SIZE, PROPORTION, SUBSTANCE
The Pharaoh Hound, medium sized, is slightly longer in body than in height when measured vertically from the ground to the highest point of the withers, as opposed to the length of the body when measured horizontally from the forechest to the rear projection of the upper thigh. The body is muscular and powerful, possessing great endurance and capability of speed. A fault in over-all appearance is that of coarseness, which is a lack of elegance and nobility. An equally serious fault is that of a Pharaoh Hound with a racy or fine greyhound build. This means that there is generally not enough bone and substance to the dog's structure, resulting in a dog that is too lightly built, not powerful enough, or undersize. In striving for elegance and grace, the breeder may easily fall into the trap of producing a racy, fine or Greyhound-like Pharaoh Hound, completely losing Pharaoh Hound type. The most serious of faults is the loss of Pharaoh Hound type.