MAGYAR AGÁR

Hongaarse Windhond

History

The Magyar Agar is an original hunting breed. His origin goes back to the times when the Magyars conquered the country. This is proved by archaeological findings of skull bones. To increase the dog’s speed the breed was crossed with different sighthound breeds in the 19^th century.The Magyar Agar look back on a long history.Combined with the migration of the riding nomad people,the Magyars,the ancestors of the Magyar Agar came from the Territory of the Ural.In the 9.century entered the Hungarian tribe under grand duke Arpad in the karpatregion and occupied the area of the pannonienpeople.The riding people brought sighthounds presumable with oriental influence and they mixed with the descendants of the “Vertragus” , which was the forefather of all occidental sighthounds.These dogs built the roots of the Magyar Agar.In Hungary sighthoundhunting was very popular,not only the privilege of aristocrat’s but it was also done by farmers and other ranks.This brought different types of the Magyar Agar during the last centuries. On one side was a larger type and on the other side a much smaller “Farmagar”, better known in Hungary as hare catcher. In the middle of the 19.century they totally forbid hunting after life hares. Through it the quantity of Magyar Agar decreased. Also the two world wars demand tribute, they had only a few on farms for hunting. During the sixties, people remembered the Magyar Agar . It was a troublesome search to find the last Magyar Agar. Since 1966 the Magyar Agar is ad missed by the F.C.I. . As they fixed the standard, they decided (unfortunaly) to choose the taller variant of the Magyar Agar. As they start of getting the little population larger, they take also Magyar Agar mix. The important influence of the English Greyhound you can see in a lot of Breed lines. The Hungarian dog federation MEOE counts yearly more or less 70 puppies, this shows that it is still difficult for the Magyar Agar among dog world.

GENERAL APPEARANCE Gives the impression of strength; bone structure and musculature very strongly developed. Elegant.

IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS * The length of the body slightly exceeds the height at the withers. The length of the muzzle is approximately half of the length of the head.

BEHAVIOUR/TEMPERAMENT* Untiring, full of stamina, fast, tough and robust. Excellent on the race-course; he is on some distances faster than the Greyhound. Somewhat reserved by nature, but not shy, sensible, intelligent and faithful. He is watchful; his instinct to protect people and their houses and property is developed, yet he is not aggressive or vicious.

HEAD Wedge shaped with a rather broad base, seen from above and in profile.

Skull * Moderately strong, broad; the forehead fairly wide.

Stop *Pronounced.

NECK * Medium long, yet elegant, dry, muscular. Without folds.

BODY Withers - Well developed, muscular, long.

Back * Broad, straight, firm, very well muscled.

Loin * Very broad, straight, strongly muscled.

Croup * Broad, slightly sloping, strongly muscled.

Chest *Brisket deep and distinctly rounded for providing adequate room for the heart and the big lungs. Ribs well arched, extending far back.

Belly * Moderately tucked up.

TAIL Strong, thick, set on at medium height, tapering only moderately, slightly bent, reaching to the hocks. The underside is covered with wiry hair. In repose carried hanging down; in action it may be raised up to the level of the topline.

FOREQUARTERS Forelegs strong and sinewy; seen from the front and the side, they are straight and parallel.

Shoulders * Shoulder blade moderately oblique, mobile, muscular, long.

Upper arm * Long, slightly slanting, muscular.

Elbows * Fitting flexibly to the chest, mobile, neither turned in nor out.

Forearm * Long, straight, of strong bone structure and with lean muscles.

Pastern joint * Broad and strong.

Pastern * Short and vertical.

Forefeet * Relatively big, elongated; strong pads; strong nails kept short.

HINDQUARTERS Hind legs well angulated, though not excessively so; strongly muscled, with plenty of bone. Seen from behind, standing parallel.

Upper thigh * Powerfully muscled, with muscles rather longish in shape.

Stifle* Moderately angulated, strong, neither turned in nor out.

Lower thigh * Long, with lean muscles.

Hock joint * Strong, well let down.

Metatarsus * Viewed from behind parallel, when standing and moving.

Hind feetn * Relatively large, slightly elongated, with strong pads and nails.

GAIT/MOVEMENT Ground covering, elastic trot; viewed from front and behind the limbs move in parallel planes.

SKIN * Relatively thick, fitting well all over, without folds or dewlap.

HAIR * Short, dense, coarse, smooth. In winter time a considerable amount of dense undercoat may develop.

COLOR* All colors and combinations known in sighthounds are admitted, except the colours or color-combinations mentioned as Eliminating faults.

SIZE Ideal height at withers for dogs: 65 to 70 cm. Ideal height at withers for bitches: 62 to 67 cm. The size measured in centimetres at the withers is less important than the overall balance of the dog.

FAULTS * Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree.

ELIMINATING FAULTS Atypical head. Undershot or overshot mouth, wry mouth.

One or more missing incisors or canines or premolars 2-4 or molars 1-2.

More than two PM1 missing. The M3 are disregarded.

Entropion, Ectropion.

Colors * blue, blue-white, brown, wolf-grey, black and tan; tricolor.

Faults ** Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree.

Note ** Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.