VVoodhaven Kennels, Woodhaven, L. I. 

 Champion Si'Inawav. 



THE HOUND (ENGLISH GREYHOUND). 



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Origin. — Beyond question the oldest breed of dogs known, as 

 on the pyramids of Egypt, obeHsks, and ancient carved columns 

 it is found in bold relief, with the same outlines as shown in the 

 above illustration. In its native state it is quite devoid of cour- 

 age, so the bitches are bred to bulldogs, and that product, show- 

 ing most greyhound form and bulldog character, is then bred to a 

 greyhound dog, continuing this same last breeding until in the fifth 

 generation we produce the dog of the present day, which has in- 

 domitable courage, wonderful speed and endurance, and is pos- 

 sessed of a desire to kill. The name '' greyhound " is a corruption 

 of " gazehound," signifying that the dog hunts its quarry by sight 

 and not by scent. In England and Italy none but the nobility 

 were formerly allowed to own a greyhound, and the killing of one 

 was then considered a felony. 



Uses. — Coursing hares and rabbits, and in addition, in our 

 Western States, for killing foxes, coyotes, and wolves, though it 

 is rarely able single-handed to kill the latter, on account of their size 

 and ferocity. 



