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Afghan hound
noun
: any of a breed of tall slim swift hunting dogs originating in Afghanistan with a coat of silky thick hair and a long silky topknot
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Of the final contenders—Zaida the Afghan hound, Cookie the Maltese, JJ the Lhasa apso, Graham the Old English sheepdog, Cota the Chesapeake Bay retriever, Penny the Doberman pinscher, and Wager the smooth fox terrier—four-year-old Penny was crowned the year’s top dog.
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Poupay Jutharat, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026
Finalists included an Afghan hound named Zaida, a Lhasa apso called JJ, a Maltese named Cookie and an old English sheepdog dubbed Graham.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Finalists includes an Afghan hound named Zaida, a Lhasa apso called JJ, a Maltese named Cookie and an old English sheepdog dubbed Graham.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Dog breeds with the most wolf DNA include the Grand Anglo-Francais Tricolore hound — which has roughly 5 percent wolf DNA — Salukis, and Afghan hounds.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
Afghan hounds, for example, are intelligent but aloof, with a strong prey drive and tend to be quite independent.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
And the film manages to craft a surprisingly satisfying romance between Bull and his next-door neighbor Honey (Kathryn Hahn), an Afghan hound show dog he’s always seen himself as inferior to.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2025
Bull, who’s long had a crush on Honey (Kathryn Hahn), the Afghan hound next door, decides to enjoy one last evening while still in possession of his inspirations, with his best friends Rocco (Idris Elba), Fetch (Fred Armisen) and Lucky (Bobby Moynihan).
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
My grandmother started with Afghan hounds, actually.
—Savannah White, Glamour, 18 Feb. 2025
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Poupay Jutharat, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026
Finalists included an Afghan hound named Zaida, a Lhasa apso called JJ, a Maltese named Cookie and an old English sheepdog dubbed Graham.
—CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Finalists includes an Afghan hound named Zaida, a Lhasa apso called JJ, a Maltese named Cookie and an old English sheepdog dubbed Graham.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Dog breeds with the most wolf DNA include the Grand Anglo-Francais Tricolore hound — which has roughly 5 percent wolf DNA — Salukis, and Afghan hounds.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
Afghan hounds, for example, are intelligent but aloof, with a strong prey drive and tend to be quite independent.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
And the film manages to craft a surprisingly satisfying romance between Bull and his next-door neighbor Honey (Kathryn Hahn), an Afghan hound show dog he’s always seen himself as inferior to.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2025
Bull, who’s long had a crush on Honey (Kathryn Hahn), the Afghan hound next door, decides to enjoy one last evening while still in possession of his inspirations, with his best friends Rocco (Idris Elba), Fetch (Fred Armisen) and Lucky (Bobby Moynihan).
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
My grandmother started with Afghan hounds, actually.
—Savannah White, Glamour, 18 Feb. 2025
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