Theres a lot more to owning a puppy than what you might think. You have to make sure that this really is what you want and that you can afford all the aspects of owning one. You would also need to evaluate your personality and your present and future lifestyle and make sure […]
Breeding the Greyhound to become a race dog officially starts then when they are approximately twelve months old. Up until that age they were of course handled to get their luring training underway and their strength built up. But it is at that time when the Greyhound pup will be moved from their […]
We hope that you have enjoyed our ‘crash-course’ about the history of Greyhounds so far. In today’s article we will wrap up our 4-part series by continuing from the point in history where Elizabeth I, whom was a coursing enthusiast, created the sport of queens in which she had the Greyhound breed as the […]
In this 3rd section about the history of the Greyhound dog breed, we will discuss how this beautiful animal worked its way from being the victim of the Forest Laws to being the favorite of the nobles for sportsmanship racing games.
To quickly recap on these forest laws of the year 1014: The laws […]
During Part I of our discussion about the history and origin of the Greyhound breed we touched up on their natural speed which helped them become great game hunters in the lands of North Africa and Arabia, as well as sport racers in the lands of Egypt. And because Greyhounds were of high value […]
Thanks to your Greyhound’s smooth thin coat, grooming your dog is relatively low maintenance compared to other longer haired breeds. When brushing your Greyhound, all you need is to go over the coat once or twice with a soft brush or even a damp cloth. Your goal when brushing your dog is to […]
It’s inevitable that every dog will get older. And with age comes physical ailments that your dog will learn to live with unless the pain is too much to bare. One such ailment that especially hits older Greyhounds, after years of running and chasing, is arthritis.
Degenerative joint disease (DJD), which is another name […]
Greyhound dogs are lightening fast learners. This particular breed of dog will surprise you with how much they can learn and at extremely obedient levels. First you must realize that the old fashioned days of training your Greyhound dogs by force is far from productive. Greyhounds are very responsive to training, so […]
If your Greyhound is biting correctly, then the top incisors will fit snugly in front of the bottom incisors. And the top canines will fit right in just behind the bottom canines. It is important for your dog to have correct occlusion.
Some Greyhounds have a very significant overbite in which the upper […]
Your puppys behaviors during the first three months are called the Developmental Periods. These are the stages starting from birth, which is the Neonatal Period between the first two weeks of his life all the way to the Environmental Awareness period, which is the period lasting between ten to twelve weeks of age.
Developmental periods […]
One day you look up at your Greyhound and realize that it’s been over 10 years or more since you brought your cherished family member home. By the look of the silvered colors of the coat, the ever so slow movements he walks in, and the non-stop sleeping, you feel a sudden sadness in […]