Greyhound is also a breed of dogs Greyhound Lines ( commonly called Greyhound ) is a company in the United States that runs bus services between cities . Greyhound Lines , Inc. , based in Dallas , Texas , is an intercity common carrier of passengers by bus serving over 3,700 destinations in the United States , Canada and Mexico , operating under the well-known logo of a leaping greyhound . It was founded in Hibbing , Minnesota , USA , in 1914 and incorporated as `` Greyhound Corporation '' in 1929 .