Greyster

Greyster
Two Greysters bikejoring
OriginNorway
Foundation stockGreyhound, German Shorthair Pointer
Dog (domestic dog)

The Greyster is a type of sled dog bred for sled dog racing, especially dryland sports like canicross and bikejoring.[1] The greyster is crossbred from the Greyhound and the German Shorthair Pointer.[2]

The greyster gets its endurance and its enthusiasm from the German Shorthaired Pointer and its speed from the Greyhound.[2][3]

The name "greyster" is a portmanteau of Greyhound and Pointer.[4]

  1. ^ Rune Waaler (April 2019). Dog Sledding in Norway: Multidisciplinary Research Perspectives. LIT Verlag Münster. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-3-643-91097-4.
  2. ^ a b Snyder, Paul (2017-11-30). "Canicross Pulls Runners To Unprecedented Paces". runnersworld.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. ^ Landers, Rich (2018-01-11). "Skijøring Nordic skiers let dogs pull their weight through winter". spokesman.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. ^ Frąckowiak, Hieronim; Brylewski, Mateusz; Pęzińska-Kijak, Katarzyna; Zdun, Maciej (2021). "Preliminary biometric characteristics of Greyster dogs". Roczniki Naukowe Polskiego Towarzystwa Zootechnicznego. 17 (2): 17–25. doi:10.5604/01.3001.0015.0614. S2CID 237387965. Archived from the original on 2023-04-30. Retrieved 2023-04-30.