[头部]头部长度恰当，显得非常精致，脑袋和前脸显得均匀和谐。轻微突起的鼻梁骨，形成了罗马面貌，其中心线沿着前脸上升到轻微（或没有）的止部，消失在 眼睛前面，所以视线清晰，没有任何冲突，下颌显得非常有力，颌部长而强烈；嘴巴为钳状咬和，上下颚牙齿均匀匹配，完全对齐，无上颚突出或下颚突出。对这一 品种，这样的嘴是很难得的。剪状咬和更强烈，且比钳状咬和更容易繁殖，剪状咬和（下颚的牙齿紧贴上颚的牙齿内侧）不属于缺陷。后枕骨非常突出，头顶的“头 发”是丝状的、长长的毛发。耳朵：长，位置大约与外眼角在同一水平线，耳廓的长度可以延伸到鼻尖，被长而丝状的毛发所覆盖。眼睛：杏仁状（差不多是三角 的），不能太突出，颜色深。鼻镜：大小合适，黑色。缺陷：粗糙，象被截断，上颚突出或下颚突出，眼睛圆、突出或颜色浅，过分夸张的罗马鼻，脑袋上缺乏“头 发”。
[颈部] 颈部有足够的长度，结实而圆拱，呈曲线状与肩部连接，肩胛长而向后倾斜。缺陷：颈部太短或太粗，羊脖子，鹅脖子，颈部缺乏肌肉或骨骼。
[身躯]从马肩隆到腰部，背线看起来几乎是完全水平的。腰部有力而结实，略微圆拱，消失在臀部。髋骨非常突出，肋骨扩张良好，而腰窝上提。肩高与体长（从 胸到臀部的距离）大致相等，胸深，宽度适中。缺陷：弓背，凹陷的背部，鹅屁股，松弛的腰部，髋骨不突出，胸部太宽，而与肘部发生冲突。
[尾巴] 尾根位置不过分高，呈环状或末端弯曲；但不能过分卷曲，或卷在背后，或甩向身体一侧；且决不能太粗。
[腿]前肢直而结实，从肘部到骹骨的长度很大，肘部贴合身体，前足爪的长度和宽度都很大，脚趾圆拱，足爪上覆盖着浓厚的长被毛，质地精细，骹骨长而直，脚 垫非常大且支撑在地面上。肩关节角度恰当，使腿在身体下方合适的位置。太直的肩关节将导致骹骨被压垮，属于严重缺陷。阿富汗猎犬的四个足爪都与身躯保持同 一方向，既不向内弯，也不向外翻。后足爪宽且有足够的长度，脚趾圆拱，足爪上覆盖着浓厚的长被毛。后躯有力而肌肉发达，飞节与臀部间有足够的长度；飞节位 置低，飞节和膝关节的角度都非常恰当；从飞节到胯部略微弯曲呈弓形。缺陷：前后足爪向内弯或向外翻，脚垫缺乏足够的厚度，足爪太小，足爪有其他显著的缺 点，骹骨松懈或被压垮，膝关节太直，飞节太长。
[被毛]后躯，腰窝，肋部，前躯，和腿部都覆盖着浓密、丝状的毛发，质地细腻；耳朵，四个足爪都有羽状饰毛；从前面的肩部开始；向后面延伸为马鞍形区域 （包括腰窝和肋骨以上部位）的毛发略短，且紧密，构成了成熟狗的平滑后背，这是阿富汗猎犬的传统特征。阿富汗猎犬是以自然形态出现，被毛不需要修剪或修 整；在头顶上有长而呈丝状的“头发”，这也是阿富汗猎犬的显著特点。在前肢和后肢的腕部的毛发较短是允许的。缺陷：成熟的狗缺乏短毛的马鞍形区域。
[身高] 雄性，27英寸，上下误差1英寸；雌性，25英寸，上下误差1英寸。
[体重] 雄性大约60磅；雌性大约50磅。
[颜色] 所有颜色都允许，但彩色或组合色更好。白色斑纹，尤其是出现在头部，则不理想。
[步态]自由奔跑时，阿富汗猎犬会高速飞奔，在有力而平顺的步伐中，显示出极大的弹性和弹力。如果不加约束，阿富汗猎犬奔跑的速度极快；向前奔跑时，后面 的足爪直接落在前足爪的足迹上，（前后足迹）都是笔直向前的。跑动时，头部和尾巴都高高昂起，阿富汗猎犬的整个外观就是非常时尚，且非常漂亮。
[气质] 孤傲而威严，但快乐。
缺陷：凶狠或羞怯。
标准通过日期：1948年9月14日
Afghan Hound Breed Standard
Hound Group
General Appearance
TheAfghan Hound is an aristocrat, his whole appearance one of dignityandaloofness with no trace of plainness or coarseness. He hasastraightfront, proudly carried head, eyes gazing into the distanceasif inmemory of ages past. The striking characteristics ofthebreed-exotic,or "Eastern," expression, long silky topknot,peculiarcoat pattern,very prominent hipbones, large feet, and theimpression ofa some what exaggerated bend in the stifle due toprofusetrouserings-stand outclearly, giving the Afghan Hound theappearance ofwhat he is, a king of dogs, that has held true totradition throughoutthe ages.
