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aluki 2007
2nd Graduate Dog: Mumtaz Sirocco
Ch Nefisa Bushrah of Saruk W x Ch Mumtaz Desdemona
2 ik
Ist Post Graduate Dog: Fargaze Persian Punch of Saruki
Ch Nefisa Bushrah of Saruk /W x Fargaze Lapsana
Ist Maiden Dog: Ulmarra Shakar at Miwell i
Aust/Ir/Int Ch Padtheway Notorious [imp] x Int/lr Ch Padtheway Schiram
Sarea [imp
Ist Mid Limit Dog: Labakan Lamerie
Gj Labakan lkteer Takha x Classicus Zemilyanne
Ist Novice & Graduate Dog: Mumtaz Zephyr
Ch Mabrooka Joshua x Tasia Emilia at Sivendra
stival of the Saluki 2007 S
2nd Mid Limit Dog: Al Caliphs Zahavi Khan
Min Arabi Laziz al Caliphs [Imp] x Al Caliphs Madhura
2nd Open Dog and RCC: Ch Nefisa Bushrah of Saruk jw
Ch Timaru Valkyrie of Jazirat [Imp] x Nefisa Saariyah
thing in the right place, fits the breed standard perfectly, and
moved around the ring effortlessly with style of a high order
CC and BIS.
2. Bryce-Smith’s Ch Nefisa Bushrah of Saruk JW, litter
brother of classical English type, another dog of outstanding
quality, the difference between the two when compared to the
Standard being minimal and a matter of personal preference RCC.
3. Quadling’s Kasra Nasuuh at Malenkhai ShCM, grizzle
on top form today, masculine head without being coarse, lovely
outline, good front well filled in, ribs carried well back, deep
brisket, excellent quarters and a smooth, flowing effortless
movement.
VETERAN DOG (6,2)
I.Anderson’s Ch Barakisch Niran Xorshid (imp Swe),
red, well proportioned head, long neck well muscled, correct
Ist Veteran Dog: Ch Barakisch Niran Xorshid [Imp]
Nor Ch Latif Min el Akbar x Barakisch Jabedani Liaqat
Ist Special Beginners Dog: Mumtaz Tempest
Ch Nefisa Bushrah of Saruk JW x Ch Mumtaz Desdemona
topline, good front assembly, strong pasterns slightly sloping with
long toes gently arched, deep brisket, sound movement.
2. Tomkins’ Ch Mabrooka Joshua ShCM, red grizzle, just
starting to show his age, characteristic head, long neck, good
front assembly, strong quarters and sound movement.
3. Kelly and Kelly Barnard’s Int Ch Mumtaz Cary Grant
del Sharjar
SPECIAL VETERAN DOG (3, 2)
I. Macro’s Ch Nefisa Samr, black and tan, the only one in the
class and a worthy Champion, well balanced head, good front
assembly, deep brisket, good spring of rib, strong quarters and a
sound mover.
Judge: Ken Allan
Festival of the Salu ‘
Congratulations to the Saluki or Gazelle
Hound Club on organizing such a very
international Festival of the Saluki, with
what | was told were several hundred visitors
and participants from many parts of
the world in the various events held
during the week. | wish it had been possible
for me to attend some of the other
functions, but | was honoured to judge the
bitches at the club show at Loseley Park.
The hospitality was wonderful and the
arrangements excellent, with a large,
tented out-door ring on well-mown grass.
My thanks to the committee members and
hardworking stewards for looking after
me so well, also to the Richmond Dog
Show Society for their hospitality.
It’s a long time since | last judged the
Saluki or Gazelle Hound Club show;
perhaps | have become more critical in
recent years and look at the past in a
rose-coloured light, but the all-over
impression of the dogs | saw then is superior
to that of the present. ‘m told the
entry was excellent but some of the lower
classes looked a bit thin on the ground.
Type is all over the place, but that’s as it
should be in this breed, and it’s difficult to
put a finger on any particularly prevalent
fault; | just didn’t find as many breathtakingly
beautiful bitches as | had expected.
Movement was perhaps the biggest obstacle,
and this was at least partly due to a
lack of training.A Saluki bitch who doesn’t
want to move can appear to almost walk
backwards… which makes the gait rather
difficult to judge.
