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Agár is the Hungarian word that corresponds to greyhound in English. Put together, the breed name simply describes a Hungarian greyhound. Its history is tied to coursing dogs that Magyar tribes carried into the Carpathian basin more than a thousand years ago. The modern Magyar Agár weighs 49 to 64 pounds and stands 24 to 28 inches tall.
Priorities are recall (always managed outdoors), lead manners on a proper sighthound collar, a settle, and socialisation that builds quiet confidence. Keep sessions short, kind and food paid. Owners describe training as a conversation with a courteous steppe aristocrat that mostly agrees with you.
The individual dog still matters more than any general answer: lines, socialisation and the home it lands in bend every breed average, which is why breeder choice carries so much weight.
The temperament record reads: Sweet, aloof with strangers, devoted and fast asleep by the fire. With energy at 4 out of 5, an unexercised Magyar Agár invents its own work; the official bill is 45 to 90 minutes, every single day.
For scale: the Magyar Agár stands 24 to 28 inches and weighs 49 to 64 lb, counts as a senior from about 8 years, and needs 45 to 90 minutes of exercise daily. Keep those numbers in mind and the rest of the page falls into place.
Size context from the growth table: 4 months at about 16 to 20 lb, 9 months at about 36 to 47 lb, 18 months at about 49 to 64 lb mark the Magyar Agár's first year, against an adult standard of 49 to 64 lb. Any, except for black and tan, blue and tricolor. The Hound group is where the record files the Magyar Agár; its home ground is Hungary and Transylvania.
Put against the daily exercise bill of 45 to 90 minutes, the picture stays consistent. Households should choose with that dog, not an imagined one, in mind, and the Magyar Agár profile shows the real animal in full. The Magyar Agár profile is the companion read: same record, full depth, including the life stages and screening notes.
Every answer on this page traces back to the breed's record: the same size, temperament, exercise and health facts set out in full on the Magyar Agár profile, linked below.
Run the honest checklist: 45 to 90 minutes of exercise daily, grooming effort 3/5, keeping costs led by food at about $36 a month, and a 12 to 14 year commitment. The breed quiz compares your answers against every breed on the site, the Magyar Agár included. Meeting adult dogs of the breed remains the best final check on any written answer, this one included.
The record scores grooming effort at 3/5 and shedding at 4/5 for the smooth coat. The coat question pages for the Magyar Agár break the routine down week by week; the grooming planner turns it into a schedule. The breed quiz on this site runs the same record against your household answers, which is a useful second opinion.
The standard colours are listed on the profile; the coat itself is described as Smooth, dense. Colour should be the last criterion in choosing a Magyar Agár puppy, behind health tests, temperament and the breeder's records.
The comparison answered from the records: size, temperament, workload and which household each breed suits.
The Magyar Agár with children, rated and explained: family life, supervision, other dogs and visitors.
The breed comes in Pequeno, Medio and Grande: small, medium and large versions of an ancient Portuguese rabbit hunting breed, all sharing the same proportions.
Last updated: November 4, 2026