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Sighthounds: Their Form, their Function and their Future. Ramsbury: The Crowood Press Ltd, 2012. ISBN 978-1-84797-392-4. Hawkins, Richard. "What Is A Sighthound". Dogs in Canada, April 2006. Hawkins, Richard. "Sighthound Identity". The Performance Sighthound Journal, July–September 2007. Hull, Denison B. Hounds and Hunting in Ancient Greece ...
The American staghound is a large, usually rough-coated, powerfully built variety of sighthound; as a dog crossbreed its appearance can vary markedly, but it usually stands between 25 and 33 inches (64 and 84 cm) in height and weighs between 65 and 100 pounds (29 and 45 kg). [1] [2] [3]
The Italian Greyhound or Italian Sighthound (Italian: Piccolo levriero Italiano) is an Italian breed of small sighthound. [2] It was bred to hunt hare and rabbit , but is kept mostly as a companion dog .
The Kaikadi is a breed of sighthound from India. [1] [2] [3] The Kaikadi are kept by the Kaikadi people, a nomadic tribe in Maharashtra and parts of Gujarat.[1] [2] They are a particularly small and thin breed of sighthound standing between 38 and 46 centimetres (15 and 18 in) and weighing around 20 kilograms (44 lb).
The Irish Wolfhound is a breed of large sighthound that has, by its presence and substantial size, inspired literature, poetry and mythology. [3] [4] [5] One of the largest of all breeds of dog, the breed is used by coursing hunters who have prized it for its ability to dispatch game caught by other, swifter sighthounds.
It is a robust, yet elegant and racy, sighthound with evenly proportioned limbs, back and tail. Like most other sighthounds, the Sloughi will adapt quite well to arid locations, its innate "drought-tolerance" adding to its overall value. Likewise, Sloughi are not bred to be fragile or timid dogs.
Jill Lehmann Photography/Getty Imagse. Height: 23-28 inches Weight: 70-115 pounds Personality: Calm, Affectionate Activity Level: Moderate Shedding Factor: High Life Expectancy: 7-10 years ...
It has the typical deep-chested, long-legged body of sighthounds. [2] The coat comes in a variety of colors including white, cream, fawn, red, grizzle/tan, black/tan, and tri-color (white, black and tan). [11] The overall appearance of the Saluki is grace and symmetry. Two coat types – smooth and "feathered" – are evident in the breed's ...