It’s interesting that the strong influence of
imported dogs from America, Australia,
Scandinavia and Europe doesn’t seem to
have altered type much (perhaps because
most of the imports themselves come
from British stock further back), but I’m
not sure if they have helped improve the
quality in general as much as one would
expect either — although | noticed that
several of the top winners were bred from
imported stock.
BIS was the black & tan dog Ch. Nefisa
Baaz of Rhazias, who won the dog CC
under my co-judge Ken Allan and who we
both felt was a very deserving Best of
Breed winner. Reserve BIS was the bitch
CC, Glenoak Izadi; best Puppy was
Ulmarra Shaquira, and best Veteran was
Sedeki Nemune.
Judge: Bo Bengtson
MINOR PUPPY BITCH (4)
I. Cotterill’s Miskanda’s Tiger Lily, lovely quality reddish
cream fawn, nice head & side gait, still a bit loose-jointed and a
little straight in rear, but moved well.
2. Quick’s Fernlark Sancerre, very nice cream, very feminine
but needs to develop in body, a bit straight in front, moves beautifully
3. Steer’s Fernlark Fleurie, very sound red, a little plainer
than above but sound and moves well.
PUPPY BITCH (8) Very nice class.
I. Dunn’s Ulmarra Shagqira, very exotic cream, lovely quality
all the way through, could have a slightly darker eye, beautifully
balanced, lovely head and ears, good neck and topline, moves
beautifully, very promising, Best Puppy.
2. Parker’s Khalils Rana of Classicus (imp. Sweden), a little
more substantial, also a lovely head but not quite as dry as the
above, beautiful body and substance, could have a little more
angulation both in front & rear, appealing temperament.
3. Stanmore’s Altaya Summer Night, attractive cream with
a good head, long neck and sufficient angulation but did not
carry herself as well as the above.
JUNIOR BITCH (6) Difficult class,
1. Dunn’s U Shagqira,
2.Webb & Copperthwaite’s Al Caliphs Nuray, taller and
more mature cream, not quite as elegant as |st with a slightly
round forehead, nice body but dips a little in topline, good angulation
and very typey.
3. Brett’s Chisobees Saraid, difficult to judge, beautiful standing
with a lovely head & expression, very elegant but a bit
straight in front and ruined her outline on the move by raising
her tail over her back.
YEARLING BITCH (6)
Not a big class but very good quality.
I. Hudson’s Kasra Tahira Glenoak JW, lovely mature-looking
black & tan of high quality, good skull but could use a little more
muzzle, beautiful bone and feet, well angulated with good body &
topline, lovely mover.
2. Macro’s Nefisa Jasra, very close up, very high quality black
& cream, a little coarser in skull, very well angulated, nice mover,
didn’t want to be examined at first but collected herself in time.
3. Bounds Bedu Delphine of Alsahra, grizzle, well angulated
& very correct, not as easy a mover as the two above and could
have more angulation at the hock.
MAIDEN BITCH (5)
1. Macro’s N Jasra.
2. Oakley’s Bedu Amelie Caspians, cream smooth, very well
angulated & elegant but crosses over in front when moving.
3. Smith’s Ruweis Ghayn Tuffia, black grizzle smooth, nice
mover but carried her tail over her back
NOVICE BITCH (3)
l. Cornock’s Mumtaz Sea Breeze, attractive red, very
refined, needs to develop in body and could have more angulation
in front but moved well in spite of this.
2. Stanmore’s Altaya Summer Night, cream, quite a nice
mover, just needs a little more angulation & could carry herself
better.
3. Roberts Bedu Vashti, very elegant cream, nice quality, a
little restricted in movement & also needs better carriage.
GRADUATE BITCH (8) Very good class.
l. Smithson’s Chisobee Serenarian, elegant feminine dark
grizzle, nice head, a little straight in front but very well balanced,
moved beautifully.
2.Ash’s Barakisch Qashang Axtar (imp. Sweden), smooth,
stronger all over; moved with tremendous power even though
she’s a little straight in hock standing, nice head, not quite as
elegant as above but very sound and very showy.
3. Copperthwaite’s Al Caliphs Zofeyah, cream of totally
different type, very appealing, needs a little more body, somewhat
straight in front, very elegant.
