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A big thank you to Caroline Pickering for sending the following” On Sunday 29th September, The Northern Saluki Club held thieir Open Show at Shirland Village Hall, Alfreton. Judging us was Ms Lesley Fairhall from Australia. We had a terrific entry of 48 Salukis. Despite the awful weather the majority of exhibitors made the journey .The day got off to a great start with Jess Brassington cooking bacon cobs, supplying everyone with teas and coffees and not forgetting the wonderful homemade cakes from Hilary.Davies. BIS and BD went to Ch Fernlark by Design. RBIS and BB Glenoak Lunah From Caryna , BP was Caryna Nadyenka For Gemgwynad and BV Ch Caryna Curetes. After judging a special birthday celebration was held for Mia Freegard (age 6) where the whole room joined in a loud chorus of happy birthday and we were then treated to a slice of Mia’s lovely birthday cake. To top the day off, six Fun classes were held with some fabulous fancy dress outfits ranging from Beetlejuice to Egyptian Goddess and probably the funniest, ‘6 legs ever’ that had the whole room in hysterics. All in all a really lovely day with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. This weekend, 12th& 13thOctober 2019, The Kennel Club will be hosting Discover Dogs. Caroline McCormick Smith has informed me that the SGHC will not be represented this year due to lack of support. Last year Mike & Ann Lewis designed and arranged the Discover stand for the Club. This year they are the processing of moving so unable to help. Anyone interested in working on the stand for Discover Dogs next year should contact the secretary Carolyn McCormick Smith. I am sure she would be happy to go through the necessary requirements. You do not need to be show orientated just willing to spend a day talking to people about our breed While I report our absence, all is not gloom and doom as the Salukis will be represented, for the first time ever, in the Agility Competition. Congratulations to Masha Shaverneva and her fabulous Altai for qualifying. We wish them the best of luck and look forward to hearing how he gets on. Watch out border collies there is a new force in town!.. The Saluki or Gazelle Hound Club is holding their Championship Show on Sunday 20thOctober at the Kennel Club Building (West Hall) Stoneleigh Park Warwickshire CV8 2LZ. Judging will be Elaine Stanmore with an excellent entry of 86 dogs making 90 entries. Helena Haywood has asked me to put a note in, that SGHC calendars will be available at £8.50 each. From what I have seen of them they are quite spectacular and will make great Christmas presents. Nicola Warner will have copies of the ‘Illustrated Standard of the Saluki’ for sale at the show. This will be available for £2.50. No need to bring a lunch as there will be food available all day long. There will be lots more interesting stands with items available all Saluki orientated. The Kennel Club is doing a survey regarding the JCF. The deadline for completion is 18thOctober. You can find it at http://bit.ly/JCFSurvey. Paper copies are available from the KC by phoning 01296 318540 and asking for the JCF team. here to edit.
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It was lovely to hear from Rosalie Brady regarding her recent successes in the show ring. Rosalie has written: At the Nidderdale Agricultural Open Show Monday 23rd September 2019 her young male, Classicus Azim For Bodercot (bred by Mary Sanders-Parker) went through to win Reserve Best in Show. This show is held in conjunction with the Nidderdale Agricultural Show so it always draws a large crowd. The dog show is a 298 Class open show and it is not judged on the Group system so the Best in Show competition is always a spectacular event, for the general public, with this year no less than 40 Best of Breed winners present in the ring together. Breed judge was Sue Virgo and the BIS judge was Paul Wilkinson. This follows on from his win of Reserve Best in Show at the Border Counties Hound Club Open Show, which was held in conjunction with Leeds Championship Show this year. On that occasion the breed judge was Margaret Masterman and the BIS judge Brian Middleton.” Rosalie goes on to say “she is proud to keep the Saluki flag flying”. I have also heard from Pam Mottershaw that her, Stuart and Fiona Office’s Ir Ch Ulmarra Naa (Jun Ch) was BOB, Hound Group 2 at the Autumn Show at the KC of Jersey. Sydney was also runner up in the Open Stake Class. Last weekend Driffield Championship Show was held. Judging Salukis was Breed Specialist Mary Sanders-Parker. DCC, BOB for his third and qualifying CC was Jeannette Cotterill’s Miskanda The Grey Gadsby. He was born on the 11thJune 2015 and his breeder is his owner. His sire is Fernlark Pull the Cork at Sotazsu and his dam is Ch/Am Ch Sundara’s Ayla Op De Sabbia.. RDCC went to Joanne Mahon’s Canapus Impala. BCC for her first CC went to Nicola Warner and Berni Hetherington’s Canapus Vesper At Savuka (IMP NDL). She was born on the 21stJuly 2014. Her breeder is Mr F S van Der Drift. Her sire is Haefen Freespirit At Canapus and dam Canapus Awn Rosemary. RBCC went to Anna & Ben Freegard’s Jazalle Athena For Mumtaz. Best Puppy was Mrs D Garratt & Mr D Ward Caryna Nedezhda