- Brief Description
Glamour in the dog world comes in many forms but the Afghan Hound must be in the top ten of anybody’s list. The first Afghan Hounds arrived in Britain in the early 1900s and one, called Zardin, won in spectacular style at the 1907 Crystal Palace show
Source: The Kennel Club
- Links to Breed Descriptions
Also see The German Kennel Club (VDH) for video (if available).
(Hint: your browser should be able to Translate to English, at least for text (e.g., right click in Google Chrome or Internet Explorer).)This and other breed videos are available in full length here.
View more videos on AKC's YouTube Channel
- Other Names for Breed
- Afghanhund
- Lévrier afghan
- Lebrel afgano
- Afghanischer Windhund
- Afghansk Mynde
- Country of Origin and Parent Breed Club
Middle East
In FCI, the Afghan Hound is under the Patronage of The Kennel Club, Great Britain.
- Health and Well-Being
Some sources of health information include:
- National kennel clubs and breed clubs (see, e.g. Breeding/Health Strategy Documents, below)
- Population-level statistics (see, e.g., Swedish Insurance Data, below)
- Research articles
- Breed club surveys
- Breed-Specific Articles
- Breed Standards
There are numerous breed standards.
The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.
Three of the major international standards are:
- Breed-Specific Statistics
1. Swedish Insurance Data
- Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds.
This breed has information on Veterinary Care and Life Insurance.Click here to view downloads for 2006-2011 Agria Breed Profile for the Afghan hound.Click HERE for 2011-2016 the Agria Breed Profile for the Afghan hound.2. Registrations Statistics
- Afghan Club of America - AKC registration statistics
3. Finnish Kennel Club: Afghan Hound: Database Statistics
- Breeding/Health Strategy Documents
Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:
- The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch
- Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
- Finland - Afgaaninvinttikoiran jalostuksen tavoiteohjelma (PDF in Finnish)
- US: Afghan club of America: Health: CHIC Reports: https://afghanhoundclubofamerica.org/index.php/information/health-care/health-testing-chic Hip and Thyroid Statistics are available via the Health menu tabs.
Health Surveys
a. As of 11-29-2020 - dogs included # 814 - (search Afghan) OFA Health Survey
b. UK-KC 2004 Breed Health SurveyDr Kimberley J Mackenzie, Breed Council Breed Health Coordinator"The Afghan Hound Breed Council conducted a breed health survey in order to ascertain the current health status of the Afghan Hound in the United Kingdom. The survey sought to gather information on Afghan Hounds owned in the UK between 2004 and 2014. The survey was available on-line for one year from March 2014 to March 2015. The information was provided by owners about their dogs on an anonymous basis. The survey yielded information on 682 Afghan Hounds, which is the largest ever study of the breed in the UK. " - Breed-Specific DNA Tests
- Other Breed-Specific Webpages
Afghan Hounds International Pedigree Database
Currently (10-8-2020) has 281418 Afghan Hound pedigrees and 36486 pictures in the database.
"The site contains a wealth of resources including breed standards, show results and calendars, breed information including health information and of course the Pedigree database which is an invaluable tool whilst researching breed history."Databases:Historical Archives and UK_CHAMPION_AFGHAN_HOUNDS_Vol1a_1927to1957.pdf
Collection of the breed from the earliest imports to the UK.
Issue.com
Afghan Hound: what is typical and why by Espen Engh, AHWC 2014
- Breed-Specific Research
Afghan Club of America: Chylothorax Research
- Breed Clubs
We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.
Scotland: Afghan Hound Club Of Scotland
UK: Afghan Hound Association
USA: Afghan Hound Club of AmericaItaly: ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA AMATORI LEVRIERI AFGHANI: https://www.aiala.it/
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