POST GRAD BITCH (1 1) Another good class with close
decisions between the top few.
l. Beggs & Garcia’s Vajra-Habiba al Firdous (imp. France),
tall but very feminine grizzle, difficult to fault, classic type, beautiful
underline, angulation & bone, lovely head & expression.
2. Cooke’s Kasaque Lydia, lovely cream, very close up, dips a
little in topline, does not have quite the carriage & elegance of
Ist , more mature and also a beautiful type.
3. Chryssolor’s Abu Baqr’s Gazal Galiya for Anasazi (imp.
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Ist Minor Puppy Bitch: Miskanda’s Tiger Lily
Ch Miskanda’s Tiger Bay with Kamsun x Miskanda’s De Ja Vue
Ist Puppy & Junior Bitch: Ulmarra Shaqira
Aust/Ir/Int Ch Padtheway Notorious [Imp] x Int/lr Ch Padtheway Schiram
Sarea [Imp
2nd Junior Bitch: Al Caliphs Nuray
Ch Al Caliphs Zobeyni x Al Caliphs Zanubiya
Ist Y:aarling Bitch: Kasra Tahira Glenoak JW
Ch Glenoak Ingi JW x Kasra Nadirah
Ist Novice Bitch: Mumtaz Sea Breeze
Ch Nefisa Bushrah of Saruk ]W x Ch Mumtaz Desdemona
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2nd Graduate Bitch: Barakisch Qashang Axtar [Imp]
Int/Swed/Nor Ch Volante’s Zirocco x C’est Esmere Harmony of Barakisch
2nd Post Graduate Bitch: Kasaque Lydia
Nor/Fin/Eng Ch El Hamrah Mehrab Khalifa [Imp] x Kasaque Jarvah
Ist Mid Limit Bitch and RCC: Al Caliphs Shushma
Al Caliphs Sudaavi x Ch Al Caliphs Aliya Sarama
2nd Mid Limit & Limit Bitch: Daxlore Daisimae ShCM
Aziz Pahlavan at Daxlore [Imp] x Daxlore Faire
Ist Limit Bitch: Caspians Laliq avec Kasaque
Arab Bahri’s Shaahin Taali x Bedu L’Eghypthe of Caspians
2nd Special Beginners Bitch: Daxlore Dazijane
Aziz Pahlavan at Daxlore [Imp] x Daxlore Faire
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Sweden), red fawn, more refined than those above, a little straight in
front & could have more body, very elegant, beautiful expression.
MID LIMIT BITCH (7)
|. Copperthwaite’s Al Caliphs Shushma, extremely well
balanced cream, high quality & very correct in every way except
rather light eyes, excellent mover, not overdone anywhere and
beautiful outline, earned Res. CC.
2. Burtenshaw & Cook’s Daxlore Daisimae, red/w, a little
taller but classical type & lovely outline, beautiful dark eye, head
& expression, front not her fortune, moves OK from the side
but not as well as |st.
3.Tomkins’ Tasia Emilia at Sivendra, cream, very nice type,
moves very well, just a little straight in front & needs to develop
in body.
LIMIT BITCH (13) Good class with several really nice bitches.
I.William’s Caspians L’aliq avec Kasaque, cream smooth
with a lovely expression, very correct & angled in the right
places, good body & mover.
2. Burtenshaw & Cook’s Daxlore Daisimae.
3. Shimmin’s Cranstal Quintessence, black w cream, excellent
side gait, needs more underjaw & rather straight in hock but
uses what she has beautifully.
OPEN BITCH (14)
An incredibly difficult class of mostly champion bitches, almost
all of which deserved serious consideratioTnhe. first few you
could switch around for the longest time, but in the end | felt
that, on balance, Hudson’s Glenoak Izadi came closest to the
ideal in all the important areas, very feminine and not overdone
anywhere, refined, with good front angulation and not not too
much in the rear, nice mover, lovey head & expression, moved
well but could perhaps carry herself with a little more pride,
won a well-deserved 2nd CC, good luck with the third.
2. Lauchlan’s Ch Devineerace Anya, extremely appealing
with a beautiful outline, very eyecatching, taller & rangier than
Ist , a little straight in front & rather too much in the rear, lovely
coat, very stylish mover with a lot of drive, presented herself
beautifully.
