AFGHAN HOUND

BLADES & TOOLS

COAT & GROOM TIPS

The natural state for an Afghan Hound coat requires that you never clip or trim it. The coat should be thick, silky and fine but the saddle area along the back will be closer, shorter hair.

The de-matting process for an Afghan Hound coat may be significantly eased by using spray-on detangling products designed for use before the bath. Check with grooming suppliers for recommended detangling products.

The Afghan Hound requires a thorough brush and comb out BEFORE the bath, and it must be fluff-dried, never cage-dried, for maximum and proper effect. After fluff-drying, comb the hair once again to a beautifully comb-styled presentation and removing any last tangles.

Most owners desire that you scissor cut the hair around the feet in a rounded fashion. Ask owners if they want the whiskers and long cheek hairs removed, but rarely is the beard removed.

Only altered Afghan Hounds need to have their face shaved. Unaltered hounds will naturally have a smooth face as well as a saddle. If a puppy's face/saddle is shaved, it may continue to come in full after puberty. Altered hounds will also loose their saddle. A shaved hound can easily have a normal coat again. It will take a good year or two to grow in. Most females are shaved down before their litter, and their coats come back in without a problem. Females also often drop coat after season, which can again cause tangles. Detangling them wet is often the easiest solution and less stressful for the hound.

For Afghan Hound puppies form a part from the eyes over the forehead to tail until the saddle grows in when only the head is parted.

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