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the extremities and under the body are paler 
than the rest of the coat ; under the tail especially, 
sometimes too white, giving, in the golden dogs 
almost the appearance of a deer. Golden dogs 
have sometimes a touch or two of black on the 
ears, and over the eyes, and on the back and 
tail. White and cream, with a little sandy or 
dark on the ears and face, is very usual. Whole 
coloured dogs with shading should be preferred. 
15. Measurements.—The length is a little more 
than the height. The dog should practically 
stand in a square. 
AVERAGE HEIGHT, 
BOOK OF THE DOG. 
and any markings are considered a blemish, 
No doubt, like the Arabs, who prefer their 
hounds to be the colour of the sand over 
which they travel the Kirghiz, for winter 
sport, like them to resemble the snow. 
They are called by the Kirghiz the Ahk- 
Taz-eet, which means “white Tazi dog.” 
The owners do not record their pedigrees ; 
but families take special pains to keep their 
particular strains 
pure—some priding 
male 23 inches, female 
21 inches. CHEST: 
(GirRTH) 26 inches for 
the male, 24 inches 
for the female. HEapD: 
The length from occi- 
put to tip of nose is 
for the male 82 inches, 
female 72 inches. 
16. Weight. — Male 
42 lb., female 38 lb. 
II. Ahk-Taz-eet, 
or Kirghiz Grey- 
hound.* — Grey- 
hounds of the 
themselves on pos- 
sessing the fierce 
wolf- killing ones ; 
others, the very 
swift, lighter made 
dogs, or a_ good 
dog to hunt the 
“big horned 
sheep.” When a 
hunting party 
starts, a well- 
trained Tazi stands 
balanced on the 
““Shami” type are 
kept by the Kirghiz, 
on the steppes of 
Central and South- 
erm Siberia and Turkestan (40° to 50° 
N. lat., 125° to 60° E. long.). These 
Mohamedan nomads obtain some of their 
breeds of camels and horses from the 
Arabs, and evidently their race of Tazi also. 
These dogs are larger, but have the same 
characteristics as the Tazi of further south, 
the feathered legs, drooping silky ears, and 
beautifully feathered tail, which latter, 
according to the Kirghiz standard, should 
form a complete little circle at the tip when 
carried naturally. The legs should have 
more feathering on the elbows and stifle 
joints. The weight of these Greyhounds 
varies much—namely, from 60 Ib. to go lb., 
the average being 70 lb. As a rule, the 
heavier the build the rougher the coat. The 
larger and bigger-boned dogs are those 
generally used to hunt wolves, and the smaller 
ones for hares and foxes, etc. These Kirghiz 
hounds are invariably white or pale cream, 
* Imported into England by Mr. H. C. Brooke, 
and bred in this country by Captain J. P. T. Allen. 
SLUGHI OF NORTHERN AFRICA. CH. KALBI. 
PROPERTY OF HERR MICHEL LA FONTIJN. 
horses’ crupper, 
while the horse goes 
at an ambling jog. 
The Kirghiz never 
use Greyhounds when flying the hawk or 
the hunting eagle, a favourite sport on the 
steppes. 
It has been suggested that the Kirghiz 
Greyhound and Borzoi might be in some 
way allied, but the Borzoi is never seen 
on the steppes, and Russians out there 
consider the two breeds to be entirely 
distinct. 
III. The North African Slughi, or Slughi 
of the Sahara.*—The Slughi in North Africa 
is of the same type as the smooth Slughi of 
further east, and is said to be of the same 
Arabian origin, though it now forms a dis- 
tinct variety. These Greyhounds are highly 
valued by the sporting Beys of Algiers, 
Tunis, and elsewhere, and the Bedawin of 
the Sahara, and the best ones come from 
the Tell and Sidi Cheikh. 
They are handsome dogs, strong and 
* Imported and bred in Holland by Herr Michel 
La Fontijn, Herr August Le Gras, Herr Joh. 
Knoops, and others. 
