The Galgo appears not only in hunting books but also in common Spanish expressions, as well as in Literature.

The first written references to an ancient Celtic sighthound, the " vertragus ", in the " Cynegeticus " of Flavius Arrianus ( Arrian ), Roman proconsul of Baetica in the second century, may refer to the Galgo, or more likely to its antecedant.

There is little evidence on the Galgo or its antecedant in the first centuries of the Middle Age but it appeared to survive and flourish in the second half of this period.

Although the breed did not apparently experience any significant change in the 18th and 19th centuries, and was kept in its vocation as a swift hunting dog, maybe the most telling proverb which mentions the Galgo, is the one dating from the first years of the nineteenth Century:

In the first years of the 20th century, large scale crossbreeding occurred between the Galgo and the English Greyhound in order to create faster dogs for professional track racing.

The great esteem in which the Galgo was held is visible in the many laws of the time designed to punish the killing or theft of this dog: Fuero of Salamanca ( 9th century ); Fuero of Cuenca ; Fuero of Zorita de los Canes ; Fuero of Molina de Aragón ( 12th century ); Fuero of Usagre ( 12th century ).

The Galgo Español ( Spanish galgo ) or Spanish greyhound is an ancient breed of dog, specifically a member of the sighthound family.

This open land introduces a new character to hunting with dogs: while the North of Spain is mountainous, the regions progressively recovered from the Muslims were flat, open areas full of small animals like hares, which provided the Galgo a useful opportunity to hunt.

It is likely that the Galgo and Sloughi were interbred at this period.

We can see Don Alonso Quijano ’ s Galgo looking at its owner.

There are plenty of common expressions in Spain that name the Galgo.

" Galgo que va tras dos liebres, sin ninguna vuelve " meaning “ if a Galgo tries to chase two hares, it will return with none " recommends focussing on a single effort, otherwise by distraction, failing.

The pure bred Galgo kept its major presence in the Spanish villages as an excellent hunting type.

Despite its antiquity and importance, the Spanish Galgo has only recently been acknowledged by the cynological associations.

The English Greyhound has tended to outshine the Galgo.

Because of this, many dogs are abandoned or killed, sometimes with cruelty, which has triggered the creation of many associations in defense of the Galgo.

There is no indication though that Galgo fired any rockets.

Mario Morales became " El Quijote " ( was better known by his nickname than by his real name ), José Sosa " El Galgo " ( The Greyhound ), Angel " Cachorro " Santiago " El Orgullo del Caserio " ( The Pride of the Housing Projects ), Hector " El Mago " Blondet ( The Magician ), Rolando Frazier " El Principe " ( The Prince ), Mario Butler " El Expreso Panameño " ( The Panamanian Express ), Ruben Rodriguez " Sharp Shooter ", and Martín Ansa got the nickname " El Señor " from Morales.

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