3. Faber’s Ch Sufeina Pastel JW, the most exquisite outline &
classic type, she can no doubt move much better than she did
today but obviously didn’t want to be bothered, such a pity!
VETERAN BITCH (10)
I. Cornack’’s Sedeki Nemune, very pretty little cream bitch,
so feminine and elegant, well balanced, moved really well &
totally belied her years.
2. Duke & Gill’s Ch & Ir Ch Mumtaz Greta Garbo, lovely
red & white, very feminine, longer cast & dipped a little in topline.
3. Smithson’s Cairdean Cazzab at Chisobee, red of beautiful
type, rather soft in condition but carries her age well.
SPECIAL VETERAN BITCH (1)
I. Dann,Allan & Mahon’s Ch Jazirat Sima, cream & sable
of lovely type, very well preserved, nice mover, a little straight in
front.
SPECIAL BEGINNERS BITCH (4)
l. Quick’s Daxlore Caleisha at Jorjenjo, lovely white w red
markings, high quality throughout, well balanced & a good mover.
2. Burtenshaw & Cook’s Daxlore Dazijane, light red, nice
balance, a little heavier in head, could have more angles.
Judge: Bo Bengtson
Festival of the Saluki 2007
Richmond Championship Dog Show
7th September 2007
Judge
VETERAN DOG (5, 3 abs)
Ist: MACRO’S Ch Nefisa Samr
2nd: TOMPKINS’ Ch Mabrooka
Joshua Sh.CM
PUPPY DOG (7, | abs)
Ist: BLEAKLEY’S Ulmarra Shakar
at Miwell NAF
2nd: STEER’S Fernlark Alsace
3rd: STANMORE’S Altaya
Surabaya
JUNIOR DOG (7,2 abs)
Ist: STANMORE’S Altaya Suhayb
BEST PUPPY
2nd: MARTIN’S Dacfolke Rashid
3rd: STEER’S Fernlark Alsace
YEARLING DOG (4, labs)
Ist: MACRO’S Nefisa Jeevun
2nd: BIGGS & QUADLING’S
Kasra Tareef with Malenkhai
3rd: HOTZ-KOLEWE &
WILLIAMS’ Bedu Efendi
POST GRADUATE DOG (6,3
abs)
Ist: CHRYSSOLOR’’S Tadj Mahal
Emrani Izan (Imp)
2nd: McCORMICK SMITH’S
Mumtaz Zephyr
3rd: SHAKESPEARE’S Chisobee
Llywelyn Wyr O Hali of Cairdean
LIMIT DOG (14, labs)
Ist: COPPERTHWAITE’S Al
Caliphs Zobeyni JW CC
2nd: FARRIS & COSENTINI’S
Jazirat Zidane
3rd: TOVEY’S Caspians Lancelot of
Tirzah
OPEN DOG (12)
Ist: QUADLING’’S Kasra Nasuuh
At Malenkhai Sh.CM RCC
2nd: HUDSON’S Ch Glenoak Ingi
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3rd: SHIMMIN’S Ch Cranstal
Quantum
Tessa Abbott (Burydown)
VETERAN BITCH (1)
Ist: SMITHSON’’S Cairdean
Cazzab at Chisobee
PUPPY BITCH (9)
Ist: DUNN’’S Ulmarra Shagira
2nd: PARKER’S Khalis Rana of
Classicus (Imp)
3rd: STANMORE’S Altaya
Summer Night
JUNIOR BITCH (7)
Ist: WEBB & COPPERTHWAITE’S
Al Caliphs Nuray
2nd: DUNN’S Ulmarra Shagqira
3rd: STANMORE’S Altaya Summer
Night
YEARLING BITCH (5)
Ist: MACRO’S Nefisa Jasra
2nd: ROBERTS’ Bedu Vashti
3rd: HUDSON’S Kasra Tahira
Glenoak JW
POST GRADUATE BITCH
(18,2 abs)
Ist: COOKE’S Kasaque Lydia
2nd: MACRO’S Nefisa Jasra
3rd: COPPERTHWAITE’S Al
Caliphs Shushma
LIMIT BITCH (14,2 abs)
Ist: COPPERTHWAITE’S Al
Caliphs Zofeyah CC & BOB
2nd: METCALFE’S Tasia
Esmerelda
3rd: SHIMMIN’’S Cranstal
Quintessence
OPEN BITCH (8)
Ist: FABER’S Ch Sufeina Pastel
JW RCC
2nd: PARNHAM & COPPERTHWAITE’S
Ch Aliya Rasmi of
Amirah
3rd: METCALFE & Ch Zemar
Tasia Elouise
visited the United Arab
Emirates several times, | wanted to go
to the Saluki Festival in England — the
country of the first imports — to see
the “descendants of Sarona Kelb”.
