Crossbreeding
Rather than inbreeding similar looking dogs in order to create a new breed with a consistent appearance, Eurohound racers crossbreed for specific working traits and health. Crossbreeding includes breeding between two established breeds, with two tightly bred but unrelated gene pools, and breeding the first generation cross back to one of the purebred breeds. Crossbreeding is also done for the purpose of heterosis (hybrid vigor). The dogs most often used for Eurodog crosses are purebred Pointers (German Shorthaired Pointers and English Pointers),Vorester Pointer and Alaskan Huskies( Gareth Wright lines primarily) from tightly bred sprint dog lines used for racing.
A first generation Eurohound cross (fifty percent Pointer, fifty percent Husky) have short coats, suitable for sprint races, which don't involve resting or sleeping on the trail. When the first generation cross is crossed again with the Alaskan Husky, the resulting generation can have thicker coats, suitable for longer distance teams. Most distance mushers prefer the pointer genetics to only be 1/8 in dog for maximum performance . This then reduces the Eurohound influence and dogs should be termed Alaskan Huskies or Hound crosses.
The term "Eurohound" was coined by Ivana Nolke, to distinquish the Europeon racing dogs being imported into Alaska. Vorester ex greyhound crosses are coined "Greysters" and poplar for dryland racing limited class snow racing.
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