We are in the third season of this very strange year.  I do not think anyone will regret this year coming to an end.  In going through old cuttings from the ‘Our Dogs’ Saluki Breed Feature of October 1999, I have come across an article written by myself entitled “  A brief look at the development of Britain’s Saluki kennels” I am reprinted it here as it very much follows on from some of my earlier writings regarding the earlier importation of Salukis.
 
SINCE THE Second World War, Salukis in Britain have mainly developed from the stock that was imported to the UK by the returning officers who had been stationed in the Middle East during and after the First World War.  The kennels that were prominent in pre-war Britain and survived the war were the Knightellingtons and the Mazuris.
 
Except for an occasional import, from the desert the foundations of all the modern kennels come down from these two kennels, utilising this original stock, apart from the introduction of a German line through Burydown Uki.  Of the two lines that were established only the Knightellingtons are still actively breeding.  Rosemary Lewis, daughter of Mrs Helen Baker who in turn was daughter of the founder, Lady Gardner, made up a champion last year; she is Ch Knightellington Zafa.
 
In keeping with this theme the earliest bitch champion for the famous Burydown Kennels, owned by Hope Waters and now co-owned with her daughter Tessa Abbott, was Ch Burydown Aphodel.  This bitch, born in June 1951, was the product of the imported dog, Uki and Burydown Saladin, who in turn was from a combination of the Knightellington lines and the Mazuris.  In 1955, Hope Waters repeated this breeding to produce her famous Ch Burydown Freyha. Utilising different combinations of the early Burydowns the following kennels have established themselves; Mr. E. Tebbs’ Almanza; Miss S. Lambrinudi’s Geldara; Mrs. J. Jaques’ Classicus; Mrs. C. Ormsby’s Yazid; Miss A. Chanter & Miss V. Davies’ Chandav; Mr. & Mrs. K Allan’s Jazirat and Mr. & Mrs. A. MacDonald’s Mabrooka.  Ann MacDonald owned the top CC winning bitch Ch Saklawi Bashah of Mabrooka.  Many others have utilised this combination but these kennel have produced numerous champions. 
 
Mrs Eileen. Skelton-Fortune, of Daxlore Kennels had her first champion bitch, Ch Rebecca of Daxlore which was born in July 1955.  She too came from using the Knightellingtons, this time with Burydown Beelzebub of Daxlore, which once again came down from the German import, Burydown Uki.   Terry Thorn based his Tahawi Kennels on a combination of the Daxlores.  His Ch Tahawi Belinda came down from Ch Alexis of Daxlore and Stella of Daxlore (Knightelleington/Mazuri/Burydown Uki combination) sired by a dog bred by Vera Watkins.  Some of the kennels that used Daxlore as a foundation are; The Amena Kennels of Mary Long, which unfortunately is not breeding today.  Eric and Doreen Stansfield’s Ishieya Kennels; Harry and Pauline Kendall’s Gulzars and the Lusaki Kennels of Owen and Joan Davies.  Their first Champion, Ch Lusaki Delroba of Elaref was owned by Lesley Wiggins was predomonately of Daxlore lineage. 
 
 
Vera Watkins, Windswift Kennels used the Knightellington/Mazuri combination but Miss Watkins introduced Sabbah the Windswift which was imported from Arabia.  Debbie Copperthwaite’s Al Caliph Kennel began with Ch Bedouin Caliph who was bred by the partnership of Barbara Lucas and Jean James.  Caliph went back to the original Uki/Burydowns Knightellington combination.  Debbie Copperthwaite combined this with the Windswifts.  A direct descendant is Ch Windswift Al Caliph, who holds the breed record for winning the most CCs.
 
Another descendant of the original combination is the Sedeki Kennels, owned by  Don Wieden and Mr. Frank Farrar.  The Sedekis have been bred strongly on the lines of Gwen Angel’s Mazuri Kennels.  In the USA, all Sedeki bred Salukis were registered utilising the prefiz ‘Sedeki Mazuri’.   Kay Perkins’ Pennyworth Salukis are a combination of the Sedeki with a little something else from the gene pool, introduced to produce a specific line.
 
Looking at the Mumtaz Kennels of Zola Rawson, the early stock including Ch Mumtaz Topaz came down from the Knightellington and the Burydowns.  The Seafleet Kennel of Roger and Mavis Shellard were bred similarly to our own Kasaque Kennels.  We started with Ilsham Timandra (bred by Mrs B. Payne and Mr P. Beeley).  On her sire’s side she carried the Burydown line through Almanza and her dam.  The Tahawi side of her pedigree went back to the earliest Windswifts and Knightellingtons.
 
