Trivia
- In 1886, Charles Frederick Holder
assembled a pack of greyhounds and trained them to chase fox, jack rabbits and coyotes. The hunters
rode in the style of English fox hunting and Holder was instrumental in the formation of the Valley Hunt
Club in Pasadena, California in 1888. In 1889, the Valley Hunt Club held a "Beautiful fate" to show off
their hounds and celebrate the ripening of the orange. The resulting event, the Orange Parade, ultimately
became the Pasadena Festival of Roses and is now known as the Rose Parade.
- Greyhounds are the only canines mentioned in the Bible by name (King James Version, Proverbs, 30:29-31).
- Greyhounds are one of the oldest purebred dogs, dating back to the Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. Paintings inside the tombs of the great Pyramids depicted greyhounds.
- A law passed during the reign of King Canute stated that the destruction of a greyhound should carry the same capital punishment as the murder of a man.
- In England at one time it was forbidden for commoners to own a greyhound.
- Our American General Custer was a big greyhound fancier.
- President Abraham Lincoln had a greyhound on his family coat-of-arms.
- In 1804, Australia issued a proclamation ordering the destruction of all dogs except greyhounds and sheepdogs.
- The mythical Greek Goddess Diana is usually pictured with a greyhound at her side.
- John Barrymore, the famous actor, always kept his house full of greyhounds as pets.
- Bo Derek, the actress best known from the movies "10" and "Tarzan", owns several retired racing greyhounds and is a great advocate of our program promoting these dogs as pets.
- For many, many years the American make of car, the Lincoln, had a greyhound as its hood ornament.
- Greyhounds are the fastest breed of dog, reaching top speeds of 45 miles per hour.
- Greyhounds typically weigh 50-90 pounds and stand 25-36 inches high (on all 4's)
- Greyhounds can see clearly for up to a half-mile.
- Many people who are allergic to dogs are NOT allergic to greyhounds due to their short, sleek coat and skin type, which has more oil to it, thus less dandruff.
- Greyhounds are NOT guard dogs. Being bred specifically to be even-tempered and good natured, they are inherently well socialized. For this reason they love everyone.
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