Head
The head is of good length, showingmuch refinement, the skullevenlybalanced with the foreface. There is aslight prominence of thenasalbone structure causing a slightly Romanappearance, the centerlinerunning up over the foreface with little orno stop, falling awayinfront of the eyes so there is an absolutelyclear outlook withnointerference; the underjaw showing great strength,the jaws longandpunishing; the mouth level, meaning that the teethfrom the upperjawand lower jaw match evenly, neither overshot norundershot. This isadifficult mouth to breed. A scissors bite is evenmore punishing andcanbe more easily bred into a dog than a levelmouth, and a dog havingascissors bite, where the lower teeth slipinside and rest againsttheteeth of the upper jaw, should not bepenalized. The occipital boneisvery prominent. The head is surmountedby a topknot of long silky hair.Ears--Theears are long, setapproximately on level with outercorners of the eyes,the leather ofthe ear reaching nearly to the endof the dog's nose, andcovered withlong silky hair.Eyes--The eyes are almond-shaped (almost triangular), never full or bulgy, and are dark in color.Nose--Noseisofgood size, black in color. Faults--Coarseness; snipiness;overshotorundershot; eyes round or bulgy or light in color;exaggeratedRomannose; head not surmounted with topknot.
Neck
Theneckis of good length, strong and arched, running in a curvetotheshoulders which are long and sloping and well laidback.Faults--Necktoo short or too thick; a ewe neck; a goose neck; anecklacking insubstance.
Body
The back lineappearingpractically level from the shoulders to the loin.Strong andpowerfulloin and slightly arched, falling away toward thestern, withthehipbones very pronounced; well ribbed and tucked up inflanks.Theheight at the shoulders equals the distance from the chesttothebuttocks; the brisket well let down, and of mediumwidth.Faults--Roachback, swayback, goose rump, slack loin; lack ofprominenceof hipbones;too much width of brisket, causing interferencewithelbows.
Tail
Tailset not too high on the body,having a ring, or a curve on theend;should never be curled over, orrest on the back, or becarriedsideways; and should never be bushy.
Legs
Forelegsarestraight and strong with great length between elbow andpastern;elbowswell held in; forefeet large in both length and width;toes wellarched;feet covered with long thick hair; fine in texture;pasternslong andstraight; pads of feet unusually large and well down ontheground.Shoulders have plenty of angulation so that the legs arewellsetunderneath the dog. Too much straightness of shoulder causesthedog tobreak down in the pasterns, and this is a serious fault.Allfour feetof the Afghan Hound are in line with the body,turningneither in norout. The hind feet are broad and of good length;thetoes arched, andcovered with long thick hair; hindquarterspowerfuland well muscled,with great length between hip and hock; hocksarewell let down; goodangulation of both stifle and hock; slightlybowedfrom hock to crotch.Faults--Front or back feet thrown outwardorinward; pads of feet notthick enough; or feet too small; or anyotherevidence of weakness infeet; weak or broken down pasterns;toostraight in stifle; too long inhock.
Coat
Hindquarters,flanks, ribs, forequarters,and legs well covered withthick, silkyhair, very fine in texture; earsand all four feet wellfeathered; fromin front of the shoulders; andalso backwards from theshoulders alongthe saddle from the flanks andthe ribs upwards, the hairis short andclose, forming a smooth back inmature dogs - this is atraditionalcharacteristic of the Afghan Hound.The Afghan Hound shouldbe shown inits natural state; the coat is notclipped or trimmed; thehead issurmounted (in the full sense of theword) with a topknot oflong,silky hair - that is also an outstandingcharacteristic of theAfghanHound. Showing of short hair on cuffs oneither front or back legsispermissible. Fault--Lack of shorthairedsaddle in mature dogs.
Height
Dogs, 27 inches, plus or minus one inch; bitches, 25 inches, plus or minus one inch.
Weight
Dogs, about 60 pounds; bitches, about 50 pounds.
Color
Allcolorsare permissible, but color or color combinations are pleasing;whitemarkings, especially on the head, are undesirable.
Gait
Whenrunningfree, the Afghan Hound moves at a gallop, showinggreatelasticity andspring in his smooth, powerful stride. When on alooselead, the Afghancan trot at a fast pace; stepping along, he hastheappearance ofplacing the hind feet directly in the foot prints ofthefront feet,both thrown straight ahead. Moving with head and tailhigh,the wholeappearance of the Afghan Hound is one of great styleandbeauty.
Temperament
Aloof and dignified, yet gay. Faults--Sharpness or shyness.
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