The current breed was developed in Afghanistan's mountainous countryside. The Afghan Hound first appeared in the United States in 1926. In 1940, the Afghan Hound Club of America was admitted to AKC membership and held its first specialty show. The Afghan Hound is covered with a thick coat of long silky hair that requires hours of grooming each week to maintain its beautiful appearance. The Afghan Hound needs room to run in a fenced area under supervision.
Afghans can be very destructive when bored.
The Afghan's independent disposition may not understand your displeasure with his destructive behaviors. They may appear aloof and particularly standoffish with strangers. For More Information, contact the National Breed Club Listed Above. The Afghan Hound is an aristocrat, his whole appearance one of dignity and aloofness with no trace of plainness or coarseness. He has a straight front, proudly carried head, eyes gazing into the distance as if in memory of ages past.