ALL ABOUT AFGHAN HOUNDS: THE DESERT HUNTER

I love my Afghan Hound to pieces, as she is especially wonderful in every way. Friendliest dog you'll ever meet , and she approaches strangers while we're out on a walk, begging for them to pet her. She loves the homeless man we pass, and tries to climb in the mail truck with the mailman too. She and I share the same hairbrush, as I have long hair like hers, and I brush mine first and then hers before we head out. She is 3 1/2 years old, and our first Affie girl lived to be nearly 17. Best dogs ever !

I am fortunate enough to own an Afghan hound. I’ve also owned many cats throughout my life and yes my dog is very cat like. He is also very sweet and loving with me, follows me everywhere, but aloof with strangers. Wherever I take him people tell me how beautiful he is and ask me about him. So when getting an Afghan hound be prepared not only for the extensive grooming, but also all the attention the dog will attract. My Afghan hound’s name is Neo, he is one year old and I absolutely adore him. This video is the most accurate depiction I’ve seen of the Afghan hound on YouTube.

Excellent video! I'm a sighthound FANATIC!! Afghans are one of my favorites. Absolutely gorgeous dogs! Admittedly, I was starting to feel a certain way those two times she mentioned Dobies (I'm a Dobermom), but overall, she made me love and respect this breed even more! Her talks about grooming were EXTREMELY IMPORTANT and relevant. Not to say that the dog was/needed to be given up, but I used to live near a woman who owned an Afghan, and the dog needed some SERIOUS grooming! Every time my Ramsey and I would see her on our walks, her dog's hair was always a scraggly mess, or one time she cut almost all of the dogs hair off and it was styled into what I can only describe as a full-body bowl cut... understandably, not a flattering look for such a majestic breed.

I had an afghan dog and he was the most gentle one owner dog. I named him Khan. It's name means king. They were great with my kids. He got loose out of his outside cage and I got a call 10miles from my home and 2blocks from where I worked. So he was trying to find me at work. I had to get him out of dog jail after. He was so happy to see me.

Thanks for well description of afghan hound you covered a lot good points I have 2 afghans these 2 are the most affectionate dogs afghans I’ve ever had there temperament love of golden retriever I’m surprised but they do have all other traits at times you explained there deeply loved cared for it’s amazing people stare at them there eye catchers so be prepared too talk people when your in public thanks video

I’ve had my Afghan Hound almost 3 yrs. He is the most beautiful dog I’ve ever owned. His name is King Tut!

My mother bred and showed Afghans in the 70’s and 80’s so I grew up with many of them.

Так приятно, что есть истинные почитатели , фанаты и любители породы Афганская борзая во всех странах! Это особая категория людей.Огромная БлагоДарность и Наилучшие пожелания за предоставленное видео и рассказ с Седых Гор Урала из Екатеринбурга.

Love seeing them at the shows here in SO CA a lady in a confirmation class I go to has 2 that have their CH. title already and aren't even 1 year old...very nice dogs just love looking at the beauty of them...I have a Whippet I show I'm a sight hound lover.

Hope you feel better, from cold ❄️ I love this a 60 kg cat, yesss

I’m from Afghanistan and our hunting dogs more close resemble greyhounds, salukis, and sloughis. We call them tazi or tazy. These very long haired hounds are show ring versions of the real thing. And actually many countries throughout Central Asia use Tazi dogs for their hunting, not just Afghanistan

My family got one when I was around 10 and he was a really wonderful dog in some ways and a pain in the arse in others - though I loved him dearly. He was quite large for an Afghan with more heavy set muzzle and head than what is seen here but still very fast and agile. He did okay in shows but his speciality was lure coursing as we (mostly I) started to let him roam free while on walks as he got a bit older and less prone to escaping - my parents live in a rather rural and heavily forested area so little danger of getting hit by a car which can be a problem with Afghans as they like to chase cars, and unfortunately also trains. The initial problem was that the dog didn't listen my dad that well, my mother really didn't walk him, and with my brother it was 50% chance nice and 50% chance "bye, I'm outta here..." situation. He got better with them as he got older but with me there was never issues as I was likely the calmest around him. The trick is that you had to give a lot trust to the dog, he would often either advance or drag behind, out of sight, but you could trust him not to get further away than a hundred meters at most. He would then either come back to you or wait for you to catch up. This also worked great with our three Salukis. I don't have any experience with other breeds but with Afghans and Salukis respect goes a long way and you do better if you just forget the alpha nonsense that may work with some doggos - they are great companions but poor servants. Naturally it also depends on temperament of the dog. The only downside is that he would drag half of the forest back home in his fur which made my mom not too happy, but hey, at least I helped with washing and grooming - erm... sometimes... He really hated getting washed, too, despite being introduces to it at a very young age. Brushing was fine, blow dryer was fine but shower was apparently torture and towel drying was never fast enough for him. It was always more like washing a Husky rather than an Afghan... (sorry for stereotyping your doggo, husky owners!)

Thank you Zeke. It was fun meeting you and having you hang out with us for awhile. Great video!

My Afghan hound is very attentive and he does listen and obey so it all depends on the dog and the owner❤

Wonderful description. Thank you, Madam.

She said something that my mother likes to say and I have to disagree with both of them. “ why get an afghan if you’re just going to shave it down.” There is nothing wrong with loving the breed but not wanting to deal with all the coat. If you want one because you love their elegant look but rather not deal with the coat and you have no plans in showing then go ahead and shave him or her down. There is nothing wrong with keeping a afghan in a short coat. Heck give the dog a cowboy cut if you have to. Nothing wrong with that…. It’s you’re dog you can keep him or her with a long coat or a short one.

My favorite dog.

Beautiful dog.. You should do a dogumentary on an endangered noble sight hound - the azawakh.

The people saying that shows ruined the breed have never seen these dogs run and it shows. Please do Borzois next!

Always want to have them!! So beautiful…… ❤️