Afghan Hound

So I was like, "Well, what are celebrities-

Afghan hounds or-

... that look like dogs?" [laughs]

Oh, oh, oh.

Jennifer Aniston.

[laughs]

She looks just like an Afghan hound.

And, um, John Travolta came up.

And sometimes you've got fantastic animation to work to.

Like, for instance, Lexi the Afghan Hound in Shaun the Sheep Series 7, which won lots of awards.

I'm pleased to say for them.

uh they say look you know she's on a she's on a go-kart and she's she's going and you've got to just basically growl and then be a bit reflective towards um the other character in the thing and you're doing a race and i need you i need just need to hear that revving up and then then you're going so you've got all these notes of like this action sequence that you've got to hit these marks and you just think the thoughts and hopefully it comes out in the right way yes sometimes Sometimes it doesn't land, but sometimes, you know, you nail it, you know.

The other stands up to 28 inches at the shoulder and can hit 40 miles per hour.

Today, we're putting the French Bulldog up against the Afghan Hound to figure out which temperament actually fits your life.

Ever wonder which one would actually survive your daily routine?

It's a great match-up to break down because they're almost opposite ends of the spectrum.

What does each dog actually look like, size-wise, and how does that connect to personality?

French bulldogs are small and muscular, typically under 28 pounds and standing around 11 to 13 inches tall.

Afghan hounds are a different story entirely.

Males run around 27 inches at the shoulder, females closer to 25, and they weigh between 50 and 60 pounds.

Mm.

Which is the best photograph in there?

Oh, so-- Well, there are some fantastic-- There are a couple of ones of him and, uh, his wife Pauline with their Afghan Hounds over the years, and we just didn't have time to talk about his Afghan Hounds.

Oh, has he always had Afghan Hounds?

Yes, they've always had Afghan Hounds.

Uh, Afghan Hounds are just the most extraordinary creatures.

They are.

They're the very long hair.

A Doberman, surprise.

So, of course, they bought an Afghan hound because that

makes perfect sense.

Makes sense to me.

Yeah, so young.

Yeah, it was crazy.

And also, my mom eventually bred Afghan hounds.

And she had a lot that had questionable temperaments at the time.

Anyway, my wife and I were looking up the smartest and dumbest dog breeds out there.

And apparently, the Afghan Hound is just...

Brilliant or dumb? Stupid.

Oh, hell

Because then I was thinking, if you could choose to be an...

You're an Afghan greyhound, obviously.

I'm an Afghan hound.

I

am an Afghan hound.

So what is there to think

about? But then I was thinking, what would I like to be? Oh, as in what would you like to come back as? If I was not me...