Azawakh

Among the Tuareg, Fula and other peoples of the Sahel, the Azawakh is first a guard of the camp and only second a hunter of hare and gazelle, which explains its reserve with strangers and its intense bond with its own household. It stays scarce outside West Africa because the European and American population grew from a small number of imported dogs, and careful clubs still bring in fresh Sahel bloodlines to widen it. Expect a long wait and a breeder who questions you closely; this lean, thin-coated hound dislikes cold and rain and suits a home that already understands sighthounds.