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Greyhound Dog Breed Picture & Information

The Greyhound is the oldest and most conservative of all dogs, and his type has altered singularly little during the seven thousand years in which he is known to have been cherished for his speed, and kept by men for running down the gazelle or coursing the hare. The earliest references to the Greyhound are far back in the primitive ages, long before he was beautifully depicted by Assyrian artists, straining at the leash or racing after his prey across the desert sands

Alternative Name

English Greyhound

Origin

England or Egypt

Physical Attributes

Greyhounds have very short hair, making it easy to maintain it.
The have various color combinations including white, fawn, black, blue, and grey
Male Greyhound dogs are usually 28 to 30 inches tall and weigh around 65 to 90 pounds. Females are smaller with heights from27 to 28 inches and weights from 50 to 75 pounds.

Miscellaneous Information

The Egyptians loved him and appreciated him centuries before the pyramids were built. In those days he wore a feathered tail, and his ears were heavy with a silken fringe of hair. His type was that of the modern Arabian Slughi, who is the direct and unaltered descendant of the ancient hound. The glorious King Solomon referred to him (Proverbs xxx. 31) as being one of the four things which "go well and are comely in going--a lion, which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away
from any; a Greyhound; an he goat also; and a king against whom there is no rising up."

The following is the standard by which Greyhounds should be judged.

HEAD--Long and narrow, slightly wider in skull, allowing for plenty of brain room; lips tight, without any flew, and eyes bright and intelligent and dark in colour.
EARS--Small and fine in texture, and semi-pricked.
TEETH--Very strong and level, and not decayed or cankered.
NECK--Lengthy, without any throatiness, but muscular.
SHOULDERS--Placed well back in the body, and fairly muscular, without being loaded.
FORE-LEGS--Perfectly straight, set well into the shoulders, with strong pasterns and toes set well up and close together.
BODY--Chest very deep, with fairly well-sprung ribs; muscular back and loins, and well cut up in the flanks.
HIND-QUARTERS--Wide and well let down, with hocks well bent and close to the ground, with very muscular haunches, showing great propelling power, and tail long and fine and tapering with a slight upward curve.
COAT--Fairly fine in texture.
WEIGHT--The ideal weight of a dog is from 60 pounds to 65 pounds, of a bitch from 55 pounds to 60 pounds.

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