TAF, Best Veteran went to Anna & Ben Freegard’s Mumtaz Phoebe and Best Special Befinner to Ms L Ward’s Caryna Manantena at Bactor. Well done all! It is such a pity for our breed that the entries have decreased so dramatically, Driffield was yet another example where Salukis had an experienced breed specialist and low entries. This time there were no entries in Open Dog and only one in Open Bitch. This observation is not to diminish, in any way, the entry or the judge. Looking back through the years and remembering the 80s, where we would regularly have a class of 25 bitches in Post Graduate. Those were the days you needed a first place to qualify for Crufts. Believe me you were trilled when you won a class as you were really up against some very prominent Saluki people, with beautiful dogs. How different it is now as you can be the only one in the class and everyone qualifies for Crufts. Of late I have seen comments on social media being made that one Saluki bloodline is better than another. Really, is that so? When Michael and I came to live in the UK we were fortunate that good stud dogs of different lines were available. The prerequisite was that you had a good bitch and were a responsible person. The use of different studs with different lines meant we could keep our Saluki lines diversified even though we were restricted by quarantine. The fact that over use of some dogs or lines has created some health problems which have lately become apparent is something we are aware and steps are now being taken to try and resolve these problems. This has not just happened just in Salukis but in many other breeds as well. These dogs have produced some very lovely progeny and everyone wants a winner, sometimes, regardless of the cost. Another comments made on social media has been, that if you want a correct Saluki, there is only one line. This comment is closed minded and restricts the innate diversity of our Salukis and is fundamentally incorrect. Thankfully we have different judges, who read our standard and judge through their own interpretation to that standard. Someone once asked me how a dog could win one week and be last in the line-up the next week? That is in the interpretation of the standard, those words which may mean one thing to one judge and another thing to another. Hopefully the comments of the social media self-made authoritarians, will be ignored. SALUKI BREED NOTES WEEKENDING 20TH SEPTEMBER 2019 The Saluki or Gazelle Hound Club is holding it’s Championship Show on the 29th October 2019 at the Kennel Club Building. Judging will be Elaine Stanmore (Altaya Salukis). Postal entries close of the 21st September, on line entries close on the 29th September 2019. Schedules and on-line entries can be made at fossedata. The show circus moved to Darlington this weekend. Judging Salukis was Hound Specialist Graham Hill. He chose for his BCC, BOB and later Hound Group 4, the Mansell, Duddell & Johnston partnership of Ch Canerikie Catalina with the RBCC to Denise Garratt & Sue Oakey’s Glenoak Lunah From Caryna. DCC went to Jeannette Glaister’s Ch Vanechka Otis S Berega Turi (IMP RUS) JW Sh CM with RDCC to the Ulyatt’s Fernlark L’Aunisien in Cornhaze Sh CM. Best Puppy was the De Souza & Woodgate’s Caryna Taivoa. Best Vetern and 2nd in the Hound Veteran Group was Elaine Sydney’s Multi Ch Daxlore Harani of Sheybani Esp J Ch. There was an error in last week’s Breed Notes. The SGHC will be holding their Championship Show on the 20th October, not the 29th. Entries close on the 29th September. “The Kennel Club has approved a new official DNA testing scheme for Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (NCL) in the Saluki following consultation with the breed’s health coordinator on behalf of the breed clubs. NCL is a severe inherited disease which causes a gradual degeneration of the nervous system. Signs and symptoms vary widely between the forms but generally include a combination of dementia, vision loss and epilepsy. In Salukis, NCL has been observed with progressive signs of lack of coordination from around one year of age (Appleby et al., 1982). To find out which laboratories the Kennel Club is able to record results from, and which labs will send results direct to the Kennel Club, please refer to the worldwide DNA testing list at www.thekennelclub.org.uk/worldwide-dna-tests/. The Kennel Club constantly reviews DNA testing schemes in conjunction with breed clubs to ensure that breeders are supported with resources which help them to make responsible breeding decisions. The Kennel Club works alongside breed clubs and breed health coordinators in a collaborative effort to improve the health of pedigree dogs and is happy to accommodate a club's request to add a new DNA test to its lists. A formal request from the breed's health coordinator or a majority request from the breed clubs is normally required to do this. Test results will be added to the dog’s registration details which will trigger the publication of the result in the next available Breed Records Supplement. The result will appear on any new registration certificate issued for the dog and on the registration certificates of any future progeny of the dog, and also on the Health Test Results Finder on the Kennel Club