Afghan hound
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"Sophie thought she'd read the Daily Mail one day and the first comment was: 'Why does she look like an Afghan hound?'"
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Gladstone said Rothschild was in his late 70s and devoted to his dog, an Afghan hound.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2024
Ingram says that when you approach an Afghan hound, “They actually look through you, rather than at you,” because they’re bred to be far-seeing.
From Seattle Times • May 8, 2023
The first dog clone was created in 2005—an Afghan hound named Snuppy in South Korea.
From National Geographic • Feb. 28, 2018
In July, the day after my all-boys-are-dicks conversation with Dad, there was a long-haired Afghan hound who’d been found in the park, covered in dried mud/feces/who-knows-what.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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