dogs from around the globe

[Guest Taffybull]

good topic mate, nice to see all difrent types of hound.

[Guest mickyrichardson]

Some more azawakh hounds

[Guest mickyrichardson]

the spanish galgo

 

 

Differences between Galgo and Greyhound

Very late, around 1972, the Galgo Español was recognized as an own-standing breed by the international dog breeders federation, the FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale). The first standard was created and ten years later it was again revised and specified. This detailed standard emphasizes the differences between Galgo Español and Greyhound because of the mentioned problems with cross-breeds. In some cases, it can be difficult to distinguish between Galgo and Grey. While the Greyhound is a sprinter on short distances, the Galgo must be able to gallop persistently. These different requirements formed their types. The Galgo is smaller than the Greyhound, a male Galgo measures only 62-70 cm, the female 60-68 cm

Edited January 11, 2009 by mickyrichardson

[victor 10]

you guys run our dogs, ACD stands for australian cattel dog right??

[whin 463]

saw tazis pure working ,tazi crosses got pics of them , saw sloughis working saw cunninham greyhounds bred by the oil feild people along the texas pan handle named aFTER , the famly cunniham , very good dogs ,saw staghounds who breed typey from the ben hardaway kennels good dogs , saw several galgos working simliar to a racy saluk cross some broken some smooth coated ,met a man who is a president with the galgos club from the madrid area gave me a few vids of them good sport and they could hang on and some were realy fast dogs , had a crack with him he couldnt talk much english and i couldnt speak much spanish not his type , , but we both new dogs so we got on, his wife to be the translator there another hunting dog in gran canaria greyhound type for rabbits , the polski hound look like it had german alsaition blood away back with its coulring and polands near germany , maybe a connection in the breeding ,problem with hunting once the bloods up the camera goes to hell ,wished i had been more clever to take a video of all sorts but well not my way at times ,

[TOMO 27,158]

Ibizan Hound i really like the look of this dog

 

 

 

did you not see that vid lennard put up on here of the ibizans working im majorca micky . good film it was, they do open up though , but worked well in a big pack. they cought a good few buns and they retived well, no fighting over the rabbit.

 

the handler stopped regular to give them a drink from the squirty bottle.

[sniper 30]

Azawakh Hound

 

Polish Hound

 

They all seem okay to me,especially the ones taking fox/badger etc,but then theres that infamous question how would they fair as a lurcher????

[Guest mickyrichardson]

Ibizan Hound i really like the look of this dog

 

 

 

did you not see that vid lennard put up on here of the ibizans working im majorca micky . good film it was, they do open up though , but worked well in a big pack. they cought a good few buns and they retived well, no fighting over the rabbit.

 

the handler stopped regular to give them a drink from the squirty bottle.

No i never seen it mate a mate of mine brought a sloughi over to england 10 year ago but it got knocked over at ten month old so we still never got to see it run

[SMOGGY 34]

portuguese podengo

 

 

Isn't that your mutt, micky lol

Edited January 11, 2009 by SMOGGY

[Guest mickyrichardson]

portuguese podengo

 

 

Isn't that your mutt, micky lol

lol looks similar another good dog lol

[Guest mickyrichardson]

The Sloughi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[whin 463]

some of the sloughis are nice dogs dont no about temprement tho

[Guest mickyrichardson]

The TAIGAN GREYHOUND

 

 

 

 

Sometime around 1966 Mrs E M Skelton-Fortune of the famous Daxlore Saluki's published a translation of an article which appeared in the April 1996 issue of Der Windhund Freund, L'Ami du Levrier written in German and French by Urusula V Trueb on Greyhounds From Russia. This translation should prove of interest to both Afghan and Saluki enthusiasts as this article describes Tazi and Taigan hounds, often mentioned in Afghan and Saluki writings.

 

In the vast Asian regions in the deserts, the steppes and the mountains which constitute a beautiful landscape, a little known but interesting Greyhound is to be found, the Tazi. An untrained eye could easily mistake this dog with the better known Saluki, a mistake easily forgiven, for the Tazi is very similar. Between the Tazi and the Saluki the difference is not much stronger than between the Greyhound and the Sloughi. The Tazi is noticeably more strongly build than the Saluki.

