Beschreibung Zardins in der Indian Kennel Gazette, 1906

(Zum Vergleich mit den späteren Standards habe ich die einzelnen Punkte in Klammern dazugestellt.)
(Colour) ,Zardin is a light coloured hound, almost white, with a black muzzle.
(Head)He has a very long, punishing jaw of peculiar power and level mouth. His head resembles that of a deerhound, but with skull oval and prominent occiput, surmounted by a topknot;
ears fairly large, well feathered and hanging to the side of the head rather than carried to front. He has a keen, dark eye, and little or no stop.
(Neck) A long, strong, clean neck, fairly well arches, running in a nice curve to shoulder, (Shoulder) which is long and slightly arched.
(Back) He, as well as all this class of hound, falls away towards the stern (tail), which is set on low, almost destitute of hair, and usually carried low. He is well ribbed, tucked up under loin;
(Forelegs) forelegs straight and strong and covered with hair; great lenght between elbow (which is straight) and ankle. The forefeet are long, fairly broad and covered with long hair
(Brisket) Not too narrow in brisket, which is deep, with good girth of chest.
(Hindquarters) Hindquarters very powerful, furnished with plenty of muscle; great lenght between hip and hock, which is low and strong, a fair bend of stifle, hind feet not so long as forefeet, but fairly wide and well protected with hair.
(Coat) The hindquarters, flanks, ribs and forequarters are well clothed with protective hair, thick and fine in texture, showing some undercoat. The coat on the back is shorter.‘

Standard des Afghan Hound Club (Denyer-Standard), 1925 - 1931

Head. Skull oval with prominent occiput, jaw long and punishing, mouth level, ears long, eyes dark, little or no stop.
Neck. Long, strong, arches and running in a curve to the Shoulder.
Shoulder. Long and sloping — well laid back.
Back. Strong, loin powerful and slightly arches, falling away towards stern.
Forelegs. Straight and strong — great length between elbow (which is straight) and ankle.
Forefeet. Very large, both in leangth and breadth, toes well arches and the feet covered with long thick hair, fine in texture.
Brisket. Deep and not too narrow.
Hindquarters. Powerful, well muscled, great length between hip and hock, which ist low and strong. Fair bend in stifle.
Body. Well ribbed und tucked up under loins.
Coat. Hindquarter, flanks, ribs, and forequarter well covered with long thick hair, very fine in texture. Ears and all four feet well feathered. Head surmounted with topknot of long silky hair.
General Appearance. Strong and active looking, a combination of speed and power with a graceful outline.
Height (to shoulder). Dogs about 28 inches (71 cm); bitches 25 to 26 inches (63.5 - 66 cm).‘

Standard der Afghan Hound Association, 1927 - 1946

Head. Skull long and not too narrow, with prominent occiput. Foreface long, with punishing jaws and little stop, mouth level, nose usually black, liver no disqualification in lighter coloured dogs. Eyes: dark preferred, folden colour no disqualification. Ears long, heavily feathered, and carried close to the head, wich is surmounted by long topknot of hair.
Neck. Long, strong, with a proud carriage of the head.
Shoulders. Long and sloping, well set back, well muscled and strong.
Back. Well muscled the whole length, falling slightly away to the stern. Loin: straight, broad, and rather short. Hip joints rather prominent and wide. A fair spring of ribs and good depth of chest.
Forelegs. Straight, well-boned, elbows rather straight.
Feet. Large. Toes very long, well arched and heavily feathered.
Hindquarters. Powerful and long, with plenty of bend to hock and stifle and well unter the dog.
Tail. Set on low and carried ,gaily‘ with a ring at the end: sparsely feathered.
Coat. Long, of very fine texture on the ribs, fore and hindquarters and flanks. From the shoulders backward, along the top of the back, the hair is short and close. Hair long from the eyes backward, with a distinct silky topknot; on foreface hair short as on the back. Ears and legs well feathered.
Colour. Any colour.
Height. Dogs 27 to 29 inches (68.5 - 73.6 cm), bitches 2 to 3 (5 - 7.6 cm) smaller.
The whole appearance of the dog should give the impression of strength and activity, combining speed with power.
The object of the dog is to hunt its quarry over very rough and mountianous ground in an country of crags and ravines. For this, a compact and well-coupled dog is neccessary rather than a longloindes racing dog whose first quality is speed.
Expression. Dignified, aloof and intelligent. In motion his head and tail are carried high: springing gait.