website. Results for dogs already tested can also be recorded, but owners will need to submit copies of the DNA certificates themselves. If the owner includes the original registration certificate for the dog (not a copy) then a new registration certificate will be issued, with the DNA result on it, free of charge. DNA test certificates should be sent to Breeder Services, The Kennel Club, Clarges Street, London W1J 8AB or scanned and emailed to health.results@thekennelclub.org.uk.” Congratulations to Joanna Engvit (Min Tera Salukis, Norway) Christine Stevens (Crister Salukis, Australia) and Rana Spencer (Etaal Salukis, Australia) who have made their own personal tragedy a blessing for Salukis. Joanna contacted Dr Frode Lingass (Norway) and his team, worked with them arranging access to a large number of Saluki DNA in storage, including those they thought may have high possibility of carriers. (The Animal Health Trust had DNA from Salukis which they had been storing for years, at the time of storing it was suggested that the DNA would come in handy but when and how they did not know). Thanks to them we now have a test that everyone should utilize if planning on breeding a litter of Salukis. It is a simple test that all you have to do is send a DNA swab to one of the approved labs and get the results. If by chance your dog is a carrier you must make sure you breed to a clear. We have seen NCL in the past but it was not before identifiable. Any questions please get in touch with the Breed Health Co-ordinator John Davies E;Mail address is forcemotors@gmail.com John has posted that “this is part of the voluntary breeding code approved by the Saluki or Gazelle Hound, Northern Saluki Club and Saluki Welfare. The cost for this test is very reasonable, about £50.00. More details can be found at www.northernsalukiclub.co.uk/?page_id=2571. We are totally indebted to John, our hard working Breed Health Co-ordinator who contacted the Kennel Club, presented all the paperwork, making the Kennel Club accept this test, the first test for NCL in any breed, acceptable to them as part of the KC Health Screening program. Pawscars voting for 2020 is now open with twelve categories to choose fro. They are Breed Event, Judge, Championship Show, Open Show, Training Class, Exhibitor, Steward, Writer, Trade Stand, Photographer, Junior and Breeder. Nomination can be made online via Pawscars website. The Northern Saluki Club will be holding their Open Show on Sunday 29th September 2019 at Shirland Village Hall, Main Road, Alfreton DE55 6BB. Judging will be Lesley Fairhall. She has an entry of 48. For further information please contact John Owen, Hon Sec. on tel. 0115 9305473 or email: northernsalukiclub@gmail.com BREED NOTES WEEKENDING 20TH SEPTEMBER 2019
The Saluki or Gazelle Hound Club is holding it’s Championship Show on the 29th October 2019 at the Kennel Club Building. Judging will be Elaine Stanmore (Altaya Salukis). Postal entries close of the 21st September, on line entries close on the 29th September 2019. Schedules and on-line entries can be made at fossedata. The show circus moved to Darlington this weekend. Judging Salukis was Hound Specialist Graham Hill. He chose for his BCC, BOB and later Hound Group 4, the Mansell, Duddell & Johnston partnership of Ch Canerikie Catalina with the RBCC to Denise Garratt & Sue Oakey’s Glenoak Lunah From Caryna. DCC went to Jeannette Glaister’s Ch Vanechka Otis S Berega Turi (IMP RUS) JW Sh CM with RDCC to the Ulyatt’s Fernlark L’Aunisien in Cornhaze Sh CM. Best Puppy was the De Souza & Woodgate’s Caryna Taivoa. Best Vetern and 2nd in the Hound Veteran Group was Elaine Sydney’s Multi Ch Daxlore Harani of Sheybani Esp J Ch. Deidre Ashmore has kindly let me know of the passing of Iris Moore (Shondel Salukis). “ Iris died on 16th July 2019 after battling cancer and other health problems for many years. She was 79. Her optimism during her latter years of extreme ill health was quite remarkable by anyone's standards, and up until the very end she viewed her life positively and endured every health problem with fortitude and courage. She bred only six litters of Salukis but as you will know Iris had great success in the show ring. In later years she was much involved with re-homing ex-racing Greyhounds and her very last dogs were ex-racing Greyhounds. Iris was a supporter of Wimbledon Greyhound Welfare to whom any donations in her name should be sent. Iris is survived by her husband Geoff, her children Sally and Jon and 4 grandsons.” Iris was a familiar person around the show ring in the 1970s and 1980s. She made up one champion, that was Ch.Shondel Benedetta. She was sired by Geldara Belgard of Shondel and her dam was Mumtaz Opal of Shondel. We send our sympathy to her family Pam Mottershaw has sent news that their Ir Ch Ulmarra Naa Jun Ch had success at the Guernsey KC Autumn Show taking the Hound Group under judge Rachel Barney. Later he was BIS 4 under judge Sue Bird. Sydney is owned by Pamela and Stuart Mottershaw and Fiona Officer. The SGHC had announced that Frank Farrar has had to withdraw from judging the SGHC Championship Show. He is very disappointed but because of problems at home he cannot get away. Carolyn McCormick Smith announced that the next person on the judging