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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 system by which Russians over the ages named their sighthounds was a series of descriptive terms rather than actual names. Borzoi is the masculine singular form of an archaic Russian adjective that means 'fast'. Borzaya sobaka ('fast dog') is the basic term for sighthounds used by Russians, though sobaka is usually dropped.
The Chippiparai has typical streamlined sighthound features with long legs and a lean and lithe frame built for speed. The breed is usually white in colour, although other colours can be found. It averages 61 centimetres (24 in) in height at the withers, dogs averaging 63 centimetres (25 in) and bitches 56 centimetres (22 in).
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]
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.
Sighthounds (also called gazehounds) follow prey predominantly by speed, keeping it in sight. These dogs are fast and assist hunters in catching game: fox, hare, deer, and elk. [4] Scenthounds follow prey or others (like missing people) by tracking its scent. These dogs have endurance, but are not fast runners.
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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).