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THE ROYAL DOG OF EGYPT
- THE SALUKI IS PERHAPS THE OLDEST KNOWN BREED OG DOMESTIC DOG.
THEY WERE HELD IN SUCH GREAT ESTEEM THAT THEIR BODIES WERE OFTEN MUMMIFIED
LIKE THE BODIES OF THE PHARAOHS THEMSELVES.
THE BREED WAS ORIGINALLY USED BY THE ARABS TO TRACK AND BRING DOWN GAZELLE,
THE FASTES OF THE ANTELOPS.
WHEN THE SALUKI WAS FIRST IMPORTED TO ENGLAND IN 1840
- THEY WERE USED PRIMARILY TO HUNT HARE.
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