list would now be asked to move up. There has been a further announcement from Carolyn: “Unfortunately, the KC has told us there is no time to get approval for Ian Veal to judge the Championship Show next month, nor even for the next possible person on the ballot. However, they have advised us that Elaine Stanmore, who was elected to judge in 2020 would be acceptable to them (she has already been approved for 2020). Elaine has very kindly agreed to bring her appointment forward to 2019. Subject to KC approval Elaine Stanmore will judge the 2019 Championship Show. She is helping the Club out of a difficult situation so I hope you will give her a good entry.” Last Sunday SEHC held their annual late summer/early autumn show in brilliant sunshine. There was a good entry for judge Lyn Hewson. She chose for her BOB, Lindsay Harkett’s Canapus Kashmere of Flytesfield. RBOB and Best Veteran went to Katherine Williams’s Ch/Ber Ch Ulmarra Tropical Ice At Winton. Best Puppy went to Linda Aldous and Jeannette Glaister’s, Jay JP Sea-Bird El Panjsher (Imp Jap). After judging there was the traditional bring and share picnic arranged by Marie Bryce-Smith. Everyone enjoyed themselves over good food between darting off in all direction to attend different stake’s classes. It was lovely seeing Don and Pauline Everton attending. I understand that Pauline has had to endure surgery lately so has been unable to get around as well as she would have liked. Friday, Richmond Championship Show was held. There was a new arrangement for the rings and tenting which many people have commented on most favourably. It was lovely to see at the ringside Ann Birrell, Tess and Tim Abbott. Congratulations to Tessa on her special birthday. Judging Salukis was Cecelia Andersson, giving Challenge Certificates for the first time. She chose for her BOB Debbie Copperthwaite’s Ch Al Caliphs Anjal Bey with the RDCC going to Lindsay Harkett’s Canapus Kashmere of Flytesfield. BCC for her second CC went to Hilary Davies & Christine Harrison’s Charrioak Sherrzam JW. RBCC went to the Ireson Dann, Farris & Cosentini’s Jazalle Aneeqa. Best Puppy was Natasha Hamilton’s Alishamar Roxane who only on the Puppy Hound Group. Best Veteran and 4thin Veteran Hound Group went to Connie De Souza’s Ch Sufeina Jebel Ali. Post judging we had a few moments to sit and chat with the Buckleys. It was really nice to see them at the show as Annette has not been very well of late. We returned to the showground on Saturday to watch the terriers and working breeds. It was very nice to see Barbara Biggs showing her Parson Russell Terriers and winning a RCC with her young bitch. Barbara said she still has one Saluki left from Pauline and Don Everton’s breeding. All those attending the Northern Saluki Open Show please remember to return the trophies you won last year. here to edit. Kathy Webb has sent the following: “The Saluki, the Saluki of Gazelle Hound Club’s official magazine will be celebrating it’s 50th Birthday with the next edition. There is still space available for both advertisements and articles. Please contact the editor, Kathy Webb, kathywebbsghc@gmail.com Diana Duckenfield, diana.saluki@outlook.com (new email address) or Don Everton, kasra.donald@gmail.com for more details.” The magazine will be available at the SGHC Championship Show on Sunday, 20thOctober 2019 Starting in 2020 Richmond Championship Show will be rotating their days so that hounds will be judged on Sunday 2020. Unfortunately the following year it will go back to a Friday but that will be only once in three years. Let us hope this encourages more people to support this show. Friday and the first day of City of Birmingham Show. Salukis were judged by Mr R Doedijns of The Netherlands. He had a good entry of 46 Salukis, though there were some absentees. He choice for his BCC, BOB for her 1stCC, was Anna & Ben Freegards’s Jazalle Athena for Mumtaz. She was born on the 13thJanuary 2016. Her breeders are Ms A Ireson & Lady R Dann. Her sire is Tasia Mystique Under Barleymoon and her dam, Jazirat Safiyyah. RBCC went to Hilary Davies, Christine Harrison & Mary Sanders-Parker’s Classicus Alchemy for Charrioak. DCC went to Ch Fernlark by Design owned by Kelvin & Michelle Goulden with RDCC to Sharon & Graham Littlechild’s Ch Classicus Barolque At Ravensett. Best Puppy was Natasha Hamilton’s Alishamar Roxane and Best Veteran went to Katherine Williams UK/Bermuda Ch Ulmarra Tropical Ice at Winton. Well done all!! here to edit. In front of me I have a copy of the Kennel Club Breed Supplement for summer 2019. That is breed records for April through to June 2019. There were 38 new registrations from 5 litters. Some of the dogs are totally unrecognizable to me. I hope the Kennel Club, as the guarding of pure bred dogs is looking at the breedings and the frequency of registrations from the dams of these litters The rule says that we are not allowed to breed from a bitch twice in 12 months. There was one importation of Canapus Fortuna (IMP NDL). It is a dog bred by M F. S Van Der Drift. His sire is Canapus Rembrandt and dam Canapus Awn Iskandraya. His owner is Ms. J. Clanford. One new Champion is listed, Al Caliphs Anjal Bey owned by Mrs D Copperthwaite. One Junior Warrant, Classicus Antigone, owned by