Zanzibar Greyhound

Also known as the Zanzibar Dog, this breed is named after the small island of Zanzibar lying off the Tanzanian coast of East Africa. In the 19th century there was an unusual type of greyhound living on the tropical island of Zanzibar. This previously unknown breed aroused considerable interest and an example was taken to [...]

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Whippet

In the past, this breed has also been called the Lightning Rag Dog and the Snap Dog. The present name appears to have originated from the word `whappee, which used to mean ‘a small dog that wapps yaps]’. In the 17th century, the name Whippet was used to describe a ‘little cur’. The Whippet as [...]

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Tibetan Hound

Tibetan Hound sometimes known as the Sha-Kyi, this little-known breed is employed to hunt large game. It has also been called the Tibetan Hunting Dog. Tibetan Hound is unusual for a Him. alayan dog, being a comparatively short-coated animal in. a cold country, where every other local breed has long hair to protect it. But, [...]

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Tesem

Also known as the Egyptian Hunting Dog, this ancient breed was one of the first specialized sighthounds in the world. Although described by some authors as an ancient Egyptian breed, in reality this dog is even older, being depicted in the rock paintings of East Africa that date back to the Neolithic period. It appears [...]

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Tazi

This breed of Russian sighthound has many names. It is also called the Tazy, the Tasy, the Tadzi, the Taji, the Tasi, the Tazii, the Mid-Asiatic Tazi, the Mid-Asiatic Borzoi, the Mid-Asiatic Greyhound and the Sredneaziatskaya Borzoya. There are two local variants, the Khazakh Tazi and the Turkmenian Tazi. A courageous dog, it is used [...]

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