Type
Dog
Mammals
Color
all colors
Kingdom
Animalia
Class
Mammalia
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Afgan HoundThe roots of the Afghan, as most hounds, reach far into ancient times. Cave drawings dating back more than 4,000 years have been found in the Balkh region of north-western Afghanistan, showing dogs which closely resemble the breed known today.
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- Body
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- flat
- muscular back of moderate length
- a slight knot of muscles at the loin
- deep chest
- loin rather short and strong
- prominent hip bones, wide apart
- Class
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- Mammalia
- Coat
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- thick
- long
- silky
- falling flat along the body except on the back saddle where it is short and close in mature dogs
- from the brow backwards, the long, silky hair hangs in bangs
- the hair is short on the forehead
- Color
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- all colors
- Common Name
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- Tazi
- Description
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- The roots of the Afghan, as most hounds, reach far into ancient times. Cave drawings dating back more than 4,000 years have been found in the Balkh region of north-western Afghanistan, showing dogs which closely resemble the breed known today.
- Ears
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- long
- set low and well back
- tip level with the corner of the mouth
- covered with long, silky hair
- Eyes
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- slanting slightly upward from the inner corner towards the outer corner
- preferably dark
- Faults
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- a heavy appearance
- large skull
- short muzzle
- eyes large and round
- thick, short neck
- Feet
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- covered with thick, long hair
- forefeet strong with large, arched toes
- hind feet long and broad and covered with thick hair
- Forequarters
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- long and sloping
- well laid back
- elbows tight
- legs straight and well boned
- General appearance
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- very tall, impressive, aloof in manner
- supple and elastic gait
- Head
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- skull long, not too narrow, with prominent occiput
- long muzzle
- powerful jaws
- abundant topknot
- Height
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- 68.6 to 73.7 cm
- Hindquarters
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- powerful
- long
- well angled to the hock
- great length between the hip and hock
- pasterns long and springy
- no dewclaw
- Kingdom
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- Animalia
- Photo Source
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- Bing Images
- Tail
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- not too short
- ending in a ring
- sparsely feathered
- carried high
- Title
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- Afgan Hound
- Type
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- Dog
- Mammals
- Unique
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- 1
- Weight
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- 25 to 30 kg
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