Mrs M E. Sanders-Parker . Last Monday Bournemouth Championship Show was held. Judging Salukis with Challenge Certificates for the first time was Dave Cavill. Two new youngster were on the podium. DCC, BOB went to Peggy Postma and Duncan Smith’s Fernlark Odyssey. He was born on the 2ndOctober 2017 and his Breeders are Mr & Mrs K Goulden. His sire is Ch Fernlark By Design JW and his dam is Ch Glenoak Kira of Fernlark. RDCC went to John & Caroline Owen’s Ch Caryna Curetes. BCC, for her first went to Elaine Sydney’s Esj Ch Shaybani Amunet Ebony. She was born on the 29thOctober 2017 and her breeder is her owner. Her sire is Multi Ch Aziz Luxor and her dam is Multi Ch Daxlore Harani of Shaybani. RBCC to Tony & Liz Quick’s Ch Noushzad Caliana At Jorjenjo (IMP GER). Best Puppy for Diane Layton-Smith’s Velourias Pris Von Schmidt. Best Veteran went to the Owen’s Ch Caryna Curetes and Best Special Veteran to Ms L Ward’s Nicolefarhi Del Borghino (IMP IT) News has come throughthat the Agiluki Altai ( Qazal Sarbaz Har Kala Rachi) owned by Marsh Shaverneva has qualified to attend Discover Dogs. Marsha has written that “ Two days of competition had to be cancelled which included the ‘Starters Cup’ semifinals at The KC International Agility Festival so the KC made a decision that the highest placed dogs after the first round will qualify for Discover Dogs. Altai is ranked 10th so look out for the Agiluki among Border Collies and Labradors in the Main Arena in Excell (Discover Dog) on Sunday October 13th Someone pinch me, Salukis don’t do agility they said ....” We have received a nicely presented Newsletter from the SGHC. One item that has been noted in the newsletter is that Kathy Webb after many years editing the magazine has now decided to retire. The Committee thanks Kathy for her years of hard work. Taking over is Diana Klein, who has been doing an excellent job as Newsletter editor. Diane has been involved with Salukis for many years, obtaining her first Saluki from Don Weiden. We wish her the best of luck and hope everyone will support her in her new role. The Club now has a new archivist. Anna Freegard has agreed to take the job on. It will be interesting to see what the future holds for this difficult job. Included with the Newsletter was a schedule for the upcoming SGHC Championship Show, which will be held on Sunday 20thOctober 2018 at the Kennel Club Building. Judging will be Frank Farrar (Sedeki Salukis), who now resides in the States. Postal entries close on Saturday 21stSeptember 2019 with the On-line entries, which can be made to Fossedata, up until midnight on Sunday 29thSeptember. Postal entries, fees and queries can be made to Ms, N Warner on tel 01582 593881 or Email: savukawhippets@hotmail.co.uk. Following the judging there will a get together with the judge, Frank Farrar, sponsored by the Committee and officers of the Club. At this show you will be able to obtain the 2020 Calendar, Welfare will also have a stall there. Pauline and Don Everton will be holding a ‘Silent Auction’ with all proceeds to go towards the 100th Anniversary Fund. Offers of item and Saluki orientation items would be appreciated. For further information on the ‘Silent Auction’ stall please contact Pauline or Don on 01799 543383. Catering will be available all day from the ‘Farmers Fare’. Anyone requiring a schedule please contact the secretary Carolyn McCormick Smith on tel. 01395 824133 or email her at secretary@salukiclub.co.uk I have received a reminder from John Owen, Hon Sec of the Northern Saluki Club about their upcoming Open Show which will be held on the 29thSeptember, at the Shirland Village Hall, Shirland, Nr Alfreton DE55 6BB Judging will be Lesley Fairhall from Australia. Members of the club will be emailed schedules but those wanting a hard copy should contact John on 0115 9305473. Otherwise schedules can be downloaded from Higham Press. After the judging their will be a fund raiser for Saluki Welfare. In last week’s note I wrote about the German Sighthound Show. I did not put in how we fared. I am pleased to say we were all graded excellent, though we were unplaced. We were gratified after our long journey to have such a high grading in such a top quality competition. One of the highlights was on the first day was Jenny & Steve Macro’s Yalameh Samir Aza Nefisa competing with the ‘Yalameh’ Breeders Group to go Best in Show, Breeders Group. Welsh Kennel Club was held last Friday. A busy week with two Championship Shows in one week. Judging Salukis was Andre Van Den Broek. His BCC, BOB and later Hound Group 1 went to Ch Canerikie Catalina owned by the Mansell, Duddell & Johnston partnership. RBCC, Best Veteran and 3rdin Veteran Hound Group went to Katherine Williams’s Ch, Ber Ch Ulmarra Tropical Ice At Winton. DCC went to the Goulden’s Ch Fernlark By Design JW with the RDCC to his son, Fernlrk Odyssey JW owned by Peggy Postma and Duncan Smith. What a good day for Salukis in the Group judging. Steve & Jenny Macro (Nefisa) and Michael and myself have just returned from a very interesting trip to the ‘German Sighthound Show’ which is more often referred to as Donaueschingen. Donaueshingen is a small town on the edge of the Black Forest in Southern Germany. As it happens there is a bronze statue in the