Greyhound

Hounds & sighthounds · England

About the Greyhound

The Greyhound is a breed of dog and a sighthound. It is an ancient breed historically developed for hunting game by sight and speed, and has later been used in organised coursing and greyhound racing. Greyhounds are also kept as show dogs and companion animals.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Greyhound” (lead section), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type	Hounds & sighthounds
Origin (Wikidata)	England
Map pin	Representative point in England (not an exact location)
Height	Males: 71–76 cm (28–30 in) Females: 68–71 cm (27–28 in)
Size class	Giant (our grouping, from the height above)
FCI classification	Group 10 (standard no. 158)
Wikidata	Q38571

Height and weight as given in the infobox of the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0), with unit conversions added; we omit figures we cannot read reliably.

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