As the festival was celebrated at five
different locations far apart in England,
| finally decided to drive there in my
car. My interest in this event was so
great that | cast to the winds all wellintentioned
warnings not to go there,
because of driving on the left hand
side of the road. Finally, (and
fortunately, | must say) | drove more
than 1,800 km on Holland, Belgium
and England’s roads, highways and
motorways without an accident.
The first venue of the week’s
programme was at Coventry where |
attended the opening of the Festival in
Stoneleigh Park.The landscape of the
Midlands was overwhelming, and |
think this is the appropriate framework
for our Sighthounds, the former
“Companion of the Kings”.
On a huge lawn with English
grass, | was welcomed by some
kind car park attendants and
my car found by their
assistance a nice parking space.
However, a little bit later it
seemed there were silver-grey
cars everywhere (because |
had to return to my car and | searched
for it a long time).
When | reached the Saluki ring the
judging of the City of Birmingham
Society’s show had already begun. At
first | was a little bit disappointed
about the location — old factory
buildings, because outside the sun was
shining brightly | soon forgot that
feeling when | realised it was
convenient for the visitors and
organizerTsh.e breed was being
judged by Mrs. Reena Clark whose
approach was discreet and petted
each dog before she looked into the
mouth.As | settled in to watching the
judging then | concentrated myself on
the presentation of the dogs.
The entry of Salukis really was a feast
for my eyes and | found that all were
well covered, there were no cases of,
for my taste, too thin Salukis as |
sometimes see in other countriesA.t
first glance they looked all beautiful
but after a more indepth view
realised they were not uniform
style nor model. | asked myself “How
can this be?” Searching for the answer
| knew that ground and prey once
determined the appearance of these
dogs in their countries of origin. |
settled down to watch the judging and
accustom myself with the English
types, from a few dogs | heard the
clicking of the claws on the concrete
floor. Perhaps | would have desired a
little more muscle mass on the body —
others appeared to me enormously
over large framed.
Visitors arrived from all over the
world, from various European
countries as well as from America,
Australia, Arabia and Indochina. Some
showed Salukis from their own kennels
and, because of this, | got a lot of
opportunities to combine famous
names with own ideas in the Salukibreed.
below: Aziz Qesas Daxlore (Graham)
bottom: Tareefa F. Ruweis Al Firdous
(Fisher)
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So | did not allow my camera to
have a break. Never having been to
an English show | had to become
acquainted with the evaluation
system of their Kennel Club. Jazirat
Zakiyyah (Allan/Mahon) won the
Limit Bitch Class and the Bitch CC,
El-Tahir Hamrah Taraf (Kekalainen)
the Open Dog Class and the Dog
Reserve CC and Al Caliphs Zobeyni
(Copperthwaite) the Limit Dog Class
won the Dog CC and Best of Breed.
After the show | drove down to the
South-East, to participate at the
Symposium the next day (Saturday)
in CambridgeA.s | spent a lot of
time in the car the day before |
decided to walk from my hotel to
Jesus College. | set off early next
morning but the grounds
surrounding Jesus College were
bigger than | thought. There was
apparently no entrance to the
university campus. After my first
“orbit” round the grounds, | finally
found one, but it was unfortunately
closed. Suddenly a delivery van
stopped in front of the huge
wrought-iron gates, and it opened
magically. What’s this? | also wanted
to try it! | rang the bell and told an
anonymous person behind the
intercom my intentionT.o my
amazement the two words “Saluki
Festival” were the right ones — then
“Sesame!” the gates started to open.
When | had passed through the large
gates, | followed the way over an old
pavement to an even older building
and | then stood in the middle of a
courtyard with a well-tended lush
green lawn.With each step | asked
myself “How many students must
have already trodden this martyrs’
path at examination time?”
