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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 ...
A Lurcher is a sighthound crossed with a working dog breed—usually a pastoral dog or terrier bred selected for working. Gun dogs: Gun dogs are used primarily by small game hunters using shotguns. Gun dogs are classified as retrievers, spaniels, and pointing breeds. Retrievers: Chesapeake Bay Retriever
The English Greyhound, or simply the Greyhound, is a breed of dog, a sighthound which has been bred for coursing, greyhound racing and hunting. Since the rise in large-scale adoption of retired racing Greyhounds, the breed has seen a resurgence in popularity as a family pet.
Azawakhs are sighthounds first bred in the West African Sahara Desert to guard livestock. They didn’t make their way to Europe until the 1970s, and the breed is still known for being rather ...
The Magyar agár is a sighthound of elegant yet rugged stature. While they bear some resemblance to Greyhounds, there are a number of significant differences in conformation between the two breeds. Magyar agárs are longer in body than they are tall, and have a heavier bone structure than Greyhounds.
An adult with a puppy. The Italian Greyhound is the smallest of the sighthounds. [5] It weighs no more than 5 kg and stands 32 to 38 cm at the withers. [1] It is deep in the chest, with a tucked-up abdomen, long slender legs and a long neck.
The Saluki (Arabic: سلوقي) is a standardised breed developed from sighthounds – dogs that hunt primarily by sight rather than strong scent – that was once used by nomadic tribes to run down game animals. [2] The dog was originally bred in the Fertile Crescent. [1]
Image credits: an1malpulse #5. Animal campaigners are calling for a ban on the public sale of fireworks after a baby red panda was thought to have died from stress related to the noise.