CHAPTER VIII 



THE AFGHAN GREYHOUND 



These Oriental hounds in many respects resemble 



the British type of Greyhound, but the long, loose 



hair on the body and limbs creates characteristics 



at once distinctive, to say nothing of the quaint 



appearance presented by the Asiatic hound. Within 



the last few years numerous specimens have been 



benched at the Kennel Club's Show in London, but 



one of the most typical hounds shown was Zardin, 



the colour of which is almost white, with a black 



muzzle. These hounds slightly differ in colour, 



some being reddish-fawn, others almost white, with 



shadings. Zardin was brought from Seistan, in 



Afghanistan, and was shown at Zuetta, prior to 



being imported into England. 



The stuffed specimen in the Natural History 



Museum at South Kensington is that of Shahzada, 



formerly the property of the late Mr Whitbread. 



Both Shahzada and Afghan Bobs — the property 



of Mr Cary Barnard — have not that profusion of 



coat so striking in Mr Banff's Zardin. In the group 



of Mr Banff's hounds, taken in India, it will be 



noticed that in each member there is the abundance 



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