Breed Standards |
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FCI & |
Compared Standards - FCI & AKC |
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AFGHAN HOUND |
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| FCI #228 - 10th
Group Standard current since 1987 |
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AKC
- Hound Group Standard current since 1948 |
GENERAL APPEARANCE
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| FCI | AKC | |
| Gives the impression of strength and
dignity, combining speed and power. Head held proudly. Eastern or Oriental expression is typical of breed. The Afghan looks at and through you |
The Afghan Hound is an aristocrat, his whole appearance one of dignity and aloofness with no trace of plainness or coarseness. He has a straight front, proudly carried head, eyes gazing into the distance as if in memory of ages past. The striking characteristics of the breed-exotic, or "Eastern," expression, long silky topknot, peculiar coat pattern, very prominent hipbones, large feet, and the impression of a somewhat exaggerated bend in the stifle due to profuse trouserings-stand out clearly, giving the Afghan Hound the appearance of what he is, a king of dogs, that has held true to tradition throughout the ages. | |
| TEMPERAMENT
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| Dignified and aloof, with a certain keen fierceness | Aloof
and dignified, yet gay Faults: Sharpness or shyness |
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| HEAD / SKULL
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| Skull long, not too narrow with prominent occiput. Foreface long with punishing jaws and slight stop. Skull well balanced and mounted by a long top-knot. Nose preferably black, liver permissible in light coloured dogs | The head
is of good length, showing much refinement, the skull evenly balanced with the foreface.
There is a slight prominence of the nasal bone structure causing a slightly Roman
appearance, the center line running up over the foreface with little or no stop, falling
away in front of the eyes so there is an absolutely clear outlook with no interference;
the underjaw showing great strength, the jaws long and punishing; The occipital bone
is very prominent. The head is surmounted by a topknot of long silky hair. Nose is
of good size, black in color. Faults: Coarseness; snipiness; overshot or undershot; eyes round or bulgy or light in color; exaggerated Roman nose; head not surmounted with topknot. |
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EYES
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| Dark for preference, but golden colour not debarred. Nearly triangular, slanting slightly upwards from inner corner to outer | The eyes are almond-shaped (almost triangular), never full or bulgy, and are dark in color | |
EARS
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| Set low and well back, carried close to head. Covered with long silky hair | The ears are long, set approximately on level with outer corners of the eyes, the leather of the ear reaching nearly to the end of the dog's nose, and covered with long silky hair | |
MOUTH
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| Jaws strong, with a perfect, regular and complete scissors bite, i.e. the upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square on the jaws. Level bite tolerated. | The mouth level, meaning that the teeth from the upper jaw and lower jaw match evenly, neither overshot nor undershot. This is a difficult mouth to breed. A scissors bite is even more punishing and can be more easily bred into a dog than a level mouth, and a dog having a scissors bite, where the lower teeth slip inside and rest against the teeth of the upper jaw, should not be penalized. | |
| NECK
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| Long, strong with proud carriage of head | The neck
is of good length, strong and arched, running in a curve to the shoulders which are long
and sloping and well laid back. Faults: Neck too short or too thick; a ewe neck; a goose neck; a neck lacking in substance |
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| BODY
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| Back level, moderate length, well
muscled, back falling slightly away to stern. Loin straight, broad and rather short. Hip bones rather prominent and wide apart. A fair spring of ribs and good depth of chest. |
Strong
and powerful loin and slightly arched, falling away toward the stern, with the hipbones
very pronounced; well ribbed and tucked up in flanks The height at the shoulders equals the distance from the chest to the buttocks; the brisket well let down, and of medium width Faults: Roach back, swayback, goose rump, slack loin; lack of prominence of hipbones; too much width of brisket, causing interference with elbows |
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| FOREQUARTERS
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| Forelegs straight and well boned,
straight with shoulder viewed from front; elbows close to rib cage, not turned in or out. Shoulders long and sloping, well set back, well muscled and strong without being loaded. |
Forelegs
are straight and strong with great length between elbow and pastern; elbows well held in.
