The Sloughis, known for their speed and slender physique, have for many centuries accompanied nomadic societies across North Africa, and have been featured in art and lore dating back at least to the Roman era.
But nowadays breeders and advocates say that unregulated crossbreeding, the decline of nomadic lifestyles and habitat shifts due to urbanization mean that they might soon disappear.
Dying breed: Tunisian dog lovers push to save age-old desert hound
A difference without a distinction? Just a variant on the longdog form vs something unique?
I never heard of a Sloughi but that is not a surprise.
