Afghan Hound

      Also known as Kabul, Afghan Hound Dog, an ancient breed. 4000 years ago in Afghanistan that is painting the portrait of the dog, this dog originating in the Middle East, and later spread along the trade routes in Afghanistan, has been used to hunt gazelle, wolves, snow leopards and other animals. Afghan Breed England debut in 1886, becoming the British royal family hound. 1926 England this breed introduced to the United States, the United States over half a century of improvements to enable the Afghan hound has its mighty elegant appearance, with its majestic beauty formed a beautiful unique style, in any hostile environment can have a stronger with patience, amazing agility and strong physique, and has a high ornamental, and then again, this dog was brought to Europe so that has swept the world.

【Character】

Afghanistan has its own elegance, powerful appearance, with its majestic beauty formed a beautiful unique style. In any harsh environment can have a stronger endurance, amazing agility and strong physique. Physically strong, independent and gentle people, but sometimes there are neurotic side. Despite the physical strong, life in the event of misfortune, the body will be wasting away. People have been commenting on the dog's temperament has not trusted. Now, improved varieties, in addition to maintaining its active nature, the training and breeding than in the past obedience, and easier. Elegant, lively and Afghanistan, with the appropriate exercise to maintain physical and mental best. Afghanistan prefer to live in comfortable modern house, can adapt to apartment life, but a lot of movement must be given space and opportunity to call a day combing coat, should be done two to three times a year of professional dressing.

【Size】

Height: 63cm ~ 73cm

Weight: 22kg ~ 28kg

【Head】

Head length of the right, has become very refined head and face appear even before the harmony. Slight protrusion of the nose bone, forming a Roman face, the face of its center line along the former rose slightly (or not) the only department, disappeared in front of the eye, so a clear line of sight, there is no conflict, it is very powerful jaw, jaw, Minister of the strong; mouth for clamp-like bite, the jaw teeth evenly matched, fully aligned, no upper or lower jaw prominent highlight. Of this species, so that the mouth is difficult to come by. After the occipital bone is very prominent, top of the head of "hair" is a filamentous, and long hair. Ear length, location, roughly in the same horizontal line and outer corner of the eye, ear length can be extended to the tip of the nose, were long filamentous hair covered. Eyes almond-shaped (almost triangular), the not too prominent, the color depth. Rhinoscopy the right size, black.

【Body】

Neck of sufficient length, strong and arched, curved shape and the shoulder link shoulder long and backward tilt.

From the withers to the waist, back line looks almost completely level. Waist powerful and strong, slightly arched, disappeared in the buttocks. Very prominent hip, ribs expand well, and put on the flank. Shoulder height and body length (from the chest to the buttocks of the distance) roughly equal, chest depth, width medium.

【Limbs】

Forelegs straight and strong, from the elbow to the great length of the bone joints, elbows fit the body, front feet in length and width are large, toes arched and feet covered with thick claws on the long coat texture fine, bone joints long and straight, floor mats are very large and support on the ground. Angle of the right shoulder, so that legs of the body below the appropriate position. The shoulder is too straight will lead to bone joints have been crushed, is a serious flaw. Afghan Hound of the four feet to keep the same direction with the body, neither bend inward or outward turning. Hind feet wide and have sufficient length, toes arched, foot claws covered with thick long coat. Rear strong and muscular, hock and buttocks having sufficient length; hocks low, hock and knee angle are very appropriate; from hock to crotch bending slightly arched.

【Coat】

Rear, flank, ribs, forequarters, and legs are covered with dense, filamentous hair, fine texture; ears, four feet feet are feathered; from the beginning in front of the shoulder; to the back extends to the saddle-shaped region (including the flank and ribs position above) of the hair a little shorter, and the close, constitute a mature dog's smooth back, which is the traditional features of the Afghan Hound. Afghan Hound is a natural form appears, hair does not require pruning or trimming; in his head was on long filamentous's "hair", which is a distinctive feature of the Afghan hound.