{"data":{"slug":"kazakh-tazy","name":"Kazakh Tazy","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/kazakh-tazy","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/dog-atlas-api/v1/breeds/kazakh-tazy","also_known_as":["Tazy","Kazakh Greyhound","Kazakhstan Tazy"],"kind":"breed","extinct":false,"group":{"key":"sighthound","label":"Sighthound","fci_group":10,"fci_group_name":"Sighthounds"},"size":"Medium","origin":"Kazakhstan","countries":["Kazakhstan"],"height_cm":{"min":60.0,"max":70.0},"weight_kg":{"min":20.0,"max":30.0},"life_expectancy_years":null,"temperament":["Independent","Aloof","Playful","Vigilant","Enduring"],"exercise_level":"High","wikipedia_views_60d":2856,"summary":"The Kazakh Tazy is an ancient Kazakh sighthound, a long-legged, deep-chested hunter that looks like the Saluki. It is prized for endurance and stands among the world's oldest breeds, with fewer than 300 purebreds.","photo":{"url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/kazakh-tazy-8f60839077-1280.webp","small_url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/kazakh-tazy-8f60839077-640.webp","width":500,"height":470,"author":"Marcin Błaszkowski","license":"CC BY-SA 3.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0","source_url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chart_%C5%9Brodkowoazjatycki_Zeila.jpg"},"updated_at":"2026-10-15T14:51:58Z","ratings":{"energy":4,"exercise":4,"grooming":2,"shedding":2,"trainability":2,"barking":2,"kids":3,"other_dogs":3},"coat":"Short on the body, longer on the tail and ears","colors":["Various"],"fun_fact":"Kazakh tradition held that a hunter would trade 47 horses for one good Tazy.","sections":{"overview":"The Kazakh Tazy is a sighthound from Kazakhstan, used for hunting and considered one of the oldest dog breeds in the world. It looks similar to the Saluki but is a related, separate breed.\n\nThe breed is rare, with fewer than 300 purebred dogs, and the Kazakh government is working to protect it from dying out. The FCI accepted it in September 2024.","history":"Nomadic Kazakhs prized the Tazy for running down wolves and for hunting hare, wild boar, fox, badger, deer and saiga. It held a special place in the culture, and it was taboo to call it simply a dog. It was said a Kazakh would trade 47 horses for one.\n\nThe breed's ancestry is unclear, and it shares DNA with look-alike dogs from North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. In 2014 a Tazy show in Astana was held to raise awareness of the breed.","appearance":"A medium-sized, deep-chested, long-legged dog with short hair on the body and longer feathering on the tail and ears. The overall look is of a lean and athletic hound, rather like a Saluki.","personality":"Tazys tend to be independent and aloof with strangers, but they are known for playfulness, endurance and vigilance. They can keep a steady running pace over long distances, around 12 to 15 km per hour, which reflects their long history as hunters.","care":"This is an athletic hunter that needs plenty of daily exercise and safe space to run, ideally in a securely fenced area. Its short coat needs only light brushing. Because of the strong chase instinct, it should be walked on a lead in open country."},"recognition":{"fci_number":null,"fci_standard_url":null,"akc_url":null},"sources":{"wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakh_Tazy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38092","wikipedia_revision":1314021938},"profile":{"written_by":"AI model (Claude Sonnet) from the sources above","written_at":"2026-10-15T13:59:38Z"}}}