Saluki — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Saluki — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Claims

• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The breed's origin is the Middle East.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Under FCI it belongs to Group 10 (Sighthounds), Section 1, the long-coated or fringed sighthound section, with no working trial.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Its FCI standard number is 269, and its declared use is as a hunting and coursing hound.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Height at the withers averages 58 to 71 cm (23 to 28 inches), with bitches proportionally smaller; AKC gives dogs 23 to 28 inches and bitches considerably smaller.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is smooth with a silky feel; there is light feathering on the legs and at the back of the thighs, and sometimes a little woolly feather on the thigh and shoulder, while the smooth variety carries no feathering.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Any colour or mixture of colours is allowed; FCI notes brindles are undesirable, while AKC offers sample colours including white, cream, fawn, golden, red, grizzle with tan, and black with tan (the last also as tricolor with white).
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The temperament is reserved with strangers but neither nervous nor aggressive, and is described as dignified, intelligent and independent.