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Posted by PHRascal on January 28, 2003 at 13:19:54:

In Reply to: Re: which is the oldest breed of dog in the world? posted by Lynn on January 28, 2003 at 09:15:40:

Maybe we ought to give that ancient sighthound breed a name...maybe a Grey Afghan Saluki Pharaoh Hound. Wait, that acronym would be GASP...wouldn't work for these guys. :-)

Yes, the dog pictured on tombs bears a resemblance to some sighthound and that breed probably has splintered off into other sighthound breeds over the years.
~Rascal

:It was most likely some sort of sighthound that isn't *exactly* like any breed today, but resembles a great many of them.

:Lynn

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• Re: which is the oldest breed of dog in the world? kridge 02/21/03 (0)
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