Dog breed catalog

Sighthounds

AZAWAKH

Classification	Code
10	FCI-Standard N° 307

Use:

Sight hunting. The nomads considered the dog equally as a ? show piece ? and as a companion.

appearance:

Particularly high in the leg and elegant, the Azawakh sighthound gives a general impression of great fineness. His bone structure and musculature are transparent beneath fine and lean tissues (skin). This sighthound presents itself as a racy dog whose body fits into a rectangle with its longer sides in vertical position.

temperament:

Quick, attentive, distant, reserved with strangers and may even be unapproachable, but he can be gentle and affectionate with those he is willing to accept.

size:

Height at the withers : Dogs : between 64 and 74 cm. Bitches : between 60 and 70 cm.

criteria:

A,B