Shoulders have plenty of angulation so that the legs are well set underneath the dog. Too
much straightness of shoulder causes the dog to break down in the pasterns, and this is a
serious fault. All four feet of the Afghan Hound are in line with the body, turning
neither in nor out. Faults: Weak or broken down pasterns |
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| HINDQUARTERS
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| Powerful, well bent and well turned stifles. Great length between hip and hock with comparatively short distance between hock and foot. Dew claws may be removed. | Hindquarters
powerful and well muscled, with great length between hip and hock; hocks are well let
down; good angulation of both stifle and hock; slightly bowed from hock to crotch Faults: Too straight in stifle; too long in hock |
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| FEET
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| Forefeet strong and very large both in
length and breadth, and covered with long, thick hair, toes arched. Pasterns long and
springy, pads well down on the ground. Hindfeet long, but not quite as broad as forefeet; covered with long thick hair. |
Forefeet
large in both length and width; toes well arched; feet covered with long thick hair; fine
in texture; pasterns long and straight; pads of feet unusually large and well down on the
ground. The hind feet are broad and of good length; the toes arched, and covered with long thick hair. All four feet of the Afghan Hound are in line with the body, turning neither in nor out. Faults: Front or back feet thrown outward or inward; pads of feet not thick enough; or feet too small; or any other evidence of weakness in feet |
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| GAIT / MOVEMENT
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| Smooth and springy with style of high order | When running free, the Afghan Hound moves at a gallop, showing great elasticity and spring in his smooth, powerful stride. When on a loose lead, the Afghan can trot at a fast pace; stepping along, he has the appearance of placing the hind feet directly in the foot prints of the front feet, both thrown straight ahead. Moving with head and tail high, the whole appearance of the Afghan Hound is one of great style and beauty. | |
| TAIL
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| Not too short. Set on low with ring at end. Raised when in action. Sparsely feathered. | Tail set not too high on the body, having a ring, or a curve on the end; should never be curled over, or rest on the back, or be carried sideways; and should never be bushy | |
| COAT
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| Long and very fine texture on ribs, fore and hindquarters and flanks. In mature dogs from the shoulder backwards and along the saddle hair short and close. Hair long from forehead backwards, with a distinct silky top-knot. On the foreface hair short. Ears and legs well coated. Pasterns can be bare. Coat must develop naturally | Hindquarters,
flanks, ribs, forequarters, and legs well covered with thick, silky hair, very fine in
texture; ears and all four feet well feathered; from in front of the shoulders; and also
backwards from the shoulders along the saddle from the flanks and the ribs upwards, the
hair is short and close, forming a smooth back in mature dogs - this is a traditional
characteristic of the Afghan Hound. The Afghan Hound should be shown in its natural state;
the coat is not clipped or trimmed; the head is surmounted (in the full sense of the word)
with a topknot of long, silky hair - that is also an outstanding characteristic of the
Afghan Hound. Showing of short hair on cuffs on either front or back legs is permissible. Fault: Lack of shorthaired saddle in mature dogs; head not surmounted with topknot |
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| COLOUR
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| All colours acceptable | All colors are permissible, but color or color combinations are pleasing; white markings, especially on the head, are undesirable | |
| SIZE
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| Ideal height: dogs 68 - 74 cm (27 - 29 in), bitches 63 - 69 cm (25 - 27 in) | Height :
Dogs, 27 inches (68cm), plus or minus one inch; bitches, 25 inches (63cm), plus or minus
one inch Weight: Dogs, about 60 pounds; bitches, about 50 pounds |
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| FAULTS |
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| Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree | ||
| NOTE |
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| Males should have two apparently
normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum
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SALUKI |
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| FCI #269 - 10th
Group Standard current since Nov. 2000 |
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AKC
- Hound Group Standard current since 1927 (?) |
FCI's BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY
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| Salukis vary in type and the variation is desired and typical for the breed. The reason for the variation is the special place held by the Saluki in the Arab tradition and the immense size of the Middle East area where the Saluki has been used as a hound of the chase for thousand of years. Originally each tribe had Salukis best suited for hunting the particular game in its own area, but by Middle East tradition, Salukis are not bought or sold but presented as marks of honour. It follows that those presented as such to Europeans and brought to Europe came from a wide variation of terrain and climate and vary accordingly. The British 1923 standard was the first official European breed standard for the Saluki and was drawn up to cover all these original types of Saluki. | ||
GENERAL APPEARANCE
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The whole appearance of this breed should give an impression of grace and symmetry and of great speed and endurance coupled with strength and activity. Smooth variety: the points should be the same with the exception of the coat which has no feathering. IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS: The length of the body (from the point of shoulder to point of buttock) is approximately equal to the height at the withers, although the dog often gives the impression of being longer than he really is. |
