Interesting Stuff About Greyhounds

Assumption College has used the GREYHOUND as its athletics mascot since 1933 when a then unidentified priest remarked that the basketball team ran so fast it resembled a bunch of Greyhounds.

From 1912 through 1933 the College's athletic teams were known only by their colors . . . the Blue and White. The original Greyhound was named Pierre and his owner was Batiste the French-Canadian lumberjack.

As far as we know only FIVE senior colleges in the nation utilize the mascot . . . Assumption College, Eastern New Mexico University, University of Indianapolis, Loyola University of Maryland and Moravian College.

The logo has resembled the logo of a well-known bus company.

AND, WE'LL BET YOU DID NOT KNOW THAT . . .

GREYHOUNDS are the ONLY canine mentioned in the Bible by James. (King James version, Proverbs 30:29-31)

GREYHOUNDS are the oldest, purebred dog, dating back to the Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. Paintings inside the tombs of the great Pyramids depicted GREYHOUNDS.

A law passed during the reign of King Canute stated "No mean person may keep any GREYHOUNDS.". The law also stated that the destruction of a GREYHOUND should carry the same capital punishment as the murder of a man.

In England at one time, it was forbidden for 'commoners' to even own a GREYHOUND.

American General Custer was a big GREYHOUND fancier.

President Abraham Lincoln had a GREYHOUND on his family coat-of-arms.

In 1804, Australia issued a proclamation ordering the destruction of all dogs except GREYHOUNDS.

The mythical Greek Goddess Diana is usually pictured with a GREYHOUND at her side.

There is an Irish GREYHOUND named Master McGrath, who has been memorialized in poetry and song for his winning the English Waterloo Cup race.

John Barrymore, the famous actor, always kept his house full of GREYHOUNDS as pets.

Bo Derek, the actress best known from the movies "10" and "Tarzan", owns several retired racing GREYHOUNDS, and is a great advocate of promoting GREYHOUNDS as pets.

For many, many years the American make of car the Lincoln had a GREYHOUND as its hood ornament.

GREYHOUNDS are the FASTEST breed of dog, reaching top speeds of 45 miles per hour!

GREYHOUNDS can see CLEARLY for a distance of a half-mile.

Many people who are allergic to dogs are NOT allergic to GREYHOUNDS, due to their short, sleek coat and skin type, which has more oil to it, thus less dandruff.

GREYHOUNDS are NOT guard dogs. Being bred specifically to be even tempered and good natured, they are inherently well socialized. For this reason they LOVE everyone.

A retired racing GREYHOUND will return the love and affection you give him by 100%. Few things in life are quite as satisfying as adopting a GREYHOUND.

GREYHOUNDS can cover a 5/16-mile race course in approximately 31 seconds reaching speeds up to 45 m.p.h.