Standard von 1946, vom Kennel Club übernommen 1950

,Characteristics. The Afghan Hound should be dignified and aloof with a certain keen fierceness. The Eastern or Oriental expression is typical of the breed. The Afghan looks at and through one.
General appearance. The gait of the Afghan Hound should be smooth and springy with a style of high order. The whole appearance of the dog should give the impression of strength and dignity combining speed and power. The head must be held proudly.
Head and Skull. Skull long, not too narrow with prominent occiput. Foreface long with punishing jaws and slight stop. The skull well balanced and surmounted by a long topknot. Nose preferablely black but liver is no fault in light coloured dogs.
Eyes. Should be dark for preference but golden colour is not debatted. Nearly triangular, slanting slightly upwards from the inner corner to the outer.
Ears. Set low and well back, carried close to the head. Covered with long silky hair.
Mouth. Level.
Neck. Long, strong with proud carriage of the head.
Forequarters. Shoulders long and sloping, well set back, well muscled and strong without being loaded. Forelegs straight and well boned, straight with shoulder, elbows held in.
Body. Back level, moderate length, well muscled, the back falling slightly away to the stern. Loin straight, broad and rather short. Hip-bones rather prominent and wide apart. A fair spring of ribs and good depth of chest.
Hindquarters. Powerful, well bent and well turned stiffles. Great length between hip and hock with comparatively short distance between Hock and foot. The dew clows may be removed or allowed to remain at the discretion of the breeder.
Feet. Forefeet strong and very large both in length and breadth and covered with long thick hair, toes arched. Pastern long and springy, especially in front and pads well down on the ground. Hindfeet long, but not quite so broad as the forefeet, covered with long thick hair.
Gait/Movement. Smoth and springy with a style of high order.
Tail. Not too short. Set on low with ring at the end. Raised when in action. Sparsely feathered.
Coat. Long and very fine texture on ribs, fore and hind-quarters and flanks. From the shoulder backward and along the saddle the hair should be short and close in mature dogs. Hair long from the forehead backward, with a distinct silky topknot. On the foreface the hair is short as on the back. Ears and legs well coated. Pasterns can be bare. Coat must be allowed to develop naturally.
Colour. All colours are aceptable.
Weight and Size. Ideal height: Dogs 27 inches to 29 inches (68.5 - 73.6 cm) , Bitches 2 inches to 3 inches (5 - 7.6 cm) smaller.
    Faults. Any appearance of coarseness. Skull too wide and foreface too short. Weak underjaw. Large round or full eyes. Neck should never be too short or thick. Back too long or too short.‘

Gültiger Standard von 1988, bei der FCI hinterlegt

,General Appearance. Gives the impression of strength and dignity, combining speed and power. Head held proudly.
Characteristics. Eastern or Oriental expression is typical of breed. The Afghan looks at and through one.
Temperament. Dignified and aloof, with a certain keen fierceness.
Head and Skull. Skull long, not too narrow with prominent occiput. Foreface long with punishing jaws and slight stop. Skull well balanced and mounted by a long ,top-knot‘. Nose preferably black, liver permissable in light colours dogs.
Eyes. Dark for preference, but golden colour not debarred. Nearly triangular, slanting slightly upwards from inner corner to outer.
Ears. Set low and well back, carried close to head. Covered with long silky hair.
Mouth. Jaws strong, with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. the upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Level bite tolerated.
Neck. Long, strong with proud carriage of head.
Forequarters. Shoulders long and sloping, well set back, well muscled and strong without being loaded. Forelegs straight and well boned, straight with shoulder viewed from front; elbows close to rib cage, not turning in nor out.
Body. Back level, moderate length, well muscled, back falling slightly away to stern. Loin straight, broad and rather short. Hipbones rather prominent and wide apart. A fair spring of ribs and good depth of chest.
Hindquarters. Powerful, well bent and well turned stifles. Great length between hip and hock with comparatively short distance between hock and foot. Dew clows may be removed.
Feet. Forefeet strong and very large both in length and breadth, and covered with long, thick hair, toes arched. Pastern long and springy, pads well down on ground. Hindfeet long, but not quite so broad as forefeet; covered with long thick hair.
Gait/Movement. Smoth and springy with a style of high order.
Tail. Not too short. Set on low with ring at end. Raised when in action. Sparsely feathered.
Coat. Long and very fine texture on ribs, fore and hindquarters and flanks. In mature dogs from shoulder backwards and along the saddle hair hort and close. Hair long from forehead backwards, with a distinct silky ,top-knot‘. On forface hair is short. Ears and legs well coated. Pasterns can be bare. Coat must develop naturally.
Colour. All colours aceptable.
Size. Ideal height: Dogs 68-74 cm (27-29 ins); Bitches 63-69 cm (25-27ins).
    Faults. Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with 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 die scrotum.

