Greyhound country
By Zhang Lei |
China Daily |
Updated: 2018-03-03 10:21
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In the 1970s, Russian greyhounds were introduced to the area, and they replaced the local greyhounds. And, at the beginning of this century, a breed of greyhounds from Australia was brought in. Dogs from the Australian breed can run at more than 60 kilometers per hour, but they don't have stamina.
As for the rabbits, catching them is an exquisite art.
By convention, no matter whose greyhound catches the rabbit, the person who picks it up gets the trophy.
But picking up the rabbits is also a delicate operation.
Liu has a hand tool called "spear sickle"－a polished iron hook set on a wooden bar. "It serves to frighten the rabbit.
