Greyhound

Miscellaneous

Cultural references to greyhounds
A widely recognized greyhound in popular culture is the fictional character Santa's Little Helper from the animated series The Simpsons.
The character, Santa's Little Helper, exhibits many of the intellectual and behavioral characteristics of the typical greyhound as a pet. He is portrayed as affectionate, tolerant of other household pets (notably cats), loyal, and not overly active.

Greyhound Bus
The Greyhound Bus Lines bus company, in keeping with their logo which sports a racing greyhound, occasionally airs television commercials starring a talking computer-generated greyhound. The greyhound in these commercial shorts is often noted for his dry, deadpan wit. In holiday season commercials, the greyhound also sings about fare discounts, the song being set to a Christmas carol.

.In Animorphs, Eirc, when out of hologram, is described as 'a greyhound standing on hind legs.'

Sports
The greyhound is often used as a mascot by sports teams, both professional and amateur, as well as many college and high school teams.

Professional
.Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (Ontario Hockey League)
.Ohio Valley Greyhounds (United Indoor Football)

College
.Assumption College
.University of Indianapolis
.Loyola College in Maryland
.Eastern New Mexico University
.Moberly Area Community College (in Moberly, Missouri)
.Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
.Yankton College (Yankton, South Dakota)

Other
.Greyhound was the name of several roller coasters in the United States and Canada. None of these rides operate today.
.In Australia, racing Greyhounds are commonly known in slang terminology as "Dish Lickers" (e.g., "I just won 50 bucks at the Dish Lickers").