The grint hound is a canine animal that originates from Klingon space. They are known to hunt razorbacks.
A popular childrens story featuring the animal is The Adventures of Lin Marna and the Grint Hound Challenge. (DS9 - Mission Gamma novel: Cathedral)
Jonathan Archer knew about grint hounds. (ENT - The Romulan War novel: To Brave the Storm)
In 2374, Worf, while looking after Kirayoshi O'Brien, pretended to be a grint hound and chased the toddler around his quarters. (DS9 episode: "Time's Orphan")
External link
- Grint hound article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.