Table of Contents

Foreword. Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. The Greyhound Family. 2. A World of Gods and Greyhounds. 3. Greyhounds in Ancient Greece. 4. Greyhounds in Ancient Rome. 5. The Decline and Rise of the Modern Greyhound. 6. Greyhounds in New Worlds. 7. Greyhounds in the Show Ring. 8. Greyhounds on the Field. 9. Greyhounds on the Track. 10. Greyhounds as Companions. Bibliography. Index.

About the Author

CYNTHIA A. BRANIGAN is a freelance writer and President of Make Peace with Animals, an all-volunteer animal protection group whose special mission is Greyhound adoption. Among the group's special missions are Greyhound rescue and placement. Branigan gives lectures, seminars, and radio and television interviews on the humane treatment of all animals and is recognized as the country's leading expert on the adoption of ex-racing Greyhounds. Branigan is also the author of Adopting the Racing Greyhound, Third Edition from Wiley.