Saint Guinefort was a legendary 13th-century French greyhound that received local veneration as a folk saint.
Modern illustration of St. Guinefort
The English Greyhound, or simply the Greyhound, is a breed of dog, a sighthound which has been bred for coursing, greyhound racing and hunting. Since the rise in large-scale adoption of retired racing Greyhounds, the breed has seen a resurgence in popularity as a family pet.
Greyhound
A blue female greyhound
Margaret Gorman with her pet Greyhound, "Long Goodie", in April 1925
"Gray-Hound" in a 1658 English woodcut