About Greyhounds

* Greyhounds have lived with people since ancient times and love being with people.

* Greyhounds are sight hounds and can see objects up to 1km away.

* Greyhounds love going for trips in the car and are usually excellent travellers.

* Greyhounds have very little body fat. This means they need special anaesthetic if they have an operation. This also affects their ability to cope with extremes of heat and cold.

* Greyhounds can reach speeds of almost 70kph in under 5 seconds. Because of this they must never be tied to a kennel or any other fixed object.

* Although Greyhounds are very fast, they do not require a lot of exercise - a moderate 30 minute walk and a race around the garden a couple of times a day is usually sufficient.

* Greyhounds have larger hearts, higher blood pressure and more red blood cells than other dogs and should never carry excess weight. They have been bred to be sleek and fast.

* In a race a greyhound can pump its entire body weight in blood around its body in just one minute.