afghan hounds coursing

[Guest FTBBTH]

has anybody ever heard of or seen afghan hounds hare coursing?

 

i would of guessed they'd be like a saluki full of stamina and agility? i wouldnt know to much about them though

 

any info thanks !

[J.DOG 1,355]

Never seen one on a hare but here Is some lure coursing and they don't look that good IMO

 

[royal lazy boy 42]

has anybody ever heard of or seen afghan hounds hare coursing?

 

i would of guessed they'd be like a saluki full of stamina and agility? i wouldnt know to much about them though

 

any info thanks !

not sure mate but ask iceman of ere , he seems to no his stuff

[jf1970 328]

i remember when i was younger, my old man used to take me out with his mates and one day there was an afghan hound there, i seen it chase a fox that was bolted with terriers and i seen it course a hare, it was shite on both occations, lacking in speed and stamina.

[scothunter 12,609]

lol they used to hold afghan racing at our local flapping track after the trials on a sunday.i stayed behind once to watch it.never seen anything so ridiculous in my life.

[chook1 184]

They do have stamina and can go all day, but they lack speed,

generations of breeding for the show ring - theres no need for speed in a show ring.

[BOLIO1 1,078]

Here's some in their country of origin, still doing what they were bred for having escaped the years of "improvement" undergone by western show dogs.

 

[Blue one 89]

Here's some in their country of origin, still doing what they were bred for having escaped the years of "improvement" undergone by western show dogs.

 

 

 

Thats the real afghan hound, nice pic their Bolio.

[scothunter 12,609]

aye they look completly diffrent from the ones i saw.these f*****g things were hairy

[LAZYBSTARD 225]

Here's some in their country of origin, still doing what they were bred for having escaped the years of "improvement" undergone by western show dogs.

 

years of improvement belter

[arcticgun 4,548]

Here's some in their country of origin, still doing what they were bred for having escaped the years of "improvement" undergone by western show dogs.

 

years of improvement belter

Here's some in their country of origin, still doing what they were bred for having escaped the years of "improvement" undergone by western show dogs.

 

years of improvement belter

 

its hard to belive what a few years showing can do too thousands of years of breeding those in the pics well they look worth a shot

[cookie 2 8]

they look a lot like salukis in that picture do they have good feet because when you see afgadistan on the telly the ground looks rough ?

[chook1 184]

Here's some in their country of origin, still doing what they were bred for having escaped the years of "improvement" undergone by western show dogs.

 

 

 

Actualy its nothing to do with showing, you will find there has always been smooth coated afghans,

there were 3 different types of coats reconised origanaly and 2 types of the breed - although both were inter bred and are now classes as one.

 

types:

Bukmal – also called Mukhmal and fully coated

Kalagh – also called Kosa and feathered

Luckbak – also called Loghaar and smooth

 

there are the mountain type and the desert type.

 

http://www.afghanhoundtimes.com/kalagh.htm

 

http://www.afghanhoundtimes.com/type.htm

 

http://www.afghanen.nl/surpriseseng.htm

[BOLIO1 1,078]

This quote from the third of these links suggests that the heavy coats of todays show dogs IS to do with show breeding. They'd hardly have been selecting hairy coats to improve working ability, since very very few were ever getting worked in the west.

 

"The first Afghan Hounds imported to Europe were mostly smooth coated with feathering that varied from sparse to heavy. The soft woolly coat grew through between the stiff hair, and at that time children on the street referred to them as “dogs in pyjamas” … no one would refer to them in that way anymore, as the original Afghan Hound coat pattern has mostly disappeared (due to breeding so long for profuse coats) ... even the hair structure itself has changed."

[BOLIO1 1,078]

Another C.O.O. pic showing an intermediate type coat...