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Posted by kridge on February 21, 2003 at 14:53:57:

In Reply to: Re: which is the oldest breed of dog in the world? posted by PHRascal on January 28, 2003 at 13:19:54:

: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. :-)

Actually, I believe they did have a name for that dog: the Tesem. There's a book written by a Maltese professor, Cecil Camilari (sp?), about the "Maltese Kelb-Tal Fenek" (Pharaoh Hound) that traces the history of dogs back through the Tesem in Egypt, which is presumed to have come from central Africa. Probably, today's sighthounds can all trace their ancestry to this Tesem dog, which is depicted in the oldest Egyptian drawings.
But "GASP" is just too good to pass up. :-)

Sarah
Pacific NW

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