A sign as a guide to the Symposium
brought me back to the present, and
told me that | was walking in the
right direction. With relief, | saw
other early visitors and entered the
“sacred halls” of a venerable old
building. On the walls | saw some
lecturers from ancient and modern
times, smiling and looking down on
me. Their faces were immortalized in
oil-paintings in big golden frames. On
the ceiling a huge chandelier
illuminated the room and the “grey
cells” of the delegateTshi.s scenery
was really overwhelming for such an
event and had already made the
travelling to England worthwhile.
The presentations of the speakers
were interesting and selected from
current topics. They started from the
origin of the dog and went over to
the artificial insemination of a bitch.
The statement by the German
speaker that the artificial
insemination gives an ideal chance
to prevent uterine infections and to
extend the gene pool in the Saluki
Breed found my full approval. Beyond
that, this method allows the
exchange of genes across national
boundaries!. However, it is always in
the hands of the people to deal
responsibly with new knowledge and
skills, especially if they are referring
to living creatures.
The day ended with a cup of tea and
a lot of conversation in a nicely
rounded and stylish atmosphere on
the lawn ofJ esus College. | learned
that England as an island had an
isolated gene pool for a long time.
Now | understood how through this
a characteristic Saluki-type could
emerge and be maintained in a
kennel for so long that everybody
could recognize a Windswift,
Mabrooka, Mazuri, Burydown, Sedeki,
Tahawi and Knightellington Saluki at
first glimpse. This has now been
changed by the idea of globalisation
and the ongoing “ticking clock” of
Footnote
I’see Miekeley, M.: “Genes without borders”,
in “Unsere Windhunde”, Magazine of the
DWZRY, Edition 2/2007, p. 13-16
the genetics in a breeding line. Today,
some English breeders are trying
hard to do outcross matings to bring
‘fresh blood’ into their lines, so some
of their dogs are also available for
breeders on the continent. Thus a
replacement of the genome is taking
place. Maybe the individual types and
characteristics of a kennel will
become blurred in future, but there
is a greater positive impact on the
genetic health of a line particularly if
the breeder avoids mixing the
original Saluki types together. The
long quarantine, when Salukis are
imported from other countries (that
do not come under the Pet Passport
Scheme) to England, is felt as a
disturbance to this plan.
After a Punt-Ride on the River Cam
we had a cosy get together and the
second day of the Festival ended
with a nice dinner in Jesus College.
During the discussions the great
passion of the global visitors could
be heard in their recreational
pleasure.
The following day | was exhausted
from the stress of my journey and |
spent a day in the hotel so | did not
return to the North of England to
attend the Northern Saluki Club’s
show at Sharley Park near
Chesterfield. Although | regretted it,|
had to recover!
The whole of Cambridge is on tour
on Sundays, and life takes place on
the lawns of the parks. In the
afternoon | went for a Sightseeing
Tour in the Old Town of Cambridge.
| was astonished at how many old
university buildings, particularly from
the 14th Century, are in Cambridge.
Now and then | heard a loud bang
somewhere, and | imagined that
someone had lit fireworks to
celebrate a successful conclusion of
the term. | thought back at my own
study periods in melancholy.’
Later in the week | visited the cute
puppies of an interesting Saluki
mating bred by a friend of mine and
the following day | took up the
invitation of the “Glenoak Kennel”,
and was able to admire their
beautiful bitches and the magnificent
garden of John and Lisa Hudson.
The following day | travelled around
London’s orbital highway (the M25)
to the final venue of the festival at
Guildford (County of Surrey) which
is in the south of England to the
grand Loseley Park, the location for
the next two shows.