middle of the town of the Goddess Diana with a sighthound of some variety, so it is appropriate to have a sighthound show in this town. Michael and I had previously attended this show about 4 years ago. It has notably changed in many aspect since them, firstly it has grown with a much larger entry of dogs, some from as far as Russia. The showground is a beautifully manicured polo ground. It reminds me of the Kentucky Home Park where the Saluki Club of America used to hold their very large specialty show. The polo ground is a large area geared to all kinds of outdoor activities. As we were too involved to explore everything I can say there were tennis courts there. Running through the grounds was a river that some of the dogs enjoyed cooling themselves off in. The rings were grass, very large and well manicured. All round the rings were a colourful array of tents. Ring tapes were flat on the ground with a walkway around. Everything was very lean and tidy. The weather was warm around 25 C each day so there were stand pipes to keep dogs and people hydrated. As one might expect at a show like this there were many trade stands. Last time we attended most of the stands were selling collars, but this time it was much more varied; collars, food for dogs and people, original artwork, jackets, you name it. One interesting item was CDB oil which seems to be a remedy for most everything from anxiety to epilepsy to swollen paws. The brand at the show was a German product, which I was informed was far superior to all others. At one of the trade stands I caught up with Gunter and Jutta Kolewe with their stand of collars and leads. The next stand after the Kolewe’s was a man that said he had just returned from Windsor with his collars. Hopefully he plans to be at Crufts next year, that is Brexit be willing. Upon arriving at the show we were required to visit with the Veterinarian To make sure our canine passports were in order. Then we were given a large A-4 catalogue with all the entries for the next two days of shows. All editorial and judges profiles were written in three languages. Catalogues were supplemented with gorgeous photos and adverts for the dogs and trade items, making it a souvenir of the weekend. On the first day our judge was D. Scott Pfeil from USA. He had a very large entry to get through, critiquing each dog, which he did very efficiently. His BOB winner was Majo’s Beemin, owned by V. Bistulfi from Italy though he was born in Sweden. His sire is Shiraz California Dreamin and dam Badavie Ocean Queen (Beemin was also Best male on the second day). On the second day our judge was Gael Morison from South Africa. Her main breed is Afghans. She too managed the large entry on a hot day very efficiently. The German sun is probably not as hot as the African sun so the weather did not affect her at all. She choice for her BOB winner Gloria al Zahra owned by S. Nemcova. Sire is Gangall Austin Texas and Dam Carissa al Zahra. She is from the Chez Republic . As both of our judges were not Breed Specialists, they attracted a dog of a more extreme type. As we have a variation in type I would like to think that next year they will have a ‘breed specialist’ judging which the entry should reflect. Generally speaking it was great catching up with old friends like the Kolewe with their three smooth Salukis of another time. Their oldest dog was bred by Liz Stephens and he is 14 years old. He was fit and well. The other two lads were bred by Michael and myself, both out of Ch Caspians L’Aliq Avec Kasaque, one sired by Ch K. Jimna and the other by Ch Nefisa Jeevun. Actually I had hoped and expected to see more smooths being shown but as the judges were not breed specialist I can only guess the exhibitors chose not to take them. It was a long trip but well worth the journey. As I said before it was more about seeing and meeting people with a mutual interest then about the winning. The Saluki or Gazelle Hound Club and the Saluki Welfare will be holding a joint lure coursing and fun day on Saturday 24thAugust 2019. It will be held at The Pony Club Field, Hurst Road, Walton on the Hill, Surrey KT20 5BN Registration starts at 9.30 to 10.00am. Entries must be made by the 17thAugust to Cecilia Andersson. Her email is cicci@barakisch.co.ukor telephone 07809486496. There will be a raffle so please bring prizes. During the lunch break there will be a ‘summer picnic’. This competition is for members of the Saluki Club and Saluki Welfare Fund. For further information and an entry form please contact Cecilia at the above addresses. There were a couple of championship dog shows while we were away, the first was Leeds. After many years of no challenge certificates were again allocated CCs for this show. It is a lovely venue, much like the Windsor of the North with the beautiful Harewood House in the background. Judging Salukis was Vivienne Phillips a ‘hound specialist’. BCC, BOB was Mansell, Duddell, Johnston Partnership of Ch Canerikie Catalina with the RBCC to Denise Garratt & Sue Oakey’s Glenoak Lunah from Caryna. DCC, for his first CC went to Sarah Sawer’s Canerikie Lucan At Bumpkiss (Litter brother to the CC winner). He was born on 25thAugust 2016 and his breeders are Mr B Mansell and & Mrs J Duddell. His sire is