The above lines and combinations have had an impact in the USA, Canada, Germany and the UK as, of course, did the original stock and several of the other lines mentioned in this brief overview.  Most of the dogs in USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavia and Europe will have some combination of these original dogs.  This does not mean that that they are similar in type, each breeder has endeavoured through the decades to reinforce attributes that they wanted to retain and use for the future.
 

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At the time of posting these notes we are just about to enter a new season, autumn.
It certainly feels a lot chillier, the quilts are back on the beds and the wood burner is on.  The children should be back at school this week and hopefully we will have something like normality.  We wish the best of luck to Bournemouth Championship Show and all those attending.  It will be different but I am sure it will be wonderful to see people again.  Stay safe!
 
2020 has been a really difficult year with the shows, at all levels, being pretty much all cancelled, we must feel sorry for the judges that have lost their appointment.  For some it would have been their first time awarding Challenge Certificates and the societies they had contracts with, some may reschedule them for 2021 but others societies may have had judges already approved by the KC for 2021.  Unfortunately, the 2020 judges may have to wait until 2022 or 2023 to be invited again.  Maybe some show societies will hold two shows at the venues next year and the judges will still be able to officiate, that is unless they are booked for another show within the KC’s time frame.  
 
In last week’s notes I posted the incorrect email for Peter Yardley.  The correct one is underlined below. 
 
Peter Yardley has posted that there are Saluki Welfare Cards available.    He writes “Without the luxury of our Club Shows, Saluki Welfare cannot promote our work with a stand at the shows which generate income for the Charity.  So, this post is to let everyone know that one of income generators are the cards we sell, both plain cards and Christmas Cards.
These cards are sold in packs of 4 both coloured and black and white.  We are now selling some of the end of line in mix and match packs at sale price.  They can be ordered through the Saluki Welfare site for if you receive Snippets they are listed there and can be ordered direct from me. Email: petertywati@outlook.comquoting the design numbers and quantities required.  I will then let you know the cost and P & P.”
 
The SGHC has announced that they will be holding an online auction during September to raise funds for their upcoming Centenary celebrations to be held in 2023.  If anyone has any item they would like to donate please send a private message to Diane Layton-Smith.  Her contact address is Laytondiane@hotmail.com or telephone 01208 72927.
 
Reading through the pages on ‘social media’ this morning a group called ‘Saluki Treasure Found’ appeared.  There I found this interesting story:  “For many years the sport’s teams of Southern Illinois University were named the Maroons.  In 1951 the student body abandoned that awkward name in favour of the Salukis, an ancient breed of Egyptian hunting dog (Southern Illinois is known, geographically as ‘Little Egypt’.
Saluki Mascot: King Tut
Two years later the school acquired a real Saluki as a mascot.  He was named King Tut and he became the star of SIU’s Homecoming and sports contests.  And then he was run over by a car.  King Tut was buried in 1954 at the corner of the university football stadium.  The fraternity that had cared for him during his brief college career marked his gave, seven years later, with a cement Pyramid.
 
In 2010 the old stadium complex was knocked down.  In its place rose a new multi-million-dollar SIU Arena and Saluki Stadium.  A bronze, life-size Saluki stands on the concourse and two giant cement Salukis flank the entrance to the arena.  But even though King Tut has been dead for over 50 years, he was not forgotten; his pyramid was reverently power-washed and moved to a place of honour at the entrance to the new stadium, where the SIU faithful can now touch it for luck” 
 

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SALUKI BREED NOTES WEEKENDING  28TH AUGUST 2020
 
In spite of these strange times we live in, we are now normalizing a little.  We go out 
In face masks which will hopefully keep the plague away but the down side is we
are unrecognizable.  In time I am sure we will become use to our new way of life  which, hopefully, a vaccine will soon be available.  Be careful and stay well.
 
A couple of additional dates to add to last week’s list.  The Northern Saluki Championship Show will be held on Sunday 18th April 2021.  Judging will be Dr. J Hudson.  The NSC Open Show is Sunday 26th September 2021 and the judge is Mr
J. Johnston-White.  The date for the AGM has yet to be confirmed.
 
I have received the lasted copy of the KC Records Supplement for Summer.  They are the breed records from April to June 2020.  There were two litters registered making 9 puppies.  I am unfamiliar with either of the affixes.  There was one export pedigree to go to the States.  DNA test results for Sal-NCL for Kasaque Shabaz Nefisa and Vanechka Otis S Berega Turi (IMP RUS) are both clear.  Results testing for NCL have been mainly clear and hopefully we will soon have this disease eradicated in Salukis.  In the first quarter if 2020 there were 33 Salukis registered compared to14 in 2019, in the second quarter of 2020 there were 9 registered against 40 last year.  Last year at this time there were 54 registrations and this year 42.  It will be interesting to follow this trend to see how it plays out.
 
