The Afghan Hound is a hound that is distinguished by
its thick, fine, silky coat and its tail with a ring curl at
the end. The breed was selectively bred for its unique
features in the cold mountains of Afghanistan. lt is
one of the fastest breeds and most closely related to
the Saluki. Today's modern purebred breed of
Afghan Hound descends from dogs brought to Great
Britain in the 1920s.
Although the breed is demonstrably ancient,
verifiable written or visual records that tie today's
Afghan Hound breed to specific Afghan owners or
places are absent. There is much speculation about
the breed's origin and possible connections with the
ancient world among fanciers and in non-scientific
breed books and breed websites. Connections with
other types and breeds from the same area may
provide clues to the history. A name for a desert
coursing #Afghan #hound,Tazi (sag-e-tazi), suggests
a shared ancestry with the very similar Tasy breed
from the Caspian Sea area of Russia and
Turkmenistan. Other types or breeds of similar
appearance are the Taigan from the mountainous
Tian Shan region on the Chinese border of
Afghanistan, and the Barakzay, or Kurram Valley
Hound.
