Hello reader! Welcome to the series of dog breeds presented to you by Kaivalaya’s Ani-Mall. We are presently in the first part of our series in which we were presenting sighthounds. Moving to our next breed we will be discussing the Azawakh.
The Azawakh is one of the lesser known sighthound breeds. Native to the West African region of the Azawakh valley they are sight hounds with the breed specific function of game chasing being neglected because of the absence of game animals in the region. The dog breed has been assigned to the livestock guardian duties for past numerous centuries, Azawakh being an ancient breed.
The region to which modern Azawakh is held
The dog similar to it has been reported in history throughout the region of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, the region to which modern Azawakh is held native to. Most notably it has been associated with the nomadic ethnic African tribe of Tuareg.
Other than Tuareg tribe, It has been owned and bred by other West African ethnic groups like Peulh, Bella, and Hausa.
As we have witnessed in the case of Afghan hound there are several variations and local names for Azawakh also. This nomenclature depends on the region of association and the group of people Azawakh is associated with.
As I have told you earlier that, it is a lesser known breed of sighthound group. The reason for this is the rarity of the breed. this dog breed has not either been recognized by important kennel clubs or been enlisted in the foreign breed or import breed register.
For example, this dog breed had been placed in the Foundation Stock Service ( FSS) register of the AKC or American kennel club. This section of AKC register is reserved for the newly introduced breed that is not been officially registered by the club yet.
Looking closely one can easily imagine that why this dog breed had been called as related to another African sighthound breed the Sloughi. It is easy to confuse Azawakh with Soulghi as many times people do but in our upcoming posts, we will clarify this difference in depth.
Here I would like to conclude this work providing a small introduction to the Azawakh. Stay tuned to Kaivayala’s Ani-Mall for more. If you like our work at Kaivalaya’s Ani-Mall, please like and subscribe our blog. We are also open to any suggestion from our readers to improve our works.
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