Diana Klein, editor of “The Saluki”, the magazine of the SGHC, has informed me that she hopes to have the next magazine ready about the same time the SGHC Championship Show was scheduled.  If you are considering advertising the rates are £65.00 for a full page, £37 for a half page.  There are two issues per year and they are available only by subscription.  For the UK it will be £20.00, £25.00 for Europe and £30.00 for the rest of the year.  I assume these rates include postage as there will be no shows to pick them up at.  For further information on adverts contact Diana at editorsalukimagaine@gmail.com or 07751 061719. 
 
Peter Yardley has posted that there are Saluki Welfare Cards available.    He writes “Without the luxury of our Club Shows, Saluki Welfare cannot promote our work with a stand at the shows which generate income for the Charity.  So, this post is to let everyone know that one of income generators are the cards we sell, both plain cards and Christmas Cards.
These cards are sold in packs of 4 both coloured and black and white.  We are now selling some of the end of line in mix and match packs at sale price.  They can be ordered through the Saluki Welfare site for if you receive Snippets they are listed there and can be ordered direct from me. Email: petertywati@outlook.com quoting the design numbers and quantities required.  I will then let you know the cost and P & P.”
Peter can also be contacted on the telephone number 01550 760206
 
While going through old papers I have stumbled across the Our Dogs Breed Feature of 1st October 1999.  One section is called The Saluki in Art, compiled by Paul Keevil.  There is a photograph of the two Salukis which I have previously written about, by Norbertine V. Bresslern-Roth.  It is a lino-cut of two Salukis dated to be about 1929.  Well, all is not as it appears.  In the ‘Our Dogs Saluki feature’ there is a photo of the same dogs, with the comments: “Study of two Salukis by John Henry Deale (1860-1932) was executed in gouache in the early 1920s.  Deale was a decorative artist and designer of stained glass and tapestries. He was a partner and art director of William Morris and Co. and one of the leading exponents of the ‘Arts and Crafts’ movement in the UK.”. Mr Keevil goes on to write “If this pictures looks familiar to Saluki enthusiasts, please refer to the second edition of the Hope Waters book, when a similar illustration by Von Bresslern-Roth dated 1929, is illustrated.  The Deale study clearly predates this later work by several years and was indeed probably the inspiration for the work by the German artist”.  ( Mrs von Bresslern-Roth was Austrian). 
Looking through the Breed features has been great fun, seeing old names and aspirations. 
 

SALUKI BREED NOTES WEEKENDING 21ST AUGUST 2020
 
The Kennel Club have posted their rules and regulations for running a dog show at this very different and strange time.  I have decided not to post them here as they are readily available on the Kennel Club web site.  It is entitled: ‘Operational plan for the resumption of Licensed Events’.  They are also obtainable from one of the Kennel Club publications.  What I will include are judges for 2021 with hope that we will see some normalcy.  For those of you that like stats, 41% of the Championship  judges are Breed Specialists.
Crufts(11/3) Mrs A Walton Haddon; Hound Association of Scotland (10/4) Dr R.M James;  SGHC Limited Show & AGM (11/4) Mrs Susan Rhodes; WELKS (24/4) Mrs M.H. Fulcher;  Birmingham (6/5) Mrs A. D Davies; SKC (23/5) Mr J Horswell; Bath Canine (28/5) Miss C Boggia; SCCS (4/6) Mr D Barjot; Three Counties (10/6) Miss J. C. Dove; SGHC Open Show (20/6) Mrs Carolyn McCormick Smith; Blackpool (26/6) Dr Annukka Paloheimo Segerswen; East of England (9/7) Mr Ben Reynolds-Frost; Leeds (24/7) Mrs R. Wray’; Paignton (8/8) Mrs J. Peak; Bournemouth (15/8) Mr E. Engh; Welsh Kennel Club (21/8) Mrs K. Hedberg; Driffield (28/8) Mr G Robertson; City of Birmingham (3/9) Mr M. Caple; South Wales (910) Mrs K. Fisher; SGHC Champ Show (17/10) Mrs Denise Rogers; Midland Counties (28/10) Mrs K. Webb; .  There are still quite a few gaps which I will post when available.  
 
Congratulations to Clair Chryssolor on her new, homebred USA Champion.  She is Anasazi Esprit De Coeur.  Clair says the 1600 mile trip was worth it.  
 