When | reached the park, and passed
the first gate, | saw a sign notifying
people that it was strictly forbidden
to leave dogs in their cars.This | fully
agreed with.
| looked around and as far as | could
see a huge park landscape expanded
in front of and around me.The show
of “The Saluki or Gazelle Hound
Club” was held on a lawn on
Thursday. Mr. Ken Allan would judge
the males and Mr. Bo Bengtson the
bitcheTsh.e ring was so large that
the wonderful movement of the
desert-hounds could be shown off
optimally. | was totally excited to
view these Salukis, because | have
never seen so many beautiful Salukis
at such a big outdoor show that had
been all of a uniformly good quality
and appearancTeh.e phenotype was
correct on all dogs, and | was
pleased to note that only one
showed an excessive amount of
angulation to the hindquarters. Even
for my taste though some Salukis
were too well fed. There were also
some heavily boned Salukis, but the
majority showed elegance. Almost all
dogs were presented in an extremely
disciplined manner. Their lines
showed a lot of type and harmony in
the proportions. Likewise disciplined
and skilled were the exhibitors in
how they presented their Salukis. |
was surprised that nobody scolded
on anythinTgh.e people stood
together and were friendly with each
other, even if they were not the best
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friendsAl.l in all, everyone worked
together and the result could be
really seen! | noted that England is
still a shining example in the dogscene.
And in any case is always
worth a trip!
“The Saluki”, the official magazine of
the club, provided the visitors and
exhibitors an excellent lunch. This
generosity was welcomed gladly by
the visitors because England’s gasoline,
lodging and meals are quite expensive.
| was pleased to see some familiar
faces again. | welcomed an
acquaintance from the South of
France as well as a breeder-couple
from Germany who were exhibiting
their English bred Saluki. My
acquaintance from France exhibited
a bitch of her own breeding that is
now resident in England and was
awarded first place in the Post
Graduate Bitch Class with Vayra
Habiba Al Firdous. The dog of my
German friends qualified for Crufts
with a second placement and was
also the best dog for “Smooth Grizzle”.
The dog CC was Mrs R Clarke’s
Nefisa Baaz of Rhazias (Open Dog
Class) and the bitch CC went to Dr
and Mrs Hudson’s Glenoak Izadi
(Open Bitch Class) with Best in
Show being awarded to the dog.
As it is usual at the Saluki or Gazelle
Hound Club there were presentations
Festival of the Salu i
with the placement awards of some
colourful rosettes and several nice
prizes (there are far more classes at
English shows than in Germany.
An eventful and wonderful day with
a lot of passion for Salukis came to
an end during sun set. The organizers
were tired, but could also be happy
about their successful planning. | also
was pleased that | had plenty of
opportunities to practise my English
that day.
The following day was Richmond
Championship Show held at the
same place in the park. | have never
seen such a big outdoor dog show.
The first day was the judging of the
Hound and Toy Group.The
generosity to almost all areas
certainly impressed me! |
immediately took the direction to
the Saluki ring. These Salukis were
the reason why | had travelled to
England, but | would have liked to
visit the other rings, too. However
there was no time. | sat with my
camera next to the judge’s table to
watch closely. The judge was Mrs.
Tessa Abbott. She is the daughter of
Hope Waters, the famous breeder of
the Burydown Kennel.| sat in the
shade of the tent, because the sun
slammed down mercilessly from the
sky with all its last energy of an
Indian SummerTh.e notice
prohibiting dogs from being left in
the car came to mind and | could
understand very well now the
reason for this.
Mrs.Tessa Abbott in function
Mrs. Abbott did not only take in ;
the general appearance of a i
Saluki, she also checked carefully
from the side, front and back how
the dog moved. She also felt how the
knee joint stands to the body.
Now and then she corrected the
standing of a dog. She radiated
calmness and nothing or nobody
could disturb her, she worked with a
great deal of concentration and
competence. She had perhaps her
own style and of course her own
taste, but this is to be granted every
judge. In my opinion this lady is a
judge who did not pursue politics in
her decisions, neither did she make
her final decision fast nor easy. which
| found impressive. If approximately
8-12 Salukis came into the ring, | had
enough time to find my favourite,
and | was very pleased when it won.
This made me sympathetic towards
the judge so | found her decisions fair.
Eventually there was a double
victory for the Al Caliph Kennel the
bitch Al Caliphs Zofeyah and her
litter brother Al Caliphs Zobeyni.
Both Salukis were awarded the CC,
and the bitch was awarded BOB.
Once again there were many
uniformly beautiful Salukis on show.
As some exhibitors presented their
dogs in several classes (this only
costs a little more money) the judge
worked until late in the afternoon and
got no break.
In the evening there was a Gala
Dinner at ‘Tithe Barn’ in Loseley
Mrs. Tessa Abbott