Representatives of breed greykhaund are recognized as the fastest dogs on the planet. They in run gather speed to 60 km/h. The record of speed was set on March 5, 1994 in Australia, then greykhaund Taytl by nickname Is old dispersed speed to 67.32 km/h. This record still is the highest speed for dogs.
Characteristic of breed
The dog of breed greykhaund has a large and graceful constitution with noble lines. It has smooth wool, high legs, a deep and brawny thorax, the narrow head and a long neck. Eyes have dark color, and ears - small and thin. A back at a dog rather wide and long, with a brawny croup and a powerful waist. The tail is low put and all the time is lowered down. Greykhaund can be a white, black, red, blue and tiger color.
The representative of "fast" breed has a lazy temper, great health and steady mentality. She perfectly gets on with children and the good partner for the owner. Loves long walks and to run much. However the dog does not suit for protection of the house. Greykhaund widely apply in sport as excellent runners. For the same reason it is used in hunting. Life expectancy - about 12-15 years.
History of a greykhaund
Write in some sources that dogs of breed greykhaund went from a slyuga — the Arab borzois which brought to Europe at the end of the 10th century. According to other version, representatives of runners existed in Ancient Egypt. Their images found on tombs of Pharaohs. From Egypt the dogs were delivered to the neighboring Greece, and from there they got to Great Britain. Also dog handlers assume that the breed occurred from dogs of the Celtic breed. In the Middle Ages of a greykhaunda had a powerful constitution and were applied in hunting for bears and wolves. Then began to bring smaller and easy dogs which were used for hunting for foxes, hares and deer out of them. One of strengths of a greykhaund is breaching of small distance for a small interval of time, but a dog quickly longer time cannot fly. The big role in popularity and formation of breed was played by the English lord Orford. For improvement of temperament and physical data of a dog, he crossed her to bulldogs. In 1776 Orford organized the first "Hunting club of the English borzoi". Also he carried out field tests for dogs. Now there are 3 lines of greykhaund: running, exhibition and hunting. For purity of pedigree characteristics these lines of dogs are not crossed among themselves. The feature of representatives of this breed is that they are active within several minutes, and the rest of the time they are quiet and counterbalanced. Dogs easily adapt to the person and to each other. They always lived with owners and treated those few breeds which were allowed to bedrooms and living rooms. Therefore greykhaunda easily live even in close apartments.