Greyhound Pets of America is dedicated to placing retired racing dogs with forever families Slender, swift and delicate, greyhounds have a unique appearance, but they are more than just athletes — ...

As regulators and humane organizations look to stamp out dog racing for good, greyhounds as we know them—those spindly speed demons—have become a dying breed. Retired racing greyhounds have made ...

Bobby the greyhound was adopted on Dec. 30, after waiting 1064 days to be adopted at the Woodside Animal Welfare Trust in the ...

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, and tend to ...

Greyhounds are the fastest dogs on the planet. With a small head and a lithe, aerodynamically shaped body as well as strong paws and a proportionately bigger heart than that of any other dog breed, ...

The greyhound is a majestic and elegant breed whose chronicled presence beside man has caused some experts to call it the oldest domesticated dog breed in the world. Images of dogs thought to be the ...

Before I started the adoption process for my two greyhounds, I knew very little about the breed. In my mind, they were practically mythical creatures. I knew that they existed — I’d seen videos of ...

So there were the two ex-racer greyhounds, my 9-year-old Elvis and Mom's 5-year-old Lucy, facing off needle nose to needle nose. Elvis barked. Then Lucy. Then Elvis and then Lucy again. Back and forth ...

A man who adopted a greyhound that lost a leg while racing believes the "cradle to grave" attitude towards the breed must change. Essex Havard, 58, from Cardiff, first met Gilly six years ago when she ...