AKC Standard, erstellt vom American Kennel Club, 1948

,General Appearance. The Afghan Hound is an aristocrat, his whole appearance one of dignity and aloofness with no trace of plainness or coarseness. He has a straight front, proudly carried head, eyes gazing into the distance as if in memory of ages past. The striking charactristics of the breed — exotic, or ,eastern‘ espression, long silky topknot, peculiar coat pattern, very prominent hip bones, large feet, and the impression of a somewhat exaggerated bend in the stifle due to profuse trouserings — stand out clearly, giving the Afghan Hound the appearance of what he is, a king of dogs that has held true to tradition throughout the ages.
Head. The head is of good length, showing much refinement, the skull evenly balanced with the foreface. There is a slight prominence of the nasal bone structure causing a slightly Roman appearance, the centre line running up over the foreface with little or no stop, falling away in front of the eyes so there is an absolutely clear outlook with no interference; the underjaw showing grat strength, the jaws long and punishing: the mouth level, meaning that the teeth from the upper jaw and lower jaw match evenly, neither overshot nor untershot. This is a difficult mouth to breed. A scissor bite is even more punishing and can be more easily bred into a dog than a level mouth, and a dog having a scissor bite, where the lower teeth slip inside and rest against the teeth of the upper jaw, should not be penalised. The occipital bone is very prominent. The head is surmounted by a topknot of long silky hair.
Ears.The ears ar long, set approximately on level with outer corners of the eyes, the leather of the ear reaching nearly to the end of the dog’s nose, and covered with long silky hair.
Eyes. The eyes are almond shape (almost triangular), never full or bulgy, and are dark in colour.
Nose. The nose is of good size, black in colour.
      Faults. Coarseness; snipiness; overshot or undershot; eyes round or bulgy or light in colour; exaggerated Roman nose; head not surmounted by a topknot.
Neck. The neck is of good lenght, strong and arched, running in a curve to the shoulders which are long and sloping and well laid back.
     Faults. Neck too short or too thick; a ewe neck; a goose neck; a neck lacking in substance.
Body. The backline appearing practically level from the shoulders to the loin. Strong and powerful loin and shightly arched, falling away towards the stern, with the hip bones very pronounced; well ribbed and tucked up in flanks. The height at the shoulders equals the distance from the chest to the buttocks; the brisket well let down and of medium width.
    Faults. Roach back, sway back, goose rump, slack loin, lack of prominence of hip bones; too much width of brisket causing interference with elbows.
Tail. Tail is set not too high on the body, having a ring or curve on the end; should never be curled over, or rest on the back, or be carried sideways and should never be bushy.
Legs. Forelegs are straight and strong with great length beween elbow and pastern; elbows well held in; forefeet large in both length and width; toes well arched; feet covered with long thick hair; fine in texture; pasterns long and straight; pads of feet unusually large and well down on the ground. Shoulders have plenty of angulation so that the legs are well set underneath the dog. Too much straightness of shoulder causes the dog to break down in the pasterns, and this is a serious fault.
All four feet of the Afghan Hound are in line with the body, turning neither in nor out. The hind feet are broad and of good length; the toes arched, and coverd with long thick hair; hindquarters powerful and well muscled with great length beween hip and hock; hocks well let down; good angulation of both stiffle and hock; slightly bowed from hock to crotch.
    Faults. Front or back feet thrown outward or inward; pads of feet not thick enough or feet too small; or any other evidence of weakness in feet; weak or broken down pasterns, too straight in stifle; too long in back.
Coat. Hindquarters, flanks, ribs, forequarters, and legs well covered with thick, silky hair, very fine in texture; ears and all four feet well feathered; from in front of the shoulders, and also backwards from the shoulders along the saddle from the flanks and ribs upwards, the hair is short and close, forming a smooth back in mature dogs — this is a traditional characteristic of the Afghan Hound. The Afghan should be shown in its natural state; the coat is not clipped or trimmed; the head is surmounted (in the full sense of the word) with a topknot of long, silky hair — this also is an outstanding characteristic of the Afghan Hound. Showing of short hair on cuffs on either front or back legs is permissible.
    Faults. Lack of a short-haired saddle in mature dogs.
Height. Dogs, 27 inches (68.5 cm) plus or minus 1 inch (2.5 cm): bitches 25 inches (63.5) plus or minus 1 inch (2.5 cm).
Weight. Dogs, about 60 pounds (27 kg): bitches, about 50 pounds (22.7 kg).
Color. All colors are permissible, but color or color combinations are pleasing: white markings, especially on the head, are indesirable.
Gait. When running free, the Afghan Hound moves at a gallop, showing great elasticity and spring in his smooth, powerful stride. When on a loose lead, the Afghan can trot at a fast pace; stepping along, he has the appearance of placing the hind feet firectly in the footprints of the front feet, both thrown straight ahead. Moving with head and tail high, the whole appearance of the Afghan Hound is one of great style and beauty.
Temperament. Aloof and dignified, yet gay.
    Faults. Sharpness or shyness.‘