The Sloughi dog breed consists of medium-to-large-sized dogs. The males tend to be slightly taller than the females. Males have an average height of 26 to 29 inches at the shoulder.

The sloughi (pronounced SLOO-ghee), also called the Arabian greyhound, was developed to hunt game as big as gazelles. The lean, leggy dogs have some similarities to salukis, another hound breed ...

This history explains the Sloughi's esteemed status in North Africa, where it is also known as «El Hor», meaning «the pure», ...

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Meet the Pumi, American Hairless Terrier and Sloughi, the newcomers to the 2017 Westminster Dog Show Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work ...

Salukis and Sloughi have similar names and appearances. Both are sighthounds capable of running distances and taking down prey. But, DNA analysis conducted in 2004 confirmed the two dogs are separate ...