Editing Saluki (section)

==Swiftness and physical capacity==
While the [[Greyhound]] is credited as being the fastest dog breed up to distances of around {{convert|800|m|ft}}, the Saluki is thought to be faster over longer distances. In 1996, The [[Guinness Book of Records]] listed a Saluki as being the fastest dog, capable of reaching a speed of {{cvt|68.8|km/h}}.<ref>{{cite book |last=Murgai |first=R. P. |title=Hand Book of Dogs |date=1996 |publisher=New Age International |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cPPTZvzNNHMC&q=saluki&pg=PA108 |page=108 |isbn=9788122408935 |access-date=20 October 2020 |archive-date=7 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107232957/https://books.google.com/books?id=cPPTZvzNNHMC&q=saluki&pg=PA108 |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to its heavily padded feet being able to absorb the impact on its body, the Saluki has remarkable stamina when running.<ref name="toptotail">{{cite book |last=Alderton |first=David |title=Top to Tail: The 360 Degrees Guide to Picking Your Perfect Pet |date=2006 |publisher=David & Charles |isbn=978-0-7153-2589-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1KOVN40Y0-0C&q=saluki&pg=PA71 |page=71 |access-date=20 October 2020 |archive-date=7 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107233012/https://books.google.com/books?id=1KOVN40Y0-0C&q=saluki&pg=PA71 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Historically, the ancestors of the modern Saluki breed were used for hunting by nomadic tribes. Typical quarry included the gazelle, hare, fox and [[jackal]].<ref name=behavior /> While hunting hares, Bedouin hunters would sometimes ride close to their quarry on a [[camel]] holding such a dog, which would be thrown towards the prey while at speed to give the dog a running start.<ref>{{cite book |last=Vine |first=Peter |title=Natural Emirates: Wild Life and Environment of the United Arab Emirates |date=1997 |publisher=Trident Press |isbn=978-1-900724-02-9 |page=233 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6PTl3wUEJtgC&q=saluki&pg=PA233 |access-date=20 October 2020 |archive-date=7 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107232958/https://books.google.com/books?id=6PTl3wUEJtgC&q=saluki&pg=PA233 |url-status=live }}</ref> Gazelle hunters have also used hawks or falcons to attack the head of the prey so that the dogs could then bring down the distracted animal.