A hunting account of the XIX Egyptian dynasty provides an appropriate depiction of the Kelb tal Fenek of today: “The red, long-tailed dog goes at night into the stalls of the hills.... Read more »
The Black and Tan Coonhound can trace its ancestors back to the scenthounds of medieval Europe. Bloodhounds and Foxhounds brought to America before the Revolutionary War were utilized to develop a hound... Read more »
The Afghan Hound is a sighthound that is one of the world’s most ancient breeds. It was developed in Afghanistan as a hunting dog and caught the eyes of European dog lovers... Read more »
The Portuguese Podengo Pequeno and other Podengo type dogs have roamed the Mediterranean region dating back to the tenth and eleventh centuries. Breeders developed this rustic dog to hunt game in Portugal’s... Read more »
Historians believe that the Portuguese Podengo and similar Podengo-like dogs were transported by the Phoenicians and Romans, possibly brought along as hunting dogs or trade for the Portuguese and Spanish. However, artwork... Read more »
The Azawakh is a sighthound that descended from pariah dogs of the Saharan Sahel region, and the breed gets its name from the area’s Azawakh Valley. Disseminated for centuries by the Tuareg... Read more »