The greyhound is reputed to be the oldest domesticated dog, and can be traced back by frescoes and sculptures for thirteen centuries before the Christian era. A fine group of greyhounds fondling each other, more than 2000 years old, is among the treasures of the British Museum, and some of the dfgs depicted in hunting scenes on the Egyptian monuments are of the greyhound typein England the greyhound has been popular since pre-Norman times, and the high esteem in which it was held is evident from the law which until last ce ®‘ tury forbade anyone save a “gentleman er a freeholder to possess e&a
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Taranaki Daily News, 21 May 1921, Page 11
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104Page 11 Advertisements Column 3 Taranaki Daily News, 21 May 1921, Page 11
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