Are Afghan Hounds difficult to train?

The Afghan hound is a “high maintenance” dog for a number of reasons. Though highly intelligent, Afghans can be difficult to train because they are stubborn. They are highly sensitive to harsh correction, which often elicits a refusal to obey. They respond best to gentle guidance and firm discipline.

What is the intelligence of an Afghan Hound?

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Do Afghan Hounds love their owners?

Afghan Hounds are sensitive. Unfamiliar environments and unexpected noises make an Afghan Hound nervous, but they’ll guard their beloved humans with their own life.

Are Afghan Hounds calm?

They’re often calm companions. The Afghan Hound tends to be reserved and not overly demonstrative. Though he can be gentle with children if raised with them, he doesn’t tend to be overly playful. However, he does tend to bond deeply with his family.

Are Afghan Hounds obedient?

Afghan Hounds are very aloof dogs. They have dignified bearings and independent-minded. They are not easily trained because they are free thinkers and they do what they want to do. Even though they do not respond well to obedience and tricks training, they are very smart dogs.

Do Afghan Hounds make good pets?

Afghan Hounds make great family dogs as they have a friendly and loving nature. Despite their independence, they can be extremely loyal and they love to have fun and play all day long. Afghan Hound Puppies can be socialised with children of all ages.

What is the lifespan of an Afghan Hound?

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How did the Afghan Hound get to the UK?

Like many of the Eastern Sighthounds, the Afghan Hound was first brought to Great Britain by military men as a sort of living souvenir from the exotic lands in which they were posted. The very first of these imports was Zardin, who was purchased in India by Captain John Bariff and was believed to have been born in Iran.

What was the first Afghan Hound Kennel?

The first bonafide Afghan Hound kennel in the United Kingdom had so-called “steppe” or “desert” type dogs, which had sparser, silkier coats and racier outlines. In 1920, Major and Mrs. G. Bell-Murray and Miss Jean C. Manson returned to Scotland with a group of dogs that came to be referred to as the Bell-Murray strain.

Did Noah choose an Afghan Hound to board the Ark?

Evelyn Shafer/Doubleday, Afghan Hound. 1949. There’s a charming legend that says when it came time for Noah to select the dog that would board his ark and save the species from the Great Flood, he chose the Afghan Hound. As with most folklore, this story is best kept in soft focus.

Does Zardin the Afghan Hound still exist?

Zardin was such an enviable specimen that he became the model for the first-ever Afghan Hound breed standard, which was written in 1912. Unfortunately, World War I soon pre-empted any interest in dog breeding, and none of Zardin’s bloodline survives in modern Afghan Hound pedigrees today.