The Cirneco dell Etna or Sicilian Hound is a primitive Sighthound originating from Sicily, Italy.He is of the same ancestry like Pharaoh Hound, Podenco Canario, and all other hounds originating from the Old World.The breed was brought by the Phoenicians from the ancient Cyrenaica to Sicily, some 3.000 years ago.There, limited by space, it left isolated for centuries, with the biggest ...