Research proves greyhounds are lovably useless guard dogs
September 30th 2010 08:18
Hello, Heidi here. That's my human writing below. When she talks about greyhounds, you should listen - of course, I taught her everything she knows.
By Jennie Alcorn
A research project conducted in 2008 investigated 33 popular breeds of dog looking into their general health and their level of aggression towards other dogs and towards people (health issues and aggression are the main reasons people give for unsuccessful dog- shelter adoptions).
Greyhounds had the best health record of all the breeds as they have a greater genetic pool than other pure breeds and they are bred for athleticism, not to breed standard.
They were also the least aggressive of all the breeds featuring in only 1.6% of both dog to dog (compared to Akitas 29.3%) and dog to human incidents (compared to Daschunds 20.6%).
It amuses me when I tell people this at promotional events and they then ask me if they are good watch dogs.
---oOo---
Zoomies guest writer Jennie Alcorn lives north of Adelaide, South Australia, and has a lot of experience and inside knowledge of both the greyhound racing and greyhound adoption communities. She has one husband (a country GP), four children, two greyhounds and a never-ending stream of foster hounds.
For further reading on the utter uselessness of greyhounds as watch dogs, click here.
| 96 |
| Vote |
Comments (9)
Add Comments