History

Also known as the Kabul, it is an ancient dog breed. Afghan paintings 4,000 years ago had a portrait of the dog. The dog was native to the Middle East and later spread to Afghanistan along the trade route, where it was used to hunt gazelles, wolves, snow leopards and other animals. The Afghan breed first landed in England in 1886 as the British Royal Hound. After the British introduced this breed to the United States in 1927, after half a century of improvement in the United States, the Afghan Hound has its elegant and mighty appearance, and its beautiful appearance forms a unique style, which can be strong in any harsh environment. The endurance, amazing agility and strong physique, and has a very high ornamental value, and then this breed was introduced to Europe again and made it popular all over the world.

Origin

Afghanistan

English Name: Afghan Hound

Hair Length: Long Hair

Function: Vision Hound

Lifespan: 12-15 years

Character

Afghanistan has its elegant and mighty appearance, It has a unique style with its beautiful appearance. In any harsh environment can have strong endurance, amazing agility and strong physique. Physically strong, independent, gentle, but sometimes neurotic. Despite a strong physique, once life changes, the body will gradually lose weight. People have commented that the dog has an unreliable temperament. Now the breed has been improved, and in addition to maintaining the original liveliness, training and rearing are much more obedient and easier than before. Elegant and lively Afghanistan, keep your body and mind in top shape with proper exercise. Afghanistan likes to live in comfortable and modern houses and can adapt to apartment life, but must be given a lot of space and opportunities for exercise, requiring daily grooming and professional grooming two to three times a year.

Overall Appearance: The exterior is powerful and noble, a combination of strength and speed. Head held high.

Behavior/Temperament: Typical breeds have an "Eastern" expression. The expression is dignified and indifferent.

Skull: Long, not too narrow, with prominent occiput. Well-proportioned, with long frills on top.

Stop: tiny.

Nose: Black is best, russet may also be used in light-colored dogs.

Muzzle: Long, with pronounced jaws.

Jaws/Teeth: The jaws are strong and form a correct, complete, neat scissor bite, ie the upper and lower jaws are pressed against the jaws to form a square. Horizontal bite is also available.

Eyes: Black is best, but can also be golden. Almost triangular, slightly upward sloping from the inner canthus to the outer canthus.

Ears: Set low, naturally set back, close to the head when raised. Covered with long silky coat.

Neck: Long, strong, with a high head.

Back: Flat, moderately long and muscular.

Waist: Straight, broad, very short.

Hip: Slightly lowered. The hip bones are very prominent and widely spaced apart.

Chest: Ribs well spread and deep.

Tail: Not too short. The position is low and the end is looped. Elevates when exercising. Coat is sparse.

Forequarters: The front legs are straight and well boned. Seen from the front, in line with the shoulders.

Shoulders: Long, sloping, muscular, strong, not heavy.

Upper arm: long, sloping.

Elbow: Below the withers, vertical appearance. Approaching the ribcage, neither in nor out.

Bone: Long and elastic.

Hindquarters: Powerful. Long between hip and hock, relatively short between hock and foot.

Knee: Bend and rotate naturally.

Dewclaws: Can be removed.

Feet: The forefeet is strong, large, long and broad, covered with long, dense fur, and arched toes. The foot pads land naturally. The hind feet are long, but not as broad as the front feet, and are covered with long, dense hair.

GAIT/MOVEMENT: Smooth, springy, high style.

Hair: Ribs, fore and hindquarters, and sides of the body are long and very fine in texture. Adult hounds have short, close-fitting coat from the shoulders back to the base of the feet. Backward from the forehead, the coat is long and the tips are distinctly silky. The foreface is short. The ears and legs are well-coated. Glue can be exposed. The coat must be natural growth.

Color: All colors are acceptable.

Size: Ideal height: 68-74 cm (27-29 inches) for males; 63-69 cm (25-27 inches) for females.

Defects: Any deviation from the above points is considered a defect, the degree of which is strictly proportional to its grade.

Any dog with obvious physical or behavioral abnormalities will be disqualified.

Note: Male dogs should be born with two apparently normal testicles that are completely placed in the scrotum.