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A blue female greyhound. Males are usually 71 to 76 centimetres (28 to 30 in) tall at the withers, and weigh on average 27 to 40 kilograms (60 to 88 lb).Females tend to be smaller, with shoulder heights ranging from 66 to 71 centimetres (26 to 28 in) and weights from 25 to 34 kilograms (55 to 75 lb), although weights can be above and below these average weights. [1]
Guinefort's story is a variation on the well-travelled "faithful hound" motif, similar to the Welsh story of the dog Gelert.. In one of the earliest versions of the story, described by Dominican friar Stephen of Bourbon in 1250, Guinefort the greyhound belonged to a knight who lived in a castle near Lyon. [4]
An Eastern Greyhound Lines coach depicted at a stop in Conneaut, Ohio, c. 1930 Cast iron model "Northland Transportation Co." passenger bus, c. 1930. In 1914, Eric Wickman, a 27-year-old Swedish immigrant, was laid off from his job as a drill operator at a mine in Alice, Minnesota.
The origins of the name of the breed are not clear. [4] [5] The Saluki has also been called the gazelle hound, Arabian hound, and the Persian greyhound. [2]One suggested origin of the breed's name is ancient Sumerian salu-ki translating to 'plunge-earth'. [6]
Polish Greyhounds have also been referenced in hunting literature and artwork since the 13th century. [4] [5] Thought to have the same ancestors as the Hortaya Borzaya and Borzoi, the Polish Greyhound was originally bred to hunt great bustards and wolves. [6] The Polish Greyhound was considered the favorite dog of the Polish nobility. [7]
Dogs of this kind were taken in the first half of the nineteenth century to the United Kingdom, where they were known as Italian Greyhounds; [7]: 44 the first volume of The Kennel Club Calendar and Stud Book, published in 1874, lists forty of them. [8]: 597 A breed association, the Italian Greyhound Club, was established in Britain in 1900.
The greyhound also features very often in British heraldry, and appears on the arms of several English and Scottish families. One family used a winged greyhound for its crest. Other breeds used less often in heraldry include mastiffs, bloodhounds, and foxhounds.
The Sloughi / ˈ s l uː ɡ i /, [1] or Moroccan Greyhound (Arabic: سلوقي), [2] is an ancient breed of domesticated dog, specifically a member of the sighthound family. It originates from North Africa and is found in Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Libya.