Prehistoric art depicts doglike creatures and men chasing game, but the Greyhound story begins properly in Egypt some 5,000 years ago. The hounds of the pharaohs were designed to detect, chase, capture, and dispatch the fleet-footed wildlife of Egypt’s deserts. To the pharaoh’s subjects, the godlike beauty of these haughty hounds was an extension of their ruler’s divine majesty.

The first knowledge of the Greyhound comes from the Tomb of Amten in the Valley of the Nile, which is about 2900 and 2751 BC.

The Greyhound was recognized as a breed in 1885.

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Height: 28-30 inches (male), 27-28 inches (female)

Weight: 65-70 pounds (male), 60-65 pounds (female)

Coat Colors: Numerous

Markings: Black-mask, Parti-colored, Solid, Ticket

Conformation:

Common Uses: Hunting. Also racing but this is controversial

Temperament: Gentle, Independent, Noble

Place of Origin: Egypt - 4th Dynasty