Rampur Greyhound#History

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Rampur Hound

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The Rampur Greyhound is a breed of sighthound native to the Rampur region of Northern India, which lies between Delhi and Bareilly. It is believed the Rampur Greyhound descends from early Afghan Hounds, with their present-day appearance due to extensive crosses to the Greyhound in the 19th century to improve the breed's speed. The Rampur Greyhound is a short haired, 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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References

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{{cite book |last=Alderton |first=David |author-link=David Alderton |date=2000 |title=Hounds of the World |location=Shrewsbury |publisher=Swan Hill Press |page=123 |isbn=1-85310-912-6}}

{{cite book |last=Fogle |first=Bruce |author-link=Bruce Fogle|date=2009 |title=The encyclopedia of the dog |location=New York |publisher=DK Publishing |page=113 |isbn=978-0-7566-6004-8}}

{{cite book |last=Hancock |first=David |date=2012 |title=Sighthounds: their form, their function and their future |location=Ramsbury, Marlborough |publisher=The Crowood Press Ltd |pages=109–112 |isbn=978-1-84797-392-4}}

{{cite book |last=Mason|first=Walter E. |date=1915 |title=Dogs of all nations |location=San Francisco |url=https://archive.org/details/dogsofallnations00masorich |publisher=The Panama-Pacific International Exposition |page=40 }}

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