The breeds · sighthound
FCI standard 372
Kazakh Tazy.
FCI 372: utilization hunting (searching, chasing and catching game) and coursing; Group 10 sighthounds, Section 1 long-haired or fringed sighthounds, without working trial. History: the hunting sighthound of the nomadic peoples of Kazakhstan since ancient times; one of the 'seven treasures' of the Kazakh people ('Zheti Kazyna'); a helper in hunting; used for different game; able to hunt alone, in groups and with hunting birds, the last especially appreciated. PLoS ONE (2023): officially recognized as the national heritage of Kazakhstan; the Tazy declined in popularity when more modern hunting methods came in. Wikipedia: used primarily for hunting; fewer than 300 purebred dogs; FCI accepted it in September 2024. Astana Times (2023): at a November 2023 eagle hunting festival in East Kazakhstan 40 Tazy dogs took part beside 40 golden eagles and 10 falcons, with a 1,000 m Tazy race..
Breed sets the odds. The parents set the dog. Every number here shows its source, its spread and how sure we are. Nothing on this page is a prediction about one dog.
The body
What the breed is built like. Registry standards give an ideal, not a range.
Height at the shoulder
FCI prints a desirable range, no ideal, so center is blank. Wikipedia's bitch range (55 to 60 cm) sits below FCI's (58 to 65 cm) and is an ordinary disagreement; both stand. Inches converted from cm.
Weight
Only Wikipedia states a weight, and its figure is uncited.
Coat
FCI standard; Wikipedia agrees.
Heat tolerance
Derived from the FCI coat description (short coat, seasonal undercoat = 4 on the ruled scale). No measured data.
The dog at home
What the breed asks of a day. The first thing most homes get wrong.
Energy
FCI standard and Wikipedia.
The work
What it was built to do in the field, and what a test or trial asks of it.
Role
FCI standard; PLoS ONE, Wikipedia and the Astana Times add context. The batch file lists the FCI standard as provisional; the standard itself is dated 2024.
Primary game
FCI names hare, fox and hoofed game; wolf is named by PLoS ONE and Wikipedia, not by the standard.
Also used on
PLoS ONE is peer-reviewed but names the quarry in its introduction as history, not as a field study.
Range
No source gives a close, medium or big class, so the figures stand as text.
Search pattern
Voice on the line is not stated by any source read.
Field trial standard
The festival is a cultural event reported in the press, not a registry trial standard.
How to read this page
Every value carries a label. Measured means peer-reviewed data on many dogs. Studied means peer-reviewed, smaller or indirect. Breed club means a club or registry states it. Editorial means expert opinion with no measurement behind it. Where two good sources disagree, both are shown and neither is averaged.
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