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Non-sporting Breeds
Pharaoh Hound
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Pedigree Points
Recognized: AKC, ANKC, CKC, FCI, KC (GB)
Height: Dog: 22-25 in (55-62.5cm) Bitch: 21-24 in (52.5-60.5cm)
Weight:
Coat: Short and glossy
Color: Tan or rich tan with white markings; white tip on tail strongly desirable; white star on chest, white on toes, and slim white blaze on center line of face permissible; flecking or white other than above undesirable
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The Pharaoh Hound is a medium-sized sight breed
that will also hunt by scent. It has been described
as the oldest domesticated dog in recorded history
because it so closely resembles the likenesses of
dogs carved on the tomb walls of the pharaohs
and on ancient Egyptian artefacts dating back to
at least 2000 BC. In 1935, archeologists working in
the great cemetery west of the Pyramid of Cheops,
at Giza, found an inscription recording that such a
dog, named Abuwtiyuw, had been buried with all
the ritual ceremony of a great man of Egypt by
order of the kings of Upper and Lower Egypt.
It is thought that these hounds were taken
to Malta and Gozo by the Phoenicians. First
imported into the UK in the 1920s, the breed
was re-established in Britain in 1968 when eight
examples were imported from Gozo and Malta,
and it was soon recognized. It was introduced
into North America in the late 1960s and
was subsequently recognized.
The affectionate and intelligent
Pharaoh Hound has a happy,
confident personality, likes
children, and makes a good
family pet. Its coat needs little
attention but the breed does
require plenty of exercise
and is not suited to
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