SALUKI

səlooˈkē, breed of tall, slender hound whose origins may be traced back to the Sumerian empire of 6000 b.c. It stands between 23 and 28 in. (58.4–71.1 cm) high at the shoulder, although females may reach only 18 in. (45.7 cm), and weighs between 45 and 60 lb (20.4–27.2 kg). Its smooth, silky coat is short except for fringes of longer hair, or feathers, on the ears, back of legs, and tail. It may be colored cream, white, fawn, red, golden, grizzle and tan, black and tan, or black, white, and tan. Possibly the oldest breed of domesticated dog, the Saluki has been used down through the centuries as a sight hunter of gazelles, boars, jackals, foxes, and hares. Still used to hunt hares today, it is also commonly bred for racing on a round or oval track equipped with a mechanical rabbit. See dog.

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books on: Saluki  - 23 results

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The Art of the Middle East Including Persia, Mesopotamia and Palestine
Book by Leonard Woolley; Crown Publishers, 1961
Subjects: Art, Ancient--History, Art, Middle Eastern--History
...Staatliche Museen, Berlin 3. -- Stylised saluki: detail of beaker from Susa. Louvre, Paris...Development FIG. 1 PLATE P. 39 FIG. 3 -- Stylised saluki. Detail of a decorated beaker from Susa. This figure is very...
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Infant Behavior; Its Genesis and Growth
Book by Arnold Gesell, Helen Thompson; McGraw-Hill, 1934
Subjects: Infant Psychology, Infants
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Caravan: The Story of the Middle East
Book by Carleton S. Coon; Henry Holt, 1951
Subjects: Middle East
...while jackals slink into ditches everywhere. The principal game animal, however, is the gazelle, hunted with greyhound saluki and hawk. Today the jeep threatens his extinction. Safe from the jeep are the audad or mouflon, the wild sheep of Asia, the...
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An Introduction to Arabic Literature
Book by Roger Allen; Cambridge University Press, 2000
Subjects: Arabic Literature--History And Criticism
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The Biology of the Race Problem
Book by Wesley George; National Putnam Letters Committee, 1962
Subjects: African Americans, Heredity, Human, United States--Race Relations
...crossed and studied under controlled conditions: bassethound-Saluki, bassethound- English bulldog, dachshund-Pekingese, dachshund-Boston...dachshund-French bulldog, dachshund-Brussels griffon, Pekingese, Saluki, English bulldog-German shepherd, Pekingese- poodle. We can...
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The Bloody Shouldered Arabian and Early Modern English Culture
Journal article by Donna Landry; Criticism, Vol. 46, 2004
Subjects: British culture--Analysis, British culture--History, England--Social aspects, English history--Analysis, English history--Social aspects, United Kingdom--History
...is usually accompanied by a man in Turkish or Arab dress and by a saluki, an Eastern greyhound. (Nathaniel Harley had, in the winter of 1714/15, shipped home to England a saluki that may have come into the possession of his nephew Lord Harley...
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Rabies and Rabid Dogs in Sumerian and Akkadian Literature
Journal article by Wu Yuhong; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 121, 2001
Subjects: Cuneiform writing--Analysis, Dogs--Social aspects, Incantations--Analysis, Rabies--Social aspects, Sumerians--Literature
...hostile man" INCANTATION I: LIKE THE PARALYZED LEGS OF A RABID DOG Following E. I. Gordons guess that ur-mu.sub.2-da is a "saluki," 49 W. Heimpel lists two phrases with ur-mu.sub.2-da, 50 and improves Lutzs reading of an Ur III incantation against rheumatism...
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Islam and Symbolism
Journal article by António Rodrigues; Military Review, Vol. 88, 2008
Subjects: Angels, Architecture, Gardens & gardening, Islam, Islamic culture, Minority & ethnic groups, Poetry, Rainbows, Sacred texts
...God using a spider to save the lives of Mohammed and his friend. Muslims favor other animals such as the dragon, the lanky Saluki hunting dog, the tiger, the hare, and waterbirds (the crane, the royal heron, and the duck). These animals occupy preferred...
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Dogs and People: The History and Psychology of a Relationship
Journal article; Journal of Business Administration and Policy Analysis, Vol. 24-26, 1996
Subjects: Authors--Addresses, essays, lectures, Coren, Stanley--Addresses, essays, lectures, Dog breeds--Social aspects, Dog owners--Psychology and mental health, Dogs--Social aspects, Psychologists--Addresses, essays, lectures
...Foxhound German Short-Haired Pointer Greyhound Harrier Irish Setter Irish Water Spaniel Norwegian Elkhound Otterhound Pointer Saluki Samoyed Siberian Husky Group 4: Self-Assured Dogs - includes spontaneous and sometimes audacious dogs Affenpinscher Australian...