Good news if you are planning on travelling abroad to one of the previously accepted countries now the UK had exited from the EU.  Checking with the Defra Web Site, there seem to be no changes there.  If you are planning a trip do check and double check as any error could cause you and your Saluki considerable problems.   Or as they say take nothing for granted.
 
UK Sighthound Sport are tentatively planning on holding an Open* Meeting on the 4th October in Gloucestershire.  This is the day after Hounds at Bournemouth Championship Show. *Open meeting means that the club can have dogs running from 12 months, can have special classes i.e. veteran and the courses can be shorter. Anyone that has not previously attended will need to have their dog ‘cleared’ which means it can run safely in a muzzle with another dog.  For further information on the please contact Tracy Ferty Chamberlain at tracy@uksighthoundsport.com with Name and DOB to register interest for a clearing trial.

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I was sad to read that Blackpool has had to cancel their championship show.  The Committee has worked tirelessly to make it a reality.  With the Manchester area reporting more cases of Covid, they had no choice.  Personally, I thank the Blackpool Committee for trying so very hard.  So, it looks like Bournemouth is still on track.  We have heard little about Scottish Kennel Club which now has a November date.  It is a case of just wait and see.  What ever happens please stay safe, take no chances.
 
If SKC proceeds, the judge for Salukis will be Mark Cocozza.  At East of England Champ Show 2021, Ben Reynolds-Frost will be judging.  Leeds, 2021 is Rachel Wray.  Southern Counties Championship Show 2022 is Breed Specialist (Wallabys Salukis) Saija Juutilainen.  She judged the Northern Saluki Club Championship Show about 10 years ago.
 
I have received an update from Diane Layton-Smith regarding one of the activities planned for the Centennial Year of the Saluki Club.  She states:” Southern Counties are very happy to accommodate our extra Championship Show and celebrations in 2023.  So, for your diaries, Hound Day will be on Saturday, 3rd June and our Championship Show on Sunday 4th.  We are planning to have our own marquee with all day hospitality, an archive exhibition, merchandise and plenty of entertainment over the two days.  Something to look forward to!!”.  All members of the SGHC should now have received a copy of their nomination papers for judges 2023, please be mindful that you will be electing a judge for our Centennial Show.  If you have not received the papers and are a member, please let the secretary, Carolyn McComick Smith know.
 
Sylvia Evans an Afghan enthusiast has sent me a cutting from ‘Our Dogs’ newspaper post
-war. This has come from an old friend that now lives in New Zealand, who was in contact with another friend in Australia.   I believe Gwen Angel (Mazuri Salukis and Afghans, I will be reviewing her soon) was the correspondent at that time.    She writes that “Brig Gen Lance was a very considerate judge to me a total novice in the show ring then.  We later met frequently travelling to shows by train and local as he lived in the same area.  He used to Course with his hounds on the marshes.  He did much to get Salukis known in UK but he also owned and Afghan or two.”
 
The following was written by the Breed Correspondent, Gwen Angel in August 1946 which I think was the first post-war Ch show.  It was held at the London Scottish drill hall, Buckingham Gate, Judge Brigadier Lance. 
“The Saluki Show: I enjoyed going to this show and seeing my old friend, Gen Lance, run the rule over a grand entry of 148. One thing which impressed me was the number of people who asked me about our great American supporter, Mr E. K. Aldrich, and his ears ought to have burned at all the nice things said of him.  I got two letters from him just before the show, so was able to deliver the various messages he asked me to do.  Mr Aldrich has done in the States what General Lance has done over here for the Saluki- nuff sed!.  One of the classes I enjoyed most was that for the teams.  Fancy seeing two teams of six!  How picaresque they looked.  This was Lady Gardner’s contribution to a grand sight.  The dog CC and Best of Breed went to Mrs H. M. Parkhouse with Selim of Shammar, a beautiful home-bred one, res to our contributor Mrs Angel, with Mazuri Bedouin also homebred and the bitch CC went to Mr J McLush with Fukara of Shammar bred by 
Mrs Parkhous who took res. with the daughter of the winner, named Bariza Maburi of Shammar.
 
I asked General Lance his opinion of the breed on the day and he said ‘I am pleased at the entry, and the condition of the dogs, and the general type was very good.  I think perhaps the bitches were better than the dogs on the whole, but then there were very many more of them.  Nearly all the exhibits moved well and heads showed much quality in fact, quality was good together’”
 
I thank everyone for sending me in information, it makes the notes a rich tapestry.
 
