- The colour reaches from light sand through all possible different shades to red sand (fawn), with or without black mask, with or without black mantle, with or without black brindling, with or without black overlay
About the Sloughi
Origin: Morocco
- Typical life span
- 12-15 years
- Size
- Medium — from its typical weight
- Weight
- Male
- 23-32 kg
- Female
- 16-23 kg
- Height
- Male
- 66-74 cm
- Female
- 61-69 cm
- FCI status
- Recognised by FCI
- FCI group
- Sighthounds
- Origin
- Morocco
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What is a Sloughi?
Ancient, elegant North African sighthound with lean athletic build and smooth short coat, bred by Berber and Bedouin tribes for hunting in desert terrain. Known for its noble, graceful appearance and reserved temperament.
Sloughi history and origins
Ancient sighthound breed developed by Berber and Bedouin tribes in North Africa for hunting desert game such as gazelle, hare, fox, and jackal over vast distances. Highly prized for speed, endurance, and graceful gait in harsh desert conditions. Recognized by FCI and AKC.
Sloughi appearance and size
Males typically weigh 23-32 kg and stand 66-74 cm at the shoulder; females 16-23 kg and 61-69 cm.
What the breed standard says
- Bred for
- Sighthound
- Behaviour and temperament
“Although noble and haughty, he is very attached to his master and defends him in case of need. With an instinct of hunter, capable of sustained effort, he also appreciates the home conforts”
Quoted from FCI standard n°188. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Breed reference from The Dog API.
Characteristics
- Size
- Medium
- Exercise needsRead from what the breed was bred to do, in the registry’s own words: “Sighthound” That is a working purpose, not a measured exercise requirement — an individual dog’s needs depend on its age, health and household.
- 4 of 5
- Easy to train
- —
- Amount of shedding
- —
- Grooming needs
- 2 of 5
- Good with children
- —
- Cost to keep
- —
- Tolerates being alone
- —
- Intelligence
- —
- Health of breed
- Not researched yet
Pros & cons
Pros & cons for the Sloughi
What you get with the Sloughi
- Purpose stated in the standard: “Sighthound”
- The standard describes the breed as: “Although noble and haughty, he is very attached to his master and defends him in case of need”
- Low grooming needs, fitting for a busy owner — the coat is “Very short, dense, fine”
What you are taking on
Nobody has written this side yet. It is a judgement rather than data, so it waits for a person — not for a missing source.
Drawn from sources rather than written as an opinion — cited health research, the registry’s own standard, and peer-reviewed longevity. FCI breed standard. One breeder’s animals can differ from any of it, and an empty column means we hold nothing for that side rather than that there is nothing to say.
Characteristics
FCI standard · Sloughi
Coat and colour
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording.
Coat
- Very short
- Dense
- Fine
Colour
- Preferred
- Permissible
- Undesirable
- Disqualifying
Preferred, permissible, undesirable and disqualifying are FCI’s own words about the breed. They describe what the standard asks for — not an assessment of any individual dog, and not ours.
Shortened from FCI standard n°188 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
What the standard penalises
What a judge marks the Sloughi down for, and what puts one out of the ring, in the registry’s own words. This describes the breed standard — it is not a checklist for the animal in front of you, and a pet with a disqualifying fault is an unshowable dog rather than an unhealthy one.
Disqualifying faults
Puts an animal out of the ring altogether.
- Body clearly longer than high, haunch bones lower than withers.
- Depigmented areas on the mucous membranes.
- Over-or undershot mouth.
- Ears erect, or raised with tips drooping, too long, folding backwards (rose ear).
- Hair semi-long.
- Fringes on legs or tail.
- White stockings, larger white markings.
- Colour not in accordance with the standard
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Sloughi in general; any individual animal can differ.
Health guide
What to ask for in a Sloughi
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Sloughi on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.
Gallery
No photographs yet
This is where Sloughi owners’ own photographs will go, from the pet profiles they keep here. Nobody has added one to a public page yet.
A photograph in a pet profile stays private to its owner. We will not put one here unless they ask us to.
Puppies
No puppies listed right now
No Sloughi breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.