31 DKW - The Afghan Hound Traditional Cache
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31 DKW - The Afghan Hound
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This dog breed is so old, it's hard to pinpoint exactly where it originated. Legend has it that the Afghan Hound was the dog rescued on Noah's Ark! More likely the dogs came over into Afghanistan in Alexander the Great's army (there are rock carvings showing the distinct looking dogs in caves in Afghanistan to support this theory). Many experts point to the Salucki as the ancestor of the Afghan Hound due to their closeness in appearance; both have been referred to as the Persian Greyhound.
Picasso's Afghan Hound, Kabul, appeared in many of his paintings with his wife, Jacqueline.
Other famous Afghan owners include Gary Cooper, Jimmy Carter, Zeppo Marx, Stevie Nicks, Adam Faith.
FUN FACTS:
The average Afghan can reach speeds of up to 40 mph. That's as fast as a purebred racehorse. The fastest horse in the world can only reach 43.97 mph.
The Afghan is incredibly agile due to its unusual hip placement - they are wider apart compared to other breeds.
The Afghan has great vision and has a dolichocephalic head, which gives it a field of vision of 270 degrees.
The Afghan is Britain's 63rd most popular dog.
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