its own ideas) and on loyalty (Pharaoh Hound: bonded to its family; Xoloitzcuintli: sticks close to its people).
Neither is the better dog in general. Which suits you depends on your home, your days and the care you can give.
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What they're like

Pharaoh Hound
Spitz & primitive · Medium

In temperament it is friendly, playful and alert, affectionate with its own household and sometimes reserved with strangers.

Xoloitzcuintli
Spitz & primitive · Medium

The Xolo is calm, alert and loyal. It forms close bonds with its family and is reserved with strangers, which makes it a watchful guard.

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Breed traits

Day to day
Pharaoh Hound
Xoloitzcuintli
Activity
Differs
Needs lots of exercise
A good daily walk and play
Intelligence
Learns readily, likes games
Learns readily, likes games
Handler demand
Needs steady training
Needs steady training
With people
Pharaoh Hound
Xoloitzcuintli
Affection
Affectionate on its own terms
Affectionate on its own terms
Loyalty
Differs
Bonded to its family
Sticks close to its people
Independence
Differs
Decides for itself
Cooperative, with its own ideas
Around the home
Pharaoh Hound
Xoloitzcuintli
Sensitivity
Differs
Average
Needs a calm, predictable home
Voice
Barks to alert, then settles
Barks to alert, then settles
Prey drive
Differs
Likely to chase small pets
Chases; needs managing
Breed explains only about 9% of how individual dogs differ in behaviour5. Meet the dog. A good breeder breeds for temperament as well as health, and matches each puppy's personality to the right home6,7.

Puppy growth

Reference curves · both sexes
The Pharaoh Hound grows to the heavier adult, about 23 kg against the Xoloitzcuintli's 15 kg. The Pharaoh Hound's weight is not a published figure.
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Sources

Parts of this page were written by AI ·