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<\/a>Phoebe was bred to be a coyote hunter in Kansas.\u00a0 The breeder posted an ad for her on Craigslist stating she was half Greyhound and half deer hound.\u00a0 Fortunately, thanks to volunteers in the area who were on the alert for Sighthounds in need, she became a SHUG dog. No one knows what conditions she lived in or why they didn\u2019t want her \u2013 but after having her in our family for several months, my bet would be on her complete lack of prey drive!\u00a0 She isn\u2019t much of a hunter. One of her BFFs is a neighborhood Jack Russell and cats don\u2019t interest her at all. She loves everyone \u2013 except perhaps birds and the occasional perky squirrel.<\/p>\nPhoebe is the<\/em> most awesome dog (unbiased opinion).\u00a0 She is incredibly bright and quickly learned all of the standard tricks. She didn\u2019t have much experience on the leash, but I learned early that she walks much more comfortably with a harness and now walks like a champ. She loves everyone in and out of the house. Her favorite games are to play fetch with a Nerf football and squeaky stuffed animals.<\/p>\n Phoebe walks my son to the bus stop every morning and she starts sitting at the front window waiting for him as soon as the buses begin their afternoon rounds. We walk down to the stop and when he gets off of the bus, she \u201croos\u201d and he \u201croos\u201d back. I\u2019m still trying to get that on video! And when my daughter was sick, Phoebe was right by her side.<\/p>\n Out of curiosity I had her DNA tested; she is predominately greyhound and three generations back she was mixed with another type of hound. It is so distant that the DNA isn\u2019t certain, but their best guess is coonhound (so much for the deerhound ancestor!). She has a softer coat than a regular Greyhound and a fluffier tail, but looks Greyhound in structure. It is very common that she gets stopped for photographs; the funniest are the people who want me to use their camera to photograph them and Phoebe together. I simply warn them that I cannot be held responsible for random Lurcher kisses!<\/p>\n