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The House in Lo.
Park, just next to the castle. This
name comes down through the
centuries from when the farmer had
to give a percentage of his harvest to
the Lord of the Manor.
At the champagne reception | was
given the opportunity of having an
interesting chat with Mrs.Tessa
Abbott about the old German Saluki
lines. She told me of Burydown Uki,
a son of Ganetti von Arabien and
Biwakuf von Sonnenheim. | know
about these famous German Salukis,
because my |2 year old Saluki dog is
a descendant of this line through the
maternal side of his pedigree. Mrs.
Abbott told me that Uki’s favourite
place was the windows-sill of her
mother’s house and that Uki was not
necessarily so good for the show
ring and had been used only a few
times for breeding. | found this
surprising, because this dog has
exercised a significant influence in
the Saluki Breed. His name is to be
found in some American Saluki
pedigrees as well. | would have liked
to talk longer with Mrs. Abbott, but
unfortunately it was brought to an
abrupt end as we were all invited to
our tablesA.t the tables there were
more conversations and discussions
in a relaxed and nice atmosphere.
Sometimes loud laughter was to be
heard and in between many prizes
were awarded for special merits
attained during the week long Festival.
There was also a silent auction of
donated items for Saluki-Welfare.
It was truly a beautiful and sociable
evening in a special atmosphere with
good food and friendly
acquaintances, that all shared the
same hobby. The evening was as great
event as was the whole Festival!
The next day | was invited to a Lure
Coursing to Newbury (Berkshire),
but since this would mean a detour
for me, | could not attend as | had to
start my journey back to the southeast
coast making a stopover in
Canterbury and then on to catch the
ferry from Ramsgate to Ostend the
next morning.
The three shows that | visited left
me with a comprehensive picture of
the English Saluki. Each Saluki type
had its special use and expertise in
the countries of the origin. This was
determined by terrain and prey (hare
or antelope). Both determines the
look of the Saluki. | was pleased to
note that throughout the shows |
had not seen any roached backs or
swan necks. Sometimes you can see
some show dogs with exaggerated
characteristics and some breeders
are afraid that the breeding aim
’beauty AND performance’ is getting
more and more separated into the
two disciplines but | found that the
English Salukis on those shows had
all the correct anatomy.
From conversations | had at the
shows and on the lawn after the
Symposium | learned that breeders
are concerned that some of the
present English Salukis have become
more and more substantial and
heavily boned. Some were also
concerned that elegance of the ‘old
heritage’ would get lost by this
trend. | noted several Salukis that
were not English breeding entered at
the shows and came to the
assumption that breeders are not
averse to taking a ‘foreign Saluki’.
This means that an orientation
towards mainland Europe and
beyond is alive and, of course,
likewise the path is open back to
et
England. This could be the ideal
precondition of a functional cooperation.
Since many business cards
were exchanged | suppose that new
contacts were linked for the future.
| would like to thank the organizers
and the many “helping hands”, which
are always necessary to carry out
such an outstanding event
successfully, which | will not forget
and that will live on in my mind for a
long time. | am glad that my
knowledge about the Saluki breed
was expanded a bit more. The
English hospitality and scenery were
super and befitted to the exceptional
beauty of the Salukis.
Finally, | do hope that someday such
a great event will become reality
somewhere in Germany. But | am
sure this will be no “fata morgana”!
Dr. Margrit Miekeley
www.MeineWindhunde.de
email: Miekeley@aol.com
Authoress of the Book “Living together with
Sighthounds — and other animals” — Stories
and Experiences, published by the Publishing
House of Kynos in 2005.
This article originally appeared in Unsere
Windhunde, DWZRV-Magazine, December
2007 edition
Text and Photos © by Dr. Margrit Miekeley
f the Saluki 2007
Festival of the Saluki 2007
A First Time Visitors Vlewpomt
‘ from AUS'”‘CIIIGV} |
by Graham Rabm
Not till | was sitting on the
plane did | realise | was off
to England to participate in
the very first World
Symposium on Salukis. This
event, which had been in
the planning for the past
four years was about to
happen. | think many of us
that were to attend the
Festival had an idea as to
what was going to happen
but the Festival more than
satisfied our expectations.
From the first moment |
walked into the Show
venue | was greeted with
such warmth and
friendliness as if | had
known them for many
years and this was only the
first day. There were
breeders from so many
countries, I’m sure to miss
some, but to give you a
few, Sweden, Finland,
Germany, USA, Canada,
Japan, France, New
Zealand, Malaysia plus of
course UK and Australia.
From then on we were all
just a happy group of
people with one interest in
common — to learn as
much as we could about
our beautiful Breed.
For me | was in Saluki
heaven, | had not seen so
many Salukis in the one
place ever. Can you imagine
I3—14 dogs in one class!?
We are lucky if we get 13
dogs to a show. In fact the
show had entries of at least
[ 10 and these numbers
continued throughout the
Festival.
