Talk:Greyhound

Missing Information/Possible Example to Assist

O.K., so maybe I'm way off base here, but which Greyhound do you feel is the most well-known in the world? Which Greyhound exemplifies all the more positive aspects of this breed? Which Greyhound has his fame rooted in his original owner repudiating and ostricizing him as a racing dog who was well past his prime and irresponsibly turning him loose on the streets to live or die as fate chose? There is only one Greyhound I know of that meets all these criteria and more.

Unfortunately, he is also a fictional cartoon. Still, as a pop culture icon that exemplifies many of the points made in the article, wouldn't Santa's Little Helper be ideal to include as a broad socially notable example of the breed and their characteristics? Weaponofmassinstruction 04:44, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)

How world-wide known is this dog? I happen to know who he is because I watched a few episodes of the Simpsons, and I know that the Simpsons are popular--but world-wide? I have no objection to mentioning it as an example, however, with enough info to put it in context for those unfamiliar with the simpsons. Elf | Talk 23:10, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Valid points all. I'll get back to you with international syndication data.... once I find some. (Sure would be nice if they were in the Wikipedia) Weaponofmassinstruction 04:57, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)

According to Internet Movie Database, the Simpsons is translated into 12 languages other than English: Spanish, Albanian, French, Japanese, German, Russian, Hindi, Swahili, Swedish, Turkish, Cantonese, and Mandarin.

Additionally, the same source lists Rating Certifications in 9 Countries outside the North American Continent (for a total of 12 when you include The United States, Canada, and Mexico): Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Singapore, Spain, and The United Kingdom. This of course precludes any country which does not have/use Rating Certifications, though I cannot see any rationale for translating to Russian for the Brazilian market.

I would think this qualifies as fairly International recognition, provided that the IMDB hasn't mucked it up and missed any. Weaponofmassinstruction 06:23, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Then it does make sense to add something. Go for it. Elf | Talk 07:54, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)

SLH Stomach Problems

User:Ahc has indicated that Santa's Little Helpers' stomach problems were probably bloat. From what I can recall, the animated character Dr. Hibbert diagnosed this problem as either "twisted bowel" or "twisted stomach". Since I haven't confirmed that either of these two terms are actual Veteranary or Medical terms, I left them out. Anyone feel like clarifying this? Weaponofmassinstruction 18:17, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I only have vage memories of that episode as well, but twisted stomach is one of the forms of bloat (current bloat article needs work from what i can tell). I know Hibbert didn't call it bloat, but that's common to GH's and probably what inspired the thought. If it bothers people I wont be insulted in the least if the comment is removed. --Ahc 20:33, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I think it was "twisted stomach."

It doesn't bother me in the least... I was just kinda hoping to have the whole "probably" bit clarified with something a bit more definite. I've got some time on my hands, I'll cruise the rest of the net for more info to verify just what to call it. Weaponofmassinstruction 03:11, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for doing the research to sort that out. --Ahc 04:30, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Accuracy of Tasmanian legislation wording

I’ve restored wording in the Racing subsection to reflect the ABC source accurately. The legislation cited passed the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 2025 but was subject to final parliamentary approval at the time; describing it as an enacted ban would be incorrect.

I’m happy to keep the subsection brief per SUMMARYSTYLE, but I think legal status needs to be stated precisely where mentioned. JasonGen (talk) 07:06, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

Query Infobox origin: England

I note with some confusion that the Infobox gives the breed's origin as "England".

However, the 5th paragraph under History/Origins, beginning "The earliest archaeological discovery found conclusively to be a greyhound ...", clearly states that remains, clearly of greyhounds, were found in what is now the Czech Republic, and date from the 8th or 9th centuries CE.

Given this, and other examples of greyhounds outside England, surely this Infobox entry is incorrect. Dferstat (talk) 00:25, 12 April 2026 (UTC)

This parameter is used for the country of origin for the standardised breed. Traumnovelle (talk) 04:57, 12 April 2026 (UTC)

Hmm ... that's not exactly obvious to the casual observer. Should we maybe have a more descriptive label for the parameter? Dferstat (talk) 06:29, 12 April 2026 (UTC)

Capitalization

The article is internally inconsistent with capitalization of the word greyhound. I would not have thought it a capitalized word but it seems to be more often capitalized than not in this article. Either way, should it be made consistent? Al Begamut (talk) 02:50, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

While I agree stylistically and idiomatically that capitalising Greyhound is awkward, I believe it's correct per MOS:COMMONNAMECAPS.

My understanding is also that greyhound racing shouldn't be capitalised as it's referring to the activity and not the standardised breed itself, but I may very well be wrong about this. JasonGen (talk) 04:38, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

@JasonGen Agree. Made 24 corrections as indicated. Thanks. Al Begamut (talk) 09:39, 21 June 2026 (UTC)