Greyhounds are one of the most ancient breeds, and they are celebrated for their keen eyesight in hunting down hare and various other types of game. Male Greyhounds weigh 65 to 70 pounds, and females weigh 60 to 65 pounds. They are sweet, gentle, and elegant dogs. They are quite attached to their families, but generally reserved around those they don’t know. Some Greyhounds have a high prey drive and thus cannot be trusted around smaller animals such as cats.

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Potential Health Problems*

• Alopecia (pattern)
• Anesthesia Sensitivity (thiopentone)
• Avulsion of Tibial Tuberosity
• Bone Fractures
• Cataracts
• Congenital Deafness
• Ehler Danlos Syndrome
• Epilepsy
• Gastric Dilation And Volvulus (Bloat)
• Hemophilia A
• Hypertension (high blood pressure)
• Hypothyroidism
• Kidney Disease
• Lens Luxation
• Myopathy (neuromuscular disorder)
• Osteochondrosis
• Osteosarcoma
• Pannus
• Progressive Retinal Atrophy
• Vasculitis (inflammation of the blood vessels)
• Von Willebrand Disease