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A Border Collie wearing a yellow greyhound muzzle. A muzzle is a device that is placed over the snout of an animal to keep them from biting or otherwise opening their mouth. Muzzles can be primarily solid, with air holes to allow the animal to breathe, or formed from a set of straps that provides better air circulation and allow the animal to ...
The London and South Western Railway T9 class is a class of 66 4-4-0 steam locomotive designed for express passenger work by Dugald Drummond and introduced to services on the LSWR in 1899.
The Sloughi / ˈ s l uː ɡ i /, [1] or Arabian 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.
Mick the Miller was included in the list as the only Greyhound, with the only other animal being multi–time Grand National winner Red Rum. [18] He is still referred to as the world's most famous Greyhound, [9] having won 51 of the 68 races he was entered into and is the only dog to have won the treble of the Derby, Cesarewitch and St Leger. [3]
Rose ear: A very small drop ear that folds back; as in the greyhound or bulldog. Semiprick ear : A prick ear where the tip just begins to fold forward, as in the Rough Collie . Hound ear : Floppy ear that is long and droopy enough to collect air around the nostrils, as in scent hounds and spaniels .
The conformation of the Magyar agár has remained the same from the Medieval to the Modern Age until the introduction of the greyhound in the 19th century. [ 2 ] The Magyar agár was bred for long distance racing: dispatching hare or deer shot by horseback riders in an open field or open stand of forest.
The system by which Russians over the ages named their sighthounds was a series of descriptive terms rather than actual names. Borzoi is the masculine singular form of an archaic Russian adjective that means 'fast'.
One family used a winged greyhound for its crest. Other breeds used less often in heraldry include mastiffs , bloodhounds , and foxhounds . A creature referred to as the sea-dog is also used, and resembles the Talbot with scales, webbed paws, a fin along its back, and a flat, beaver-like tail.