Arabian Hound

Arabian Hound, Gazelle Hound, Persian Greyhound
origination:
Egypt then hunting companion of nomadic Bedouin tribesmen ...

Aliases: Arabian Hound, Persian Greyhound, Tanji, Gazelle Hound, Persian Sighthound.
Height (Male): 23 - 28 Inches
Height (Female): 18 - 26 Inches ...

(Gazelle Hound, Arabian Hound, Persian Greyhound, Tanji, Persian Sighthound) The Saluki is a rather unique looking breed. They have a small round head with a long narrow muzzle and large, round, brown eyes.

Soon after he tried again, this time crossing the Arabian hounds with native breeds, possibly the Tartar coursing hounds or the long legged shepherd dogs.

The Saluki is also known as the Gazelle Hound, Arabian Hound or Persian Greyhound. Salukis were developed by nomadic desert tribes and spread from the Caspian Sea to the Sahara desert.

As Clarke, in The Greyhound states: But, ancient as the Greyhound is, it would be stretching the truth to claim that the Arabian hounds depicted on the ancestral tombs of ancient Egyptians were identical to the Greyhounds we know today.

Saluki
(Gazelle Hound) (Arabian Hound)
(Persian Greyhound) (Tanji) (Persian Sighthound)
This is Am.Can.& Aust.Ch Afking-Baghdad's Charaz Raja.
Photo Courtesy of The Baghdad Home Page.

Also known as the gazelle hound, Arabian hound or Persian greyhound
Name comes from Arabian city of Saluki
Can run at more than 40 mph
Strong hunting instinct
Hunts by sight ...

Fast and robust. (other names: Persian Sighthound, Arabian Hound, Persian Greyhound, Gazelle Hound, Tanji)
origin:
Middle East ...

He is also known as the Gazelle Hound, Arabian Hound, Eastern Greyhound and the Persian Greyhound, he can have running bursts of up to 40 mph with exceptional endurance. An aloof, cautious dog, he is strongly committed to his family.

See also: Greyhound, Saluki, Persian Greyhound, Gazelle Hound, Smooth