In a well-bred greyhound the following characteristics are found: skull rather wide between the ears and flat on the top, with powerful though not clumsy jaws, and very strong teeth; eyes dark in color, and full of fire; ears rather small, and fine in texture; neck long and powerful (to enable it to reach its quarry); chest of fair width, extremely deep; body rather long, ex-tremely powerful especially at the loins, and slightly arched. The back ribs being short, make the body appear tucked up. The coat should be smooth, short, and glossy; gray, black, fawn, white, or brindled in color.
A good greyhound is an affectionate animal, intelligent, and absolutely fearless. The greyhound breed has been used as a racing dog, the quarry being a mechanical rabbit that the dogs chase around a circular track