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magazine articles on: Saluki  - 4 results

 
 
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Class Conscious
Magazine article by Andrew Martin; New Statesman, Vol. 129, July 31, 2000
Subjects: Dog breeds--Personal narratives, Social classes--Personal narratives
...a dog that you hope you will come to resemble: a borzoi or a saluki, for example, or some other ladylike, Mitford-sisterish hound...aristocratic bearing. But the contrast between myself and a saluki as described in The Kennel Clubs Illustrated Breed Standards...
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Class Conscious
Magazine article by Andrew Martin; New Statesman, Vol. 128, August 9, 1999
Subjects: Social classes--United Kingdom, United Kingdom--Social aspects
...on a Heath bench next to a woman who is grooming her elegant saluki while singing snatches of opera. Every so often she walks 50...grooming brush, because where would we be if everyone who groomed a saluki on the Heath just let the hair fall to the ground and blow about...
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Diary
Magazine article by Alex James; New Statesman, Vol. 131, December 16, 2002
Subjects: Dog breeders--Personal narratives
...took us to Shropshire, on the trail of salukis. It was a perfect Saturday to be on...were very pleased to see the biscuits. A saluki looks like a large rat with a very small...You need a large enclosed area to "run" salukis, and we were led through the garden to...
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A Truly Palatial Home
Magazine article by Denise Silvester-Carr; History Today, Vol. 46, January 1996
Subjects: Courtauld, Stephen--Homes and haunts, Kings and rulers--Homes and haunts, London, England--Buildings, facilities, etc., Palaces--England
...complement the elaborate eighteenth-century carved Venetian panelling they had brought from Grosvenor Square. Mrs Courtauld had two Saluki dogs, a Great Dane (which escaped frequently to visit the butchers in the High Street) and Mah-Jong, a ring-tailed lemur. This...


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newspaper articles on: Saluki  - 69 results

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Hey! Saluki Fans Say All They Want Is a Little Respect
Newspaper article by Stacy St. Clair; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), March 19, 2007
Subjects: Television broadcasting industry
Hey! Saluki Fans Say All They Want Is a Little Respect...switched to another matchup and denied the Saluki faithful a chance to see their school officially...at the programming decision, saying the Saluki faithful deserved better. It was the first...
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Saluki Fans Familiar with Orange Shadow despite Loyalty to SIU, Backers like Illini as Well
Newspaper article by John Patterson; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), March 18, 2005
Saluki Fans Familiar with Orange Shadow despite Loyalty to SIU...fourth straight regular-season conference title. The Salukis play this afternoon in Oklahoma City as the seventh seed...10th-seeded St. Marys of California. And even there, the Salukis will be largely lost in a sea of orange. Oklahoma States...
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Mullins, SIU like to Keep It Tough, Gritty
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), March 21, 2007
...says it loudly and says it proudly: "Im a Saluki for life." Why wouldnt he want to be...dancing with the stars this week. The Salukis of the Missouri Valley Conference are...players coming out of high school, most Salukis would have preferred playing for a Kansas...
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Lurching towards Love
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 13, 2006
...finally brought Ollie to heel Ollie is a lurcher. But he is half Saluki, an Arab breed, which makes him a bit posher than your average...but insane. When we picked him up I knew nothing of Ollies Saluki side. At that point he was just a scrap of a pup. And a dog...
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Pet SOS; THESE and Many More Homeless Animals Can Be Found in the Care of the RSPCA Animal Centre, Coundon Wedge Drive, Coventry
Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), July 4, 2009
Subjects: Pets
...Coventry. WHISPER is aged between three and four years. He is a Saluki cross Lurcher who arrived at the centre via the dog wardens...looking for a home where he has company for most of the day. Saluki could live with children aged seven plus and could possibly...
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encyclopedia articles on: Saluki  - 2 results

 
 
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Saluki
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SALUKI s loo ke, breed of tall, slender hound whose origins may be traced back to the Sumerian empire of 6000 b.c. It stands...red, golden, grizzle and tan, black and tan, or black, white, and tan. Possibly the oldest breed of domesticated dog, the Saluki has been used down through the centuries as a sight hunter of gazelles, boars, jackals, foxes, and hares. Still used to...
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Hound
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...greyhound , harrier , Irish wolfhound , Norwegian elkhound , otterhound , Rhodesian ridgeback , Scottish deerhound , Saluki , and whippet . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University...


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