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Afghan Hound Did You Know?
- The Afghan Hound was discovered by the Western world in Afghanistan and
surrounding regions during the 19th century. The current breed was developed
in Afghanistan's mountainous countryside.
- The Afghan Hound first appeared in the United States in 1926.
- In 1940, the Afghan Hound Club of America was admitted to AKC membership
and held its first specialty show.
- The long, fine coat of the Afghan is a sort found among animals native
to high altitudes, and the contrasting short hair on the foreface, back
and dorsal surface of the tail may also be related to climate.
- Two type extremes exist in the Afghan breed with numerous intermediate
variations: the hounds of the southern and western regions, which tend to
be relatively rangy in build, light in color, and sparse in coat; and the
hounds of the northern mountain regions, which tend to be more compact,
dark, and more heavily coated.
- During WWI, the breed literally disappeared in the Western world, and
the start of the Afghan Hounds we have today dates back to 1920, when Major
& Mrs. G. Bell Murray and Miss Jean C. Manson brought to Scotland a
group of Afghans they had acquired or bred during an eight-year stay in
Baluchistan (today's Pakistan).
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