Facts about Greyhounds

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Facts about Greyhounds I

· Greyhounds are one of the oldest breeds of dogs. There are drawings of dogs resembling greyhounds in vases and tombs dated from the Ancient Egypt 8000 years ago.

· The greyhound is mentioned in the Old Testament ( Proverbs 30:29-31)

· The greyhound is portrayed by Homer ( Odyssey, 800 B.C.—the only one to recognize Odyseus upon his return was Argus, his greyhound).

· Greyhound history has been regal and they have been associated with royalty for a very long time.

Greyhounds are affectionate and quiet. If they retire young humans may have to teach them how to play but after they learn they will love it; they will compensate for the time they never played while racing.

If the adopted greyhound is a more mature one it will be less active overall but it can also play hard and be as playful as younger ones. They don’t usually need excessive exercise and they take retirement seriously by becoming couch potatoes.

If the adoptive home has a good size fenced year, greyhounds will take advantage of it and will run a few laps around it. They will race each other and after a few minutes they are done. Let’s not forget that they are speed dogs not endurance dogs.

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