-
profiles in
sighthounds, some of
which are
shared by all
sighthounds and some of
which may be
unique to one breed. The
typical sighthound type has a light...
- smooth-coated, "S-shaped" type of
sighthound with a long tail and
tough feet.
Greyhounds are a
separate breed from
other related sighthounds, such as the
Italian greyhound...
- Wolfhound.: 130 The
system by
which Russians over the ages
named their sighthounds was a
series of
descriptive terms rather than
actual names.
Borzoi is...
-
pursuit of game or
other animals by dogs—chiefly
greyhounds and
other sighthounds—catching
their prey by speed,
running by sight, but not by scent. Coursing...
- cancer, and hip dysplasia. Like
other sighthounds, the
Afghan Hound is
sensitive to anesthesia, as
sighthounds have
relatively low
levels of body fat...
-
poachers and
hunters discovered that the
crossing of
certain breeds with
sighthounds produced a dog
better suited to this purpose,
given the lurcher's combination...
- Bosnia–Herzegovina and Croatia. It is
claimed the Old
Croatian Sighthound was
descended from
sighthounds kept by the Celts; it
closely resembled images of dogs...
- of
sighthound. Like most
sighthounds,
Silkens are
noted coursers.[citation needed]
Silken Windhounds are graceful, small- to medium-sized
sighthounds with...
-
maximum of 333 per year. The
Italian Greyhound is the
smallest of the
sighthounds. It
weighs no more than 5 kg and
stands 32 to 38 cm at the withers. It...
- or both.
There are
three types of hound, with
several breeds type:
Sighthounds (also
called gazehounds)
follow prey
predominantly by speed, keeping...
