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Afghan hound

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Afghan hound
a tall, long silky-coated dog with pendulous ears, high tail carriage and a very elegant appearance. The breed originated on the Sinai peninsula and was later used as a sight hunter in northern Afghanistan. Called also Tazi. The breed suffers from inherited cataracts and a hereditary myelopathy.

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The new puppy--dubbed Snuppy by the scientists after its birth at Seoul National University on April 24--is the genetic double of a 3-year-old male Afghan hound.
"Only their lean Afghan hound looks at the camera, as if he knows the future secret of their terrible deaths, the location and order" (79).
There's a Persian that can open doors; an Afghan hound that adapts to costumes; a cat named Booger weighing in at more than 20 pounds; and Spot, the English springer spaniel who happens to live in the White House.
 
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