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Sighthounds are one of the oldest domestic dog breeds in the world, with lots of regional versions: Irish wolfhounds, Scottish deerhounds, Galgo, Borzoi, Saluki, and many others‌ You can find sighthound-type dogs in ancient Egypt, by the Pharaohs’ side in life and after death. Greyhounds are depicted as trusty companions on funerary monuments and frescoes.
In medieval manuscripts, murals and paintings, greyhounds &whippets appear in hunting scenes, at court banquets and going walkies. In the Victorian age, a greyhound was a must for the Victorian man about town. A glance at old albums reveal loving pictures of pet sighthounds.
Young adult greyhounds are exploited in the name of entertainment in the UK
•7000 pups killed each year, never ran. A playful puppy won’t win races. •5 dogs die on racetrack each week. Dogs wear muzzles on the racetrack to prevent injuring themselves/others
•17K healthy racers under age 5 are put down in a year. •Nailgun to the head is still the legal standard of killing these dogs.
•Greyhounds are starved, given steroids and cocaine for better performance •Redundant racers are illegally sold for meat and hypoallergenic fur trade.
The racing life is not a glamorous one. If a dog survives to run on the track, they spend rest of their lives training or in small kennels.
Greyhounds are lazy, gentle giants that make fabulous pets. They get along with kids, and can be trained to cohabitate with cats and other small animals. While greyhounds never encounter any other dog breeds during their racing career, they get along with other dogs. Bred as athletes, greyhounds are extremely healthy but disposed of after 3-4 years of racing. Unlike other breeds, greyhounds are not predisposed to geneticallycarried conditions.
Black greyhounds are the last adopted and the first on kill lists, simply because they are hard to photograph. In the age of social media and sharing, ex-racers die because they are not photogenic!
Greyhounds reach Despite their adulthood racing careers, without having a greyhounds are name. They are not endurance even taught not walkers but to react to sprinters. A their racing greyhound only name. needs two halfNonetheless, hour of exercise. they learn their The rest of the pet names very day they will quick! enjoy napping on the couch.
Because of their past careers, greyhounds come already house-trained. Some were even trained not to bark, since it would kick off mayhem in the kennels.
Most greyhounds were never allowed to play, pay attention to balls or treats, or respond to whistles. Nonetheless, they are fast and docile learners.
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