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Mr. H. C. Brooxr, who kindly sends us 
the photograph of “ Reisch,” a 
Persian Greyhound, writes as 
follows:—‘ One of the oldest 
breeds of domestic dog is undoubtedly the 
Greyhound, and it is to Asia that we must 
turn to find the greatest number of varieties 
The Persian 
Greyhound. 
A Sturgeon that weighed 2cwt. 3qrs. 141bs. 
of this group. Perhaps the most 
typical, and certainly one of the 
prettiest, is the Persian Grey- 
hound, of whose appearance our 
picture, taken, be 1 noted, when 
the dog was not in full coat, gives 
a very good idea. In India the 
greyhound is best represented by 
the Rampur Hound, of which but 
very few pure specimens have ever 
been seen in this country. ‘The 
Rampur is a powerful and rather 
heavy dog, with a Roman nose, 
a keen and cruel expression, large 
ears (as compared with those of 
the ordinary greyhound) and very 
short coat, far shorter even than 
that of the English dog; many, 
in fact, are almost hairless. This dog is 
game, cruel and savage. It is now unhappily 
very rare, having been spoilt by crossing 
with the greyhound. The greyhounds of 
Afghanistan and the surrounding countries, 
according to climate, vary much in coat from 
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the Rampur, whilst much resembling him in 
shape and make. The dog of the Kurds is 
covered with a dense corded coat, which 
gives him a very peculiar appearance. In 
Persia and Arabia and Turkestan we find 
dogs of practically the same variety, differing 
chiefly in the quantity of coat they carry. 
They are all marked by the Roman 
nose, the pendant, fringed, setter-lke 
ears and the well-feathered tail. The 
colour is usually a fawn of some shade. 
In temper all the Hastern greyhounds 
are rather savage and unreliable, and 
I have found them frequently willing 
to course and kill small Huropean dogs : 
the same trait, I may remark, was 
noticed in many of the earlier imported 
specimens of the Barsois or Russian 
Wolfhounds. The Persian dog is, how- 
ever, somewhat better tempered than 
his cousins of Afghanistan and India, 
but my own specimens would promptly 
lill any ordinary dog, and display great 
ferocity at the sight of my wolves; yet 
they are specimens which have never 
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And sold for £5 15s. 0d. 
These dogs are used 
in hunting all sorts of animals, including: 
the gazelle and the wild ass, and frequently 
been used for hunting. 
they are assisted by trained falcons. A very 
beautiful specimen may be seen stuffed in 
the Natural History Museum which in life 
