Egyptian Dog Breeds

Ancient Egypt is known to have had some of the oldest dogs that the world is now familiar with. These Egyptian Dogs were once buried with the dead and almost portrayed as gods all over the walls of tombs and pyramids. The Egyptian Dog Breeds include the Saluki and the famous Greyhound! For more information on these old Egyptian Dog Breeds, click on one of the links below:

Saluki

Posted on 21. May, 2009 by admin.

The Saluki originated in the Middle East and was bred to hunt jackal, gazelle, hare and fox. The name itself derives from the Middle Eastern city called Saluki which does not exist anymore. This breed has a sacred sentimentality because people of the Muslim faith thought that they were a present [...]

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Pharaoh Hound

Posted on 21. May, 2009 by admin.

The Pharaoh Hound originated in the small island of Malta which is one of the seven islands in the Mediterranean Sea. On the island, they call this dog the Kelb Tal-Fenek which translates to “rabbit dog”. The Pharaoh Hound was thought to have been linked to ancient Egypt because historians [...]

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Ibizan Hound

Posted on 21. May, 2009 by admin.

The Ibizian hound is thought to have been originated in Egypt and there after were distributed throughout Spain in early 700 BC. This breed is a very rapid hunter and was used mostly to hunt game and rabbit. As well as finding and catching their prey, the Ibizian Hound retrieves it [...]

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Greyhound

Posted on 21. May, 2009 by admin.

The Greyhound is a breed whose origin is somewhat unknown. There are theories stating that the Greyhound is from Egypt. Historians have found different relief’s of a breed of dog with the same body shape as that of an early Greyhound.
Other theories state the Greyhound is from England as they believe [...]

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Basenji

Posted on 21. May, 2009 by admin.

The Basenji was originally developed in central Africa for hunting purposes in what are now Zaire and the Sudan, but the first traces of a dog similar to the Basenji have been found on the walls of ancient Egyptian tombs of five thousand years ago.
In some African language Basenji can means; “wild and violent”, “dogs [...]