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whole appearance of this breed should give an impression of grace and symmetry and of
great speed and endurance coupled with strength and activity to enable it to kill gazelle
or other quarry over deep sand or rocky mountains. The expression should be dignified and
gentle with deep, faithful, far-seeing eyes. Dogs should average in height from 23 to 28
inches (58.5 to 71cm) and bitches may be considerably smaller, this being very typical of
the breed. The Smooth Variety: In this variety the points should be the same with the exception of the coat, which has no feathering |
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| TEMPERAMENT
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BEHAVIOUR TEMPERAMENT: Reserved with strangers, but not nervous or aggressive. Dignified, intelligent and independent. |
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| HEAD
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HEAD: Long and narrow, the whole showing nobility. CRANIAL REGION: Skull: Moderately wide between ears, not domed Stop: not pronounced. FACIAL REGION: Nose: Black or liver brown. |
Long and narrow, skull moderately wide between the ears, not domed, stop not pronounced, the whole showing great quality. Nose black or liver. | |
EYES
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Dark to hazel and bright, large and oval, but not prominent. The expression should be dignified and gentle with faithful and far-seeing eyes |
Dark to hazel and bright; large and oval, but not prominent | |
EARS
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| Long and covered with long silky hair, set on high, mobile, hanging close to the skull | Ears Long and covered with long silky hair hanging close to the skull and mobile | |
MOUTH
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| Teeth and jaws are strong with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite | Teeth strong and level | |
| NECK
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| Long, supple and well muscled | Long, supple and well muscled | |
| BODY
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| The length of the body
(from the point of shoulder to point of buttock) is approximately equal to the height at
the withers, although the dog often gives the impression of being longer than he really
is. Back: Fairly broad Loin: Slightly arched and well muscled Croup: Hipbones set wide apart Chest: Deep, long and moderately narrow. Neither barrel ribbed nor slab sided Underline: Well tucked up |
Strong
hindquarters, hipbones set well apart and stifle moderately bent, hocks low to the ground,
showing galloping and jumping power Back fairly broad, muscles slightly arched over loin Chest : Deep and moderately narrow |
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| FOREQUARTERS
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Shoulders: well laid back, well muscled without being coarse Upper Arm:
Approximately equal in length to the shoulder blade and forming a good angle with it. Forearm: Long and straight from elbow to wrist Pasterns: Strong and flexible, slightly sloping Front Feet: Feet of moderate length, toes long and well arched, not splayed, but at the same time not cat-footed; the whole being strong and supple; feathered between the toes. |
Forelegs: Straight and long from the elbow to the knee. Shoulders sloping and set well back, well muscled without being coarse. | |
| HINDQUARTERS
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Strong, showing galloping and jumping power. Upper and lower thighs: well developed. Stifle: moderately bent. Hocks: well let down. Hind feet: Similar to front feet. |
Strong hindquarters, hipbones set well apart and stifle moderately bent, hocks low to the ground, showing galloping and jumping power | |
| FEET
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| Feet of moderate length, toes long and well arched, not splayed, but at the same time not cat-footed; the whole being strong and supple; feathered between the toes. | Of moderate length, toes long and well arched, not splayed out, but at the same time not cat-footed; the whole being strong and supple and well feathered between the toes | |
| GAIT / MOVEMENT
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| Smooth, flowing and
effortless at trot. Light and lifting showing both reach and drive without hackney action
or pounding. ("The Saluki is not a trotter but a galloper. He must have a good breathe, without apparent effort, every step must give the impression to be an impulse for the next one, he must be able to sustain a good pace on long distances" - excerpted from the Club FALAPA comments over the Standard) |
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| TAIL
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Long, set on low and carried naturally in a curve, well feathered on the underside with long silky hair, not bushy. In adults not carried above the topline. Tip reching at least to the point of the hock. |
Long, set on low and carried naturally in a curve, well feathered on the underside with long silky hair, not bushy | |
| COAT
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Smooth and of a soft, silky texture, feathering on the legs and at the back of thighs, feathering may be present on the throat in adults, puppies may have slight woolly feather on thighs and shoulders. The smooth variety has no feathering. |
Smooth
and of a soft silky texture, slight feather on the legs, feather at the back of the thighs
and sometimes with slight woolly feather on the thigh and shoulder. The Smooth Variety: In this variety the points should be the same with the exception of the coat, which has no feathering |
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| COLOUR
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| Any colour or combination of colours is permissible. Brindles are undesirable. | White, cream, fawn, golden, red, grizzle and tan, tricolor (white, black and tan) and black and tan | |
| SIZE
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| Height at whiters: Average between 58 - 71 cm (23 - 28 inches), bitches proportionally smaller | Dogs should average in height from 23 to 28 inches (58.5 to 71cm) and bitches may be considerably smaller, this being very typical of the breed | |
| FAULTS |
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| Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree | ||
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apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum
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