The Ist event took place at
Birmingham, with an
opening Championship
Show in conjunction with
the local show. | arrived at
the venue and was directed
where to park by one of
several attendants in a huge
paddock. By the time | had
walked to the entrance and
let in by other attendants
checking breeders entries,
and, told the Saluki venue
was way up the other end |
had walked over half a
kilometre and | knew this
was not just some local
show. On arrival | was
given a folder with
information on all the
events, we were treated to
coffee all day and
sandwiches at lunch time
and then it was off to
Cambridge in preparation
for the Symposium.
Jesus College is one of
many colleges grouped
together in Cambridge and
has a wealth of history; it
was a wonderful setting for
the event.As | walked into
the building on the
centuries old worn
corridors and stairs | was
transported into this
history place of learning. So
with this magic surrounding
us, we settled down to
learn all that we could
about Salukis.
The Speakers, if you are
interested were:
Gertrude W Hinsch
PhD. She is Professor
Emeritus of the Dept
Biology, Cell, Molecular
and Microbiology
Division at the
University of South
Florida.
Mr Brian Duggan.
(Kyzyl Kum ) Saluki
Owner for 30 years,
President of Greater Sar
Francisco for many ,
years, and current Saluki
Columnist of the
American Kennel Club
Gazette.
Mrs Carole F Tipler.
A Saluki breeder since
1972 and holds the (Al
Yaman) affix whose
bloodlines are behind
many successful breeders.
She is also a world
travelled Judge.
Mrs Ute Lennartz.
She is a chemical
Engineer, and acquired
her first Saluki in 1976.
She co owns (Mata
Salamata) kennels and is
Judge, both local and
overseas.
Mrs Leslie Brabyn.
Of (Timaru) Salukis has
been involved with the
breed for 40 years and
has bred 37 Saluki
Champions. Leslie has
served on the boards of
the Saluki Club of
~ America, the American
~ Saluki Association and
the Saluki Club of
Greater San Francisco
and is a International
judge.
Mrs Zola Rawson.
(Mumtaz) Zola was
given her first Saluki in
1961 in Baghdad She has
a long history with the
breed and has been
Judging since|976 including
Crufts.
It was a wonderful day with
a sumptuous lunch which
we had on our laps in a
lovely internal courtyard.
By 4.45 it was time to get
ready to go down to the
waterway for the punt ride
at 5.00pm and we were so
lucky the weather was
excellent, | even got
sunburnt at that time of
the day.
We all piled into punts
which carried 10 people
each and were treated to
wonderful commentary
about each feature by a
young student working his
way through college.
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At around 6.30 we
returned from our trip to
Jesus College in time for
our Candle Lit Dinner,
which was beautifully
prepared in one of the
upstairs dining rooms.
The following morning we
packed up again and
travelled to Clay Cross,
Derbyshire to the
Northern Saluki Club
Show, where we once
again were warmly
welcomeTdh.e interesting
part of this show was that
it was being held indoors at
a sports facility and they
Afternoon tea (Scones and Cream) on
the grounds in Jesus College.
were using one of the
basket ball courts.
The club had laid down
long rubber runners in a
square plus one diagonally
towards the judge and it all
worked very well. Although
it was very bright
unfortunately the lighting
gave the pictures a red
glowA.t all the shows there
were stalls loaded with
Saluki products to buy and
this venue was no
exception. Some of the
products were exquisite,
and many of us came home
with great items and lighter
pockets.
At the end of the show we
travelled to Bakewell in
Derbyshire in readiness for
the Northern Symposium
the next day. This was held
at a place called Hassop
Hall which dates back
several hundred years and
is mentioned in the
Doomsday Book.The
symposium was held in a
beautifully decorated
room that used to be a
chapel.
Speakers at the Northern
Symposium the were:
Sir Terence Clarke, who
spoke on the origins of
the Eastern ‘Salugi’ and
its situation today. –
Clair Chryssolor
Coursing Greats of the
UK and conformation
and attitude.
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Ingrid Romanowski BSc
PMP The various interpretations
of the Saluki
Breed Type.
Carole Tipler Demise
of structure & conformation
in other ancient
breeds plus examples of
ancient and modern day
Salukis and applying the
standard.
Once again we were
treated to a fabulous lunch
and by the end of the day
most of us were richer and
wiser in the ways of the
Saluki, thanks to some
excellent speakers.
Bakewell, where we stayed,
is a quaint English town or
should | say hamlet and on
the Tuesday morning we
had time to take in some of
the little shops and places.
After this we travelled 3 2
hours down to Cookham
Common to one of the
“Open Houses” on the day.
We arrived at Helen &
Michael Williams place and
were greeted with the most
charming thatched roof
cottage set on 2 5 acres.
Completely set up for
Salukis.
After a lovely lunch, hours
of discussion with our
charming host we finally left
about 8.30 in the evening.
Festival of the Sa?uk’i’ZZDO’C’/i i
The next day it was off to
London to the Art
Exhibition and what a day.
