{"id":6322,"date":"2017-02-23T22:49:46","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T21:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elgalgoazul.com\/?p=6322"},"modified":"2026-10-20T09:03:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T07:03:42","slug":"el-greyhound-el-perro-mas-veloz-del-mundo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elgalgoazul.com\/en\/el-greyhound-el-perro-mas-veloz-del-mundo\/","title":{"rendered":"The Greyhound, the fastest dog in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The queen, tea at four, and a posh-accented greyhound. To talk about the greyhound is to delve into the history of the British Isles<\/strong> and his set of crowns. His great skill for hunting and his elegant bearing earned him the protection of the nobles<\/strong> and its survival to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its evolution as a breed at the hands of the British aristocrats generated a race dog so fast that exceed 90 km per hour<\/strong>. And despite the fact that this is the vision of the greyhound that prevails in the minds of our English neighbors, there are more and more voices that denounce their situation<\/strong> and get them to change the mechanical hare for a good nap on a chesterfield sofa<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE GREYHOUND<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The origin of the greyhound is located in the Middle East<\/strong>, with the Phoenicians being responsible for introducing Egyptian sighthounds into Europe around the 10th century BCE. How it came to the British Isles is already more complicated to define, as there is no historical record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main theories point two possible routes of entry<\/strong>. The first points to Celts<\/strong>, who brought the sighthound from the mainland to the islands during their territorial expansion in the 4th century BCE. While the second considers that it would have been through arab merchants<\/strong>, fixing the sloughi as a direct predecessor. Be that as it may, upon arrival in the Islands they were crossed with other breeds existing in the territory<\/strong>, like shepherds and molossi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0Middle Ages<\/strong>\u00a0It was not an easy period for the greyhound and he was on the verge of\u00a0to become extinct<\/strong>\u00a0because of the\u00a0severe famines<\/strong>. Thanks to the protection of the nobles and the clergy, it survived and came to be considered\u00a0the dog of the aristocracy<\/strong>. In the 10th century CE, their social ascent was reflected in the norms and the\u00a0death penalty\u00a0<\/strong>as sentence\u00a0before the murder of a greyhound<\/strong>, as well as\u00a0exclusivity in its possession and in hunting<\/b>\u00a0the royalty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the late 16th century CE, from hunting large and small game such as deer, fox and hare,\u00a0The greyhound began its transformation into a racing dog<\/strong>, being Queen Elizabeth I one of the main promoters. These competitions began to become popular in the following centuries, reaching their peak between the 18th and 19th centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During these centuries,\u00a0the spanish greyhound<\/a>\u00a0Y\u00a0became one of the parents of the current greyhound<\/strong>. Greyhounds and greyhounds began to breed with the aim of getting faster dogs to compete with on the track. And they got it. Today,\u00a0the greyhound<\/a> is<\/strong>\u00a0the fastest dog breed in the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently<\/strong>, greyhounds continue to be exploited for greyhound racing, being\u00a0mistreated and sacrificed for not being the fastest<\/strong>\u00a0of your category. This situation is increasingly visible to society thanks to the intense work carried out by numerous organizations that defend their rights and fight for the prohibition of greyhound racing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GREYHOUND<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The official greyhound standard was established by the\u00a0International Cynological Federation<\/a>\u00a0in 2010<\/strong>. Classified in group 10 section 3 as\u00a0short-haired sighthounds<\/strong>, Its physical characteristics are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Hope of<\/strong>\u00a0lifetime<\/strong>: between 10 and 12 years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Size<\/strong>: big.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Height<\/strong>: between 68 and 76cm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Weight<\/strong>: between 25 and 45kg.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Complexion<\/strong>: slim and muscular.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Extremities<\/strong>Legs: long, the hind limbs with wide and muscular thighs and the forelimbs are straight and thin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Eyes<\/strong>: oval, oblique and preferably dark.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Snout<\/strong>: strong and well defined jaws.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Ears<\/strong>: small, folded in the shape of a rose and fine texture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Jaws<\/strong>: strong with scissor bite.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Neck<\/strong>Appearance: Long and muscular, elegantly arched.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Line<\/strong>: long, low and fine (strongest at the base, decreases as we approach the tip, slightly bent).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Hair<\/strong>: fine and tight.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Coat colors<\/strong>:\n