The Rampur Greyhound is a
breed
A breed is a specific group of domestic animals having homogeneous appearance (phenotype), homogeneous behavior, and/or other characteristics that distinguish it from other organisms of the same species. In literature, there exist several slig ...
of
sighthound native to the
Rampur region of Northern
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
, which lies between
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
and
Bareilly
Bareilly () is a city in Bareilly district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is among the largest metropolises in Western Uttar Pradesh and is the centre of the Bareilly division as well as the historical region of Rohilkhand. The city ...
. It is believed the Rampur Greyhound descends from early
Afghan Hounds, with their present-day appearance due to extensive crosses to the
Greyhound
The English Greyhound, or simply the Greyhound, is a breed of dog, a sighthound which has been bred for coursing, greyhound racing and hunting. Since the rise in large-scale adoption of retired racing Greyhounds, the breed has seen a resurge ...
in the 19th century to improve the breed's speed.
[ The Rampur Greyhound is a shorthaired, powerfully built sighthound that resembles the Sloughi in appearance. It is rarely seen outside of its native land where it is retained as a coursing dog and is rarely kept as a companion.][
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See also
* Dogs portal
* List of dog breeds
This list of dog breeds includes both Neontology#Extant taxa versus extinct taxa, extant and extinct dog breeds, Designer breed, varieties, landraces, and dog types. A research article on genomics, dog genomics published in Science/AAAS defines m ...
* List of dog breeds from India This is a list of dog breeds from India.
Breeds mygreen
* Bakharwal – livestock guardian dog
* Banjara Hound
* Bully Kutta – guard dog
* Chippiparai – sighthound from Tamil Nadu
*Gull Dong - Guard dog, Hunting dog
* Gull Terrier
* Himalaya ...
References
External links
The Kennel Club of India
Sighthounds
Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
Dog breeds originating in India
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