Helen Williams
Kasaque565@gmail.com
 
  
 
 
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At this time and point I feel like I am in the Steven Spielberg film, ‘Jaws’,
Except there are no sharks to keep reoccurring on the local beach.  Instead it is a virus that I cannot see, hear and hopefully never feel.  We know it is out there but unfortunately, we can do little about it.   After months we are supposed to be coming out of lockdown, but maybe not.  I think the government is trying to help us but they are in unprecedented times so do not know what to do either.  News today is that parts of Australia are back in lockdown even though they have been strict about any new people arriving in Australia.  We have pretty much accepted that 2020    
 is and has been a washout in the dog activity scene.  Cross our fingers for a better new year.  At this moment Blackpool Championship Show state they “will open the entry on Monday 10th August”.  Bournemouth is still hoping to go on.  Stay well everyone. 
 
We received a copy of the Saluki or Gazelle Hound Club Newsletter.  The Club has decided to set up a Club member ‘s assistance.  What it is, if Club members find themselves in difficulties with their hounds because of sickness, or advancing in year and do not have any family members who are will to help look after their Salukis,
they have the reassurance that the Club is there to help them.  The Club is proposing that they create a form to download that could be filed with a Club Administrator and one’s will.  This assistance program is only available to Club members.    In the Breed Notes of the 1st May 2020 I mentioned that Lisa Croft -Elliott had created a similar plan called ‘Emergency Plan for my animals, which is not  breed specific.  This form can be found a “http://www.eyefordogs.com/EMERGENCYPLANform1.pdf.  This is available to anyone.  
 
Included also in the Newsletter is a form to nominate judges.  The Club needs nominations for Judges for the Limited and Open Show in 2022.  The Limited Show and the Open Show judges need not be Breed Specialists   Nominations are needed for the 2023 Championship Show.  This judge must be a ‘Breed Specialist”.    Please be mindful that 2023 is a very special year for the SGHC as the Club will be 100 years old, the oldest Saluki Club in the World. 
 
Finally, in the Newsletter, Helena Haywood thanks everyone for sending in photographs for the calendar competition.  She says that the price for the calendar remains the same as last year which is £8.50.  As there will not be a Championship 
Show where the calendars were usually available, all calendars will have to be posted.  She will let people know the postage charges when the calendar is completed and weighted.  If you want to contact Helena regarding the calendar her contact details are by telephone on 01494 874587 or helenahaywood 191@btinternet.com.  She will be accepting payment by cheque or via Paypal.  
 
I have been having a lively discussion with one of the readers of these breed notes regarding wood cuts and the paintings of Norbertine Bresslern-Roth.  My reader has come to the conclusion that Mrs Bresslern-Roth’s interest in Salukis came from her early travels in the Middle East.  If you look at many other works you will see traditional scenes of Arabic people sitting around a fire.  Also she has done many pictures with camels in the backgrounds.  In Mrs Bresslern-Roth’s home town of  Graz, Frau Wohlfahrt-Casatif of Graz lived and it was her two dogs that were depicted in three of the paintings.  In the painting entitled “The Pack” in the museum in Australia and a painting entitled “Venus” there was a lemon/white parti coloured Saluki which we do not know his origin. But the dogs pictured in “The Saluki in History, Art and Sport” are Garibe el Saluki who is listed as a fawn bitch (She had a Sarona Dam) and Hatim el Saluk as a black male. (He also had a Sarona dam).  My reader’s pointed out that in the paintings and woodcuts the dog is mostly all black except for white on his front paws, some white on his chest and white on the end of his tail.  In 1929 was this an accepted colour pattern for Salukis that we have lost?  
I thank my reader for several interesting and stimulating conversations.  
 
 
 
I thank my reader for several interesting and stimulating conversations.  
 
 
 
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Interestingly, a photograph has appeared on my social media site of a painting by Norbertine Bresslesrn-Roth.  She was an Austrian painter, printmaker and book  illustrator.  It says that along with her male colleagues, Carl Fahringer and Ludwig Heinrich Jungnikel, she was considered to be one of Austria’s best animal painters.  This beautiful painting is of a group of Salukis with what appears to be an Afghan after a hunting scene. This painting is in the David Roche Collection at the famous TDRF Art Museum, North Adelaide, South Australia.  Seeing photos of this painting, rang bells, I have seen something in similar style.  I referred to Hope and David Water’s “The Saluki in History, Art and Sport” where there is an illustration of a wood cut featuring two Salukis; The caption says “Salukis in Austria about 1929”  Hope and David go on to say” After the eighteenth century continental artists appear to have neglected the Saluki until in the late 1920s, the noted Austrian animal artist Norbertine V Bresslern-Roth was attracted by a pