They are a tall, muscular, yet slender breed of dog. They are bred for the explicit purpose of hunting down game with speed and agility reminiscent of NASCAR racers. The exact origin of the greyhound ...

Dogs have been hunting with humans for at least 14,000 years, which resulted in the breeding of specific types of hunting dogs in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. These breeding methods have ...

Dating back to the Ice Age, the Norwegian Lundehund is classed as one of the oldest dog breeds – as well as the rarest – and ...

TAUNTON – Denise Schumitz calls greyhound dogs “the 45 mph couch potato.” They run fast in short sprints, but don’t require much exercise beyond routine walks and play, are quite passive ...

Denise, along with her husband, Matt, run Greyhound Pets of America, a non-profit that fosters and rehomes retired greyhound race dogs. “There are plenty of retired race dogs that need homes ...

The Italian greyhound, also known as Iggy and IG, is a toy dog breed from Italy with a short coat, long neck, and slender legs. These sleek dogs are miniature greyhounds that stand between 13 and ...

About 167,000 dogs were abandoned in Spain in 2021, many following the end of the hunting season, according to the Affinity Foundation, a Barcelona-based non-governmental organisation.

Greyhound advocates say the dogs race twice a week but spend the rest of their time in a kennel, a nice word for cage. It sounds cruel, but having lived a year with my Cap, I can tell you this: He ...

The group includes 27-year-old dog trainer Marshall Feinberg and his greyhound-whippet-pitbull mix, Henry, along with 35-year-old HR professional Jennifer Scanlan and her jagdterrier, Fitz “We do this ...

Patty Machelor May 7, 2016 May 7, 2016 Updated Jan 31, 2017 The fate of more than 420 greyhound dogs will play out over the next several months as rescue groups as far away as Canada offer to help ...

New figures showing an increase in the number of greyhounds that died racing last year have sparked renewed calls for a ban ...

Every weekend his dog Barto is joined by Fitz, a jagdterrier, and Henry, a greyhound. Together they stalk the rats around Adams Morgan. Credit: WUSA/ James Hash ...