Jorjenjo Mirzam Of Fernlark JW and his dam Ch Jasmine of Canerikie (IMP) JW. The RDCC went to Patricia & Michelle Ulyatt’s Fernlark L’aunisien In Cornhaze Sh CM. Best Puppy for Anna & Ben Freegard’s Mumtaz Asteria. Best Veteran was Caroline & John Owen’s Ch Caryna Curetes and Best Special Beginner’s to Ms L Ward’s Nicolefarhi Del Borghina (IMP IT). The Second show was Paignton. Judging was Ben Reynolds Frost also a hound specialist. BCC, BOB and 1stin the Hound Group was BCC, BOB was Mansell, Duddell, Johnston Partnership of Ch Canerikie Catalina with the RBCC to Ireson, Dann, Farris & Cosentini’s Jazalle Aneeqa. DCC went to Debbie Copperthwaite’s Ch Al Caliphs Anjal Bey with the RDCC to the Skinner’s Classicus Airon. Best Puppy was Diane Layton-Smith’s Velourias Pris Von Schmidt and Best Veteran to Michael McCormick Smith’s Anasazi Red Kite. Well done all at the two shows!! Pam Mottershaw has sent a message informing me that her, Stuart and Fiona Officer from Jersey, showing Ir Ch Ulmarra Naa (Jun CH) for the first time here in the UK has gained his KC Stud Book number. He won the Open Dog Class and later took top honours in the HW Woodall Memorial Stakes Class judged by Jill Peak. to edit. John Owen, Hon Secretary of the Northern Saluki Club has informed me that the judge for their upcoming Open Show, which will be held on 29thSeptember is Lesley Fairhall from Australia. The schedule should be available in the next few days with Higham Press, or from John on telephone number 0115 9305473. He will email all the members with internet access.John Hudson has, kindly been comparing the numbers of entries of Salukis at Championship shows this year with last year. We have had fifteen shows this year up to Leeds but three of these - WELKS, Bath and Leeds - awarded tickets to Salukis for the first time for some years so this makes comparison rather difficult. Last year (2018) the average entry during this period was 44.6 whereas this year it was 42.4 . (Interestingly the average entry over the whole of 2018 was 44.3 .) Taking just the twelve shows this year which gave tickets last year, the average entry goes up a bit to 43.3 . Looking at individual shows it appears that some entries are up a bit from last year and others down a bit - until the three most recent shows where the numbers are well down this year - from an average of 49 to 33. Just a blip? (Thanks John) Some more new rules have been posted by The Kennel Club. I promise I will not report all changes, and there have been many but I do think these rules are quite important. The following come into affect in 2020: New and amended Regulations F(1)20 – Judges and Judging New sub-paragraphs and amendments to existing regulations e. A judge must not alter the ownership of a dog in order to allow that dog to be entered for exhibition at a show where that judge is officiating. f. Judges may not enter, exhibit, prepare a dog for exhibition or handle a dog in the ring at a Show at which they are officiating (vide F(1)29a(9)) p. A judge must request that a dog be withdrawn from competition if the judge has a conflict of interest with the dog and/or its owner. F(1)29 Disqualification and Forfeit of Awards a. A dog may be disqualified by the Board from any award, whether an objection has been lodged or not, if proven amongst other things to have been: (9) Entered or exhibited for competition, or handled in the ring by a Judge of dogs at that Show. (11) Registered or recorded as owned by the scheduled Judge or any member of his/her immediate household or immediate family within a period of twelve months prior to the Show. This shall not apply to dogs owned by a Judge appointed in an emergency. (12)Handled at a show, boarded or prepared for exhibition within the previous twelve months by the scheduled Judge or any member of his/her immediate household or immediate family. This shall not apply to a Judge appointed in an emergency. Code of Best Practice for Judges – supporting statements – Chapter 1
New sub paragraphs An entry must not be made at any show under a judge of any dog where said judge or any member of his/her immediate household or immediate family has been known to have owned, handled at a show, boarded or prepared such dog for exhibition within 12 months prior to the Show. This regulation shall not apply to judges appointed in an emergency. j. An entry must not be made at any show under a judge of any dog where said judge has bred the dog. This Regulation shall not apply to judges appointed in an emergency. k. An exhibitor must not enter or exhibit a dog under a judge which creates a conflict of interest between the dog, exhibitor and/or judge. Code of Best Practice for Judges – supporting statements Chapter 1 For more Information and detail please refer to the Kennel Club’s website A few weeks ago I published results in these notes for half year. While those results were corrects for that time, they were not half-yearly results. So what follows are points calculated from results received at the 13thJuly 2019 from qualifying shows. Top Puppy at the half way mark is Classicus Antigone with 5 points. Top Dog award at he the half way mark is Ch Canerikie Catalina with21 points. Next week I will not be posting any notes to Our Dogs. Michael, myself