This group has been facing hard times for over 15 years. In 2003, the number of registrations of the group, represented less than 2% of the total number of registration.
In this gloomy context, the largest hounds, the Irish Wolfhound, is the less affected. So is the Spanish Galgo, but to a lesser extent. And the star of the group - which was above 1,000 registrations for several years, and represented one out of two hounds bought in France – has been in a decreasing trend for three years.
WHIPPET 858
BORZOI 253
IRISH WOLFHOUND 247
AFGHAN HOUND211
SMALL ITALIAN GREYHOUND 195
GREYHOUND 92
SALUKI 65
AZAWAKH 61
SLOUGHI 43
DEERHOUND 39
GALGO 32
MAGYAR AGAR 16