This sleek
sighthound comes from the Fertile Crescent.
From the little Italian greyhound to the huge Irish wolfhound,
sighthounds come in a range of sizes and breeds but are built for speed, with long bodies and legs, broad chests and very little body fat.
Not exact matches
Like all
sighthounds, Irish wolfhounds love to chase animals that are running away from them, and they can take their time responding to your calls to
come back.
Like all
sighthounds, Greyhounds must not be allowed to run free, for they may end up in the next state when they
come to a halt.
To mark the start of the 20 - day countdown until every dog in England, Scotland and Wales has to be microchipped by law, the world - renowned animal charity has revealed that the small
sighthound is the least likely dog breed to
come in with a microchip, making it harder to reunite lost pets with their owners.
The hounds
come in many sizes and in two basic types — scent hounds, who follow their noses anywhere, and
sighthounds, whose gaze lingers on the horizon in the search for game.
The «ancestral» phenotype in my arbitrary definition (which, however, is in line with the views of many or most professionals in animal science) is one that
comes to mind when one thinks of the Jackal, Northern Wolf, and descendants of the extinct Pale - footed Wolf (such as
sighthounds).