How to Groom an Afghan Hound

The Afghan Hound is a stately and elegant dog. They are a very old breed, and mention is made of them as many as 4,000 years ago in Afghanistan and Egypt. They have a very long, lush coat that needs a great deal of attention. Give your Afghan Hound a full grooming every 4 to 6 weeks and a general grooming at least twice per week.

Difficulty: Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Slicker brush
• Pin brush
• Steel comb
• Snood
• Detangling spray
• Scissors

1. Brush out the coat before bathing using slicker brushes, pin brushes and steel combs as needed. The objective with the Afghan Hound's coat is to keep it looking smooth and shiny. Don't brush the coat in between baths. This only tangles the coat and causes more matting. If your dog is a show dog, bathe him at least once a week.

2. Put a snood on the dog if he is in an area where his ears might drag through something like food in a bowl or mud. The snood keeps their ears clean and protected.

3. Fluff dry the dog's coat for the best look after bathing. A cage-dried coat won't look as good. As you dry, comb the hair out to its natural appearance.

4. Trim the hair around the feet with scissors to give them a rounded look. Trim whiskers and cheek hairs if you wish. It's unusual to trim the beard.

Tips & Warnings

• Never clip or trim the coat of an Afghan Hound. It should remain long and silky and completely natural in appearance.
• A detangling spray can help get out tough matting in the coat.
• Other names for the Afghan Hound are the Baluchi Hound, Sage Baluchi, Tazi, Afghanischer Windhund, Levrier Afghan and the Lebrel Afgano.
• Afghan Hounds have a very low tolerance for pain. This means that even small injuries can do a lot of harm.

[blondehound]

on 12/30/2008 He is about 6-7 thousand years old.
#1. Needs to be brushed every day! Avoid surface brushing to prevent matting.
#4 I am not sure about whiskers, cheek hairs, if you wish - yes.

Thanks