Afghan Hound Pictures
The Afghan Hound is advised an above sighthound. Tall and attenuate with a long, narrow, aesthetic head, cottony bunch and able jaws, the aback allotment of the arch and skull are absolutely prominent. The cage is hardly arched and the adenoids is black. The Afghan has little or no stop, which is the alteration breadth from backskull to muzzle. The teeth should accommodated in a akin or scissors bite. The aphotic eyes are almond shaped. The aerial lie collapsed to the head. The close is continued and strong. The acme at the withers should be about akin and the belly able-bodied tucked up. The hipbones are absolutely prominent. The foreground legs are able and beeline and the anxiety are ample and covered with continued hair. The appendage has a coil or ring at the tip, but is not agitated over the back. The long, rich, cottony covering is a lot of generally the blush of beach with a darker face and ear fringes, admitting all colors are permitted. White markings, however, are discouraged.
Temperament
Courageous, dignified, spirited, actual sweet, loyal, affectionate and sensitive, with a low ascendancy level, the Afghan can be somewhat aloof, but associate well. They accept to be accomplished attentive yet in a calm and close manner. The Afghan has been declared as "a baron of dogs"—noble, majestic and elegant. They tend to be apprehensive of those they do not know, but not hostile. Although tough, they will ache if they are beggared of able affable leadership. They will do best with older, accommodating accouchement who accept how to be a affable backpack leader. Amenable to training and discipline, they can be contrary if an buyer does not accord the dog bright guidelines and bendability with what is accepted of their dog. This brand can be difficult to housebreak. It can aswell be afraid and choked if it does not accept abundant brainy and concrete exercise.
Height, Weight
Height: Males 27 - 29 inches (68.58 - 73.66 cm); hardly beneath for females.
Weight: 50 – 64 lb. (22 – 34 kg)
Health Problems
Generally healthy.
Living Conditions
The Afghan Hound is not recommended for accommodation life. They are almost abeyant central and do best with acreage. This brand can reside in or outdoors, although it would be happier sleeping indoors.
Exercise
The Afghan Hound needs to be taken on a continued circadian airing or jog. While out on the airing the dog accept to be fabricated to heel beside or abaft the being captivation the lead, as in a dog's apperception the baton leads the way, and that baton needs to be the human. Dogs that do not get to go on circadian walks are added acceptable to affectation behavior problems. Teach them to access and avenue aperture and gateways afterwards the humans. They will aswell adore active chargeless in an open, fenced, safe area.
Life Expectancy: About 14 years
Litter Size: 1 - 15 puppies, boilerplate 8
Grooming
The long, blubbery covering demands a abundant accord of attention. Bathe the dog if necessary. Do not besom in amid baths in adjustment to accumulate covering continued and shiny. Brushing a dry covering will accident the covering and even accomplish it added calmly matted. Weekly baths are not as important if your Afghan is a pet and will not be shown, but accomplishing so will accomplish the covering beneath disordered and will save you time in the end. Abounding abrasion snoods central to assure their aerial from aliment bowls. Some owners like to use a appropriate air-cushioned besom alleged a pinbrush. This brand is an boilerplate shedder.
Origin
This is a actual elegant, age-old dog, built-in to Sinai, and mentioned several times in Egyptian papyruses as able-bodied as pictured in the caves of arctic Afghanistan added than 4000 years ago. The brand was kept authentic for centuries, and its exportation was consistently prohibited. It accordingly alone accomplished Europe as contraband early in the 1900s. An acutely fast and active runner, the Afghan is a sighthound, which agency it hunts by sight. It was acclimated as a attend and as a hunter of abounding types of bold including deer, agrarian goats, snow leopards and wolves. They were aswell acclimated by shepherds as herders and watchdogs. Their blubbery covering protects adjoin temperature extremes. In Europe and America they accept become a comfortable pet and appearance dog because of their above beauty. Some of the Afghan's talents are hunting, sighting, tracking, herding, watchdog, antagonism and allurement coursing.
