How to choose a greyhound

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Sarah Johnson

Healthcare Technology Correspondent

How to choose a greyhound

How to choose a greyhound? When purchasing a greyhound, you should choose a puppy with strong body, bright eyes, and no disease. When purchasing a greyhound, you should carefully examine all parts to see if it meets the needs of a greyhound. The standards that dogs should have; and the personality characteristics of the greyhound, whether it is a family member, whether its movements are flexible, etc. must also be observed.

When purchasing a greyhound, be sure to choose a puppy that is strong, energetic, flexible, has bright eyes, and does not have any diseases.

When purchasing a Greyhound, you should carefully examine all parts of the dog to see if it meets the physical standards for the breed.

Specifically, the dog must not exceed the standard in terms of height and weight, otherwise it may not be a purebred of this breed.

When examining the character traits, you should pay attention to whether the greyhound is friendly and approachable to people, whether its movements are flexible and strong, and whether it barks and bites randomly, etc.

To examine the physical characteristics of the dog, you should start from the head, chest, back, waist, abdomen, forelimbs, hind limbs, neck, tail, toes, claws, eyes, nose, muzzle, ears, coat, coat color and other parts. Comprehensive comparison of standards.

It is not advisable to choose the smallest individual in the same population. Because this "little one" may be the weakest dog in the litter.

If the greyhound you want to buy is a purebred dog, the seller can usually produce the pedigree certificates of the dog’s male and female parents. If they cannot do so, it is difficult to guarantee the purebred dog.

If this is a dog with good physique and properly raised, the seller will be willing to issue a 1-2 week safety guarantee when selling it.