 

As with all the other Greyhounds, the Tazi is today a very precious gundog and has retained all his qualities throughout the centuries. He is used for hunting hares, foxes and sometimes wild cats and gazelle, in certain regions, noteably Turkestan. On hard grounds the hardy and robust Tazi belongs to the fastest Greyhounds and, together with the acutest sharpness, possesses an unbelievable reaction.

 

The Tazi, or Greyhound, from Kazakstan is of a race originating from the regions of the Republic of Central Asia, where he has been known for centuries. Today the Tazi is confined to Kazakstan, Uzbekistan and Turkestan.

 

General appearance and type - Dog of average size or more, with great constitution, shoulder height for dogs 60 to 70 centimetres and for bitches 55 to 65 centimetres. Length - about 100 cms. Colour = White, brown, grey in all tones, black, spotted with or without sprinkling of basic colour. Nose black. Hide - Short hair, soft and straight. On the ears long fine hair 5-6 cms from the ear rims, it forms a so called "Bourka" (felt coat). On the underside of the tail the hair is longer and forms a thin fringe. Skin, muscle and bone - Muscles and bone well developed, notably the hindquarters, bones very strong, the skin fine and elastic.

 

Head-Straight and long, with medium sized skull. The stop is weakly developed, rear point moderate. The bridge from the forehead to the snout is flowing. The lips are fine. The ears lying well on the cheek are neither pricked nor dropped. The general appearance reminds one of the Irish Setter. Ears - hanging covered with hair, in a line fith the eyes or slightly higher, fine and about 11 - 14 cms in length. Eyes - Large and elelids slanted, of a brown colour, disregarding the colour of the coat. Neck - long, sometimes a little arched, held high.

 

Body - Breast broadly formed and deep. Shoulders clearly well formed. Back straight can be slightly arched and broad. Rear and loins, broad and long hip bones rather prominent width between hip bones usually about 6 - 7 cms. Stomach - strong and fine. Limbs - Front legs as seen from the front the legs are parallel. Elbows sraightly pointing backwards. Breast usually broad and ovan. Shoulder angle 90 - 100 deg. Hindlegs seen from behind are parallel, broad apart with long bones. Joints well developed and prominent. Feet - Oval, back ones a little longer than the front, toes narrow and firm. Tail - thin and hanging like a sword, the tip curved in the form of a spiral.

 

Bad points - Height less than indicated. Long hair on the body is bad. Long hair on the sides, the quarters, back of ear rims, or points. Head; prominent bridge from forehead to snout over developed. Forelegs; weakly developed joints. Feet; Coarse or hanging sideways. All these points would be graded as bad when being judged.

 

In central Asia there is a further Greyhound resembling the Tazi but only found in the regions of Kirghises of the Tian-Tshan. He is probably a cross between the Afghan and the Tazi, though certainly nearer to the latter. Named the Taigan, he was studied by the Greyhound specialists E I Cherechevski and V I Kazanski.

 

The Taigan is today very rare and the total number of the pure breed is estimated at about 1000. It is therefore fortunate that this highly interesting dog has beensaved. It is not quite clear whether the Taigan is a type of Tazi which was accustomed to hard living conditions and which type became stable in the course of time, or whether he is an independent race of Greyhound.

 

If on one side the Taigan is similar in many parts to the Tazi, on the other side, the build and thickness of hair is similar to that of the Afghan. He shows, nevertheless, individual characteristics. His coat is wavy and coarse, the tail not very long, thin, fine and spirally formed at the end, the last tufts overgrown and the ears hanging and lying against the head and deep in contrast to the Tazi whose ears are set at a higher level, sticking out.

 

Finally the Taigan is an unusually strong built Greyhound with very strong bones. He is to be seen in several colours, black, red, grey and gold, white plain and spotted. The pure Taigan is never dappled. He is an excellent hunting dog, greatly respected by the Khirghizes. The Taigan is, with the Borzoi, the only Russian Greyhound with the strength, courage and keeness to hunt the fox.

 

He really is a greyhound of dignity and is greatly respected in Russia and he is deserving of being recognised with our Greyhounds

[chimp 299]

i dont think it was in your list but would love to see a proper working pharoah hound

 

http://www.pets911.com/breeds/dogs/images/...araoh-hound.jpg

[Guest mickyrichardson]

The Pharaoh hound

 

Edited January 11, 2009 by mickyrichardson