Witnessing the strength and decline of ancient Egypt, accompanying the Egyptians for 5,000 years, it is the earliest known domesticated dog, which is the Pharaoh Hound, also known as the Hound and the KobotPhile. In the 14th century BC, the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was so fond of the pharaoh hound that depictions of the pharaoh hound can still be found today at the saqara site near Cairo.
The Pharaoh Hound has a noble princely temperament and is recognized as the oldest dog breed in the world. It is slender, elegant in appearance, well-defined, with beautiful lines, fast and stable, stretched, relaxed, and has a lively and vigilant expression. The Pharaoh Hound is a very good hunting dog, priced at about 300,000 to 100,000 yuan. The pharaoh's hunting skills and tacit relationship with people are a rare treasure and treasure for people to understand and study the history of dogs today.
Brought to the island of Malta by Phoenician traders, the Pharaoh Hound has survived over two thousand years of breeding and evolution due to its relative isolation, which still retains its original caste and the appearance of its Egyptian ancestors. In Malta, the Pharaoh Hound became a master of rabbit hunting, so it was also known as the Hound. In 1979 the Maltese government declared the Pharaoh Hound a national beast and issued a silver coin inscribed with his portrait as a memorial.
The Pharaoh Hound is noble, and how noble it is has a certain origin with its history, appearing on the portraits of ancient Egypt as early as four thousand years ago, and its traces can be found even in hieroglyphs, and in a letter from the ancient Egyptian era, it is described as such: its face is glowing red, like a god. With a quick mind, quick hands, and excellent eyesight and sense of smell, the Pharaoh Hound is worthy of being an excellent hunting master.
The Pharaoh Hound maintains a passion for hunting and a unique shy temperament, and the shy temperament of the Pharaoh Hound's response to pleasure evokes a deep affection between it and its lovers. When excited or happy, its nose and ears will be flattened and a dark rose color appears, and its amber eyes will appear particularly deep.
The head of the Pharaoh Hound is long, oblique, and well-defined, the front face is slightly longer than the head, the outline of the head is parallel to the mouth, and the head is blunt and wedge-shaped. The neck is relatively long, sloping, muscular, and slightly rounded, so that the head remains high and high.
The best thing about the Pharaoh Hound's whole body is a pair of beautiful amber eyes, commensurate with the color of the coat, ovate, slightly darker in position, and sharp and intelligent eyes. The ear position is medium height, and when alert, the ears are upright but very flexible, with a wide base of the ear and large and delicate ears. The nose mirror is flesh-colored, commensurate with the color of the coat, and has no other color. The jaw is strong, the teeth are strong, and the bite is scissor-like.
The Pharaoh Hound has a flexible body, a chest almost as deep as an elbow, ribs supported well, a slight tilt from the hip to the tail root, and a dorsal line that is almost straight. The tail is moderately raised, the base of the tail is quite thick, the tip is thin, like a whip, sagging at rest, extending to the nodality. During movement, the tail is raised and bent. Male pharaoh hounds are about 23 to 25 inches tall on the shoulders, and females are about 21 to 24 inches tall.
The pharaoh hound has long shoulder blades that are inclined backwards, the front legs are straight and parallel to each other, the back body is strong and muscular, the hind limbs are parallel to each other, the knee joints are moderately swept back, and the second thigh is clear. The claws are neither cat's nor rabbit's feet, but they are strong; the foot pads are thick. The gait of the Pharaoh Hound is stretched and smooth.
The coat of the Pharaoh Hound is short and shiny, from delicate and close to the body to slightly rough, without ornamentation. The color ranges from bright brown to maroon, and white markings generally appear in the following places: the tip of the tail (ideal), the chest (called "star spots"), white claws, and white tendons in the middle of the face.
The elegant appearance and endless charm are evident in the Pharaoh Hound, who is intelligent, friendly and kind, emotionally rich, naughty, vigilant and active, and very loyal. The Pharaoh Hound has a good sense of sight and smell, with good qualities of boldness, bravery and easy tame, and is a very good hunting dog. The Pharaoh Hound is calm and gentle at home, especially fond of children, who like to play with people and are eager to get human attention.