Azawakhs ?

[Aaron Proffitt 142]

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ybody here ever been around them or know anything about them ? I'm pretty fascinated by them...just don't really know anything aside from what I've read....

[Wild_and_Irish 11]

Ask cuagusgiorrai I think he knows a thing or two about coursing breeds from eastern europe/far east

[DevoidOvTalent 0]

I own seven of them. I have a friend who courses with hers; they are not fast off the mark but they are good stayers if they can stay sighted and very agile. They are really not 'all weather' dogs, they have a very thin coat and do not like prolonged exposure to cold or wet.

 

Temperamentally, they can be somewhat weird. They are bred in africa primarily as guard dogs and can be extremely reactive. Very barky and reluctant to accept strangers. I have two that are very reactive to certain changes in the household, even something simple like a hair cut can unsettle them and cause a good deal of barking and avoidance behavior. I would not recommend one to an inexperienced dog owner or someone interested in a very cooperative temperament.

 

azawakh are generally healthy dogs but the gene pool in the West is very small, and they are prone to seizures. If you have specific questions I would be happy to answer if I can. My specific interest is in the COO dogs and I own two that are half desert bred.

[Aaron Proffitt 142]

I own seven of them. I have a friend who courses with hers; they are not fast off the mark but they are good stayers if they can stay sighted and very agile. They are really not 'all weather' dogs, they have a very thin coat and do not like prolonged exposure to cold or wet.

 

Temperamentally, they can be somewhat weird. They are bred in africa primarily as guard dogs and can be extremely reactive. Very barky and reluctant to accept strangers. I have two that are very reactive to certain changes in the household, even something simple like a hair cut can unsettle them and cause a good deal of barking and avoidance behavior. I would not recommend one to an inexperienced dog owner or someone interested in a very cooperative temperament.

 

azawakh are generally healthy dogs but the gene pool in the West is very small, and they are prone to seizures. If you have specific questions I would be happy to answer if I can. My specific interest is in the COO dogs and I own two that are half desert bred.

 

 

 

Thanks DOT,

 

I see you're in the Lone Star state .....is your breeder there ? Have you ran coyotes with 'em ? One of the reasons we're looking at them is because they are somewhat protective... figure between my Airedales and Azawakhs I could have my own little army.LOL

 

Thanks ,

Aaron

[Rain 232]

they look like a sloughi they do

 

nice lookin dogs though