and a couple of dogs will be travelling to Donauesschingen for the German Singhthound Show. It has been challenging preparing mainly because the French regulations require a car loads of safety items, including, hi-vis jackets, breathalyser kits, dimmers for our lights, those are but a few of what we need. We have purchased a devise so we can sail through those pesky payages. Thankfully the weather forecast is for warm, not hot weather. We went a few years ago, having a great time with ‘apres’ dogshow as much as the shows themselves. Helena Haywood has asked me to thank everyone for their contribution of photographs for the 2020 SGHC calendar . Right now it is very much work in progress but assures that it will be quite beautiful when it is finished. here to edit. Little news about, except for results of Championship dog shows. The shows seem to be coming fast and furious this year. On Saturday 6thof July, Karen Fisher (Ruweis Salukis) judged at East Of England Championship Show. Whilst we were basting in hot sunshine here in the south, at the showground the weather was wet and cold. The chill was kept abated by a lovely get-together to celebrate the crowning of Nicola Warner & Bernie Hetherington’s new champion, Canapus Rodina At Savuka(IMP NDL). BCC, BOB for her first CC went to Maya Monk-Schenk’s Al Zubeyda Mahabbah (IMP FRA). She was born on the 24thOctober 2016. Her breeder is Jean Luc Lemouzy. Her sire is Multi Ch Baklava’s Special Edition and her dam is Multi Ch Al Zubeyda Fawziah. RBCC went to Anna & Ben Freegard’s Jazalle Athena For Mumtaz. DCC for his 2ndCC went to Jeannette Cotterill’s Miskanda The Grey Gatsby with RDCC to Diane Layton-Smith’s Elviis Al Noushafarin Velourias (IMP AUS). Best Puppy was Diane Layton-Smith’s Velourias Pris Von Schmidt . Best Special; Beginner was Miss D Simpson’s Zxylasahlaam Gea’rr. On Saturday of this week, The Hound Association held their championship show, Due to the fact that the grounds were in poor condition, all judging was held indoors. Judging Salukis was Gavin Robertson a hound specialist. For his DCC, BOB he chose the newly crowned Classicus Baroque At Ravensett owned by Mr G & Mrs S Littlechild with the RDCC to Debbie Copperthwaite’s Ch Al Caliphs Anjal Bey. Bitch CC for her first CC went to Sharon Littlechild’s Dabka’s Vincenca At Ravensett. She was born on 17thFebruary 2018 and her breeder is Mrs L M Selholm Perssoin. Her sire is Elamir Faiz Al Andaluz and her dam, Swedish Ch Boye Bami Bahar Alqon. RBCC went to Mary Sanders Parker’s Ch Classicus Brittania JW Sh CM. Best Puppy was Natasha Hamilton’s Alishamar Roxane, Best Veteran was Elaine Sydney’s Multi Ch Daxlore Harani Of Shaybani Esp J Ch., Best Special Beginner went to Patricia & Michelle ‘s Fernlark Legend of Cornhaze JW. After judging there was a get together to celebrate Baroque’s new championship title. Congratulations to Denise Garratt & Sue Oakey on their young Greyhound bitch, Inchidony Memories Oh My God With Caryna (IMP FRA) Helen Williams Kasaque565gmail.com here to edit. Peter Davies has contacted me with detail of Owen’s funeral. It will be held on 22ndJuly 2019 at The Church Of Our Lady Immaculate, New London Road Chelmsford CM2 0AR. After there will be an interment at the Chelmsford Cemetery. All are welcome to the wake, which will be held at Hylands Park, Chelmsford CM2 8WQ. Peter has said that the service most probably will be held at 12.00 but if there is any changes to this time I will post it. For those that have asked, Joan & Owen’s house was finished on the outside but there is still work needing to be done inside. After a sweltering day on Saturday at Windsor Championship Show, Salukis were judged on a much cooler Sunday. Judging was all-rounder Jeff Horswell. Looking at the results there were quite a few absentees on the day. BCC, BOB went to Ch Canerikie Catalina owned by the Mansell, Duddell & Johnston partnership with the RBCC to Mary Sanders Parker’s Ch Classicus Britannia JW Sh CM. DCC for his third and qualifying CC went to Mr. G. & Mrs. S. Littlechild’s Classicus Baroque At Ravensett. He was born on the 16thFebruary 2016 and his breeder is Mrs M Sanders Parker. His sire is Int Ch Elamir Amar and his dam Ch Classicus Concorrdia JW Sh CM. RDCC went to Mrs S Sawer’s Canerikie Lucan At Bumpkiss. Best Puppy was Ms N Hamilton’s Alioshamar Roxane. A special congratulations to all involved as I now see that Catalina won the Hound Group and Reserve Best in Show. Trish Cox has contacted me asking to include in the following as it relevant to Salukis as it is to Bull Mastiffs: On the 23rd November this year, The Welsh and West of England bullmastiff society are hosting a seminar with Dr Nick Thompson. It will focus on raw feeding, nosodes, vaccination and immunity. The details are as follows: On Saturday 23rd November 2019 from 10am - 4.30pm At Bromesberrow Village Hall, Nr Ledbury. HR8 1RU Welsh and West Members - £50.00 Non-members early bird rate (before 1st August 2019) - £50.00 Non-members after 1st August 2019 - £75.00 For Booking forms, please contact me on billandtrish@btinternet.comOr download a booking form from Nick’s website www.holisticvet.co.uk Helen Williams Kasaque565@gnail.com |
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