The art Exhibition was
housed in the Kennel Club’s
own building right in the
heart of London and was
exquisitely presented in a
most professional manner.
The pictures, sculptures etc
were just wonderfulA.s you
walked in on large table
was the sculpture of a
Saluki in full flight, you
might say well I’ve seen one
of those, except this one
was getting towards a
metre long! But then we
discovered the Library in
which there were books
and boxes and boxes of
photos and memorabilia of
all the early Saluki blood
lines and history Wow! It
was an effort to tear one’s
self away. | am told that in a
couple of years they will all
be converted to disc and
put on line for anyone to
access over the internet.
Thursday saw us travelling
south to Losely Park just
outside of Guilford for the
Saluki or Gazelle Hound
Club Show.The Club had
secured the main ring
which was set up for the
Richmond Show the
following day and this made
it a great venue for
showing.
However, the most
spectacular part of the
Show was the Parade of the
Salukis, which started at the
top of the hill and slowly
came into view. It consisted
of a horse draped in
beautiful colours with an
‘Arab’ walking along side,
and then the Salukis. It was
a beautiful day for the
Festival and we were very
lucky with the weather as it
stayed fine for the whole
Festival.
The day was a great success.
The judge for dogs was Ken
Allan who awarded best
dog to Reena Clarke’s Ch
Nefisa Baaz of Rhazia and
the judge for bitches was
Bo Bengtson who awarded
best bitch to John & Lisa
Hudson’s Glenoak Izadi.
The following day it was
back to the same place
although this time in a
different area. | thought
there were a lot of Salukis
but nothing could Compare
~w ith the vast number of
” exhibiters of all breeds in
‘ all the areas. | spoke to
one of the Saluki
| organisers about numbers
¢ and was told they would
‘ getabout 13,000 exhibits
for the three days.
“ That evening at the same
¢ venue on the top of the
hill stands Losely House
which has in it’s grounds a
¢ Tithe Barn fully restored
“and a wonderful setting
for the Gala Dinner.
Pictured below Dr Has Ismail
from Malaysia and Pip & John
Buswell from UK
Unfortunately all good
things must come to an
end and so it was with
The Saluki Festival 2007. It
was a wonderful event
where I’’m sure everybody
learnt something. | know |
did and not only that, we
all have new international
friends to converse with
about our Salukis.
On a more serious note
some of the Salukis at the
meet were rescue Salukis
like the beautiful little
The meal was sumptuous
and an enjoyable night was
had by all. The two
| auctions of which one was
silent, were a great part of
the evening. The money
raised was for the much
needed Saluki Welfare
Fund.
Although, Dinner was the
last of the formal meeting
it was off to Newbury on
the Saturday and the Saluki
Coursing at Falkners Farm.
Well what can | say; Salukis
in action are poetry in
motion, doing exactly what
they were naturally bred
for. There was a great BBQ
lunch after which there
were some fun events like
“Best Head” etc and then
more coursing.
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white girl second from the
left, she is happy now but
— had been left on a tip
and the damage to her
side meant that no hair
would ever grow there
again.
It would be remiss of me if %
| didn’t make note of the o
ladies who | know worked —%
very hard for a long time . “EZ;
to make this event happen. .
Many thanks go to Marie éfig
Bryce-Smith and Helen =
Williams for a job very ko)
well done. T
For me it’s was : i;é
a privilege to i
be part of the
2007 Festival
and bring you
this revue of
events.
Graham Rabin
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HADI ELL BASHER
www.hadielbasher.be
Celebrating
35 years in
Salukis
=& See
you in
2008
Sue Rabey-W llkmson
sue@greatplains.fsworld.co
{aren’
Beautiful, functional Salukis from imported Arabian lines
Al Muzdaher Sheyhana for Ruweis
(1mport ahram)
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CIntroduces her daugfiter:
Ruweis Shaila
Sire: Derumowgli Hadi El Basher
And wishing Shaila’s brothers and sisters success and
happiness for the future:
gfigfl% %}%4) Sahibihah (Sweden)
Suhayb (UK, S
Sman (Qatar) Sifisimat(Qatar)
Karen Fisher
Ruweis
United Kingdom
tel: +44 g Y1279 833855
email: salukis@ruweis.co.uk
WWW.ruweis.co.uk
My sincerest thanks to Daniela and Henk Van der Lichte
for allowing me to use one of their beautiful stud dogs
R ol U N B S
BEDU welcomes Caspians Thalia to Bedu
. Liz S‘Vtephen‘
Bedu Manon and her cdusiri . – bedu@btinternet.com
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Arab Bahari’s Shaahin Taali x
Ch Bedu Mot Juste
German youth champion VDL
3rd limit dog, best smooth and
best grizzle in show at the Saluki
or Gazelle Hound Club Breed
Championship Show 2007
Top male saluki (show)
Germany 2007
Bred by: Bedu Kennel,
Liz Stephen
Owned by: Jutta Hotz-Kolewe
and Helen Williams
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Introducing Alexander Jaffe Williams and Kasaque Miracle
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