Welcome to my site After getting involved with sighthounds in 2005 I
started making leather/suede collar tassels to raise money for rescued
sighthounds and retired greyhounds.Since then I |
A short history about the greyhound It is interesting to note that the Greyhound is one of the oldest breeds in existence and has been traced back thousands of years to the early cave drawings.It is also the only dog mentioned in the Bible. The greyhound was the dog of the pharaohs in Ancient Egypt,the dog of the kings of Ancient Greece and of the landed gentry and nobles in England.According to H Edward Clarke,greyhounds can be traced back 4000 years. Originating in Southern Arabia,the greyhound was introduced to Britain via the Romans,at least that is what is believed to have happened. An illustrated manuscript in the British Museum dating to the 9th Century depicts a chieftain and his huntsman with two greyhounds.Greyhound racing is believed to have begun in 1876 in Hendon North London. Greyhounds were introduced to the United States in the mid 1890's primarily to control jack rabbits on the mid-western farms. |