Greyhound Characteristics
The greyhound is built for speed, with a streamlined, muscular body. The neck is long and arched, the head is fine and long.
They have characteristic rose ears, usually folded flat against the neck when the dog is relaxed. They will prick forward and may stand almost erect when the greyhound is interested in something. The chest is deep, the loin arched and the waist is narrow, giving the dog a very distinctive appearance.
They have a fine short-haired coat, which can be any color from white through fawns, brindles to black, and party colors.
The greyhound has a gentle disposition, even though they are a hunting dog. They make an ideal pet if their size is not an issue. They don't take a lot of looking after... a ½ mile walk in the evening is adequate exercise if they are not overfed. Whilst' they are easily trained to chase, they are not so easily trained to obey 'normal' dog commands, unless their training starts at an early age.
Care must be taken to keep greyhounds on a lead in public, as they tend to lose their footing on manmade surfaces when running, due in main part to their speed. But let them loose in a field or enclosed paddock, and their speed and gracefulness will leave you speechless.
This is what you should do if you are a novice greyhound trainer:
- buy all the book's on Greyhound Training that you can find.
- read all the topics you can find on this website site, on training and feeding racing greyhounds
- befriend the best greyhound trainers you can find in your local area, and offer to help them with trialing, race night handling, feeding, looking after their pups etc.
- and most importantly, "Listen with your ears, not your mouth" you have two ears and one mouth for a reason.
If you want to learn something in a hurry, you should only use your mouth for eating, laughing and asking questions.
posted by Russell Savige @ 2:54 AM
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