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Breeds

Sighthound breeds

The FCI group 10 sighthounds. Each breed page tells you where it comes from and which sports it runs in.

Saluki Middle East · lure coursing, racing

Sloughi Morocco · lure coursing, racing

Azawakh Mali · lure coursing, racing

Afghan Hound Afghanistan · lure coursing, racing

Borzoi Russia · lure coursing, racing

Greyhound Great Britain · lure coursing, racing

Whippet Great Britain · lure coursing, racing

Italian Sighthound Italy · lure coursing, racing

Irish Wolfhound Ireland · lure coursing

Deerhound Great Britain · lure coursing

Hungarian Greyhound Hungary · lure coursing, racing

Polish Greyhound Poland · lure coursing, racing

Spanish Greyhound Spain · lure coursing, racing

Photo credits and licences

Saluki: r., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sloughi: Denhulde, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Azawakh: Cristian.vantu, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Afghan Hound: Weaveravel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Borzoi: Pleple2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Greyhound: Neurodoc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Whippet: Canarian, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Italian Sighthound: christina, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Irish Wolfhound: Dux, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Deerhound: Sisteskrik, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hungarian Greyhound: Kacer at Hungarian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Polish Greyhound: Lilly M, corected by Pleple2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Spanish Greyhound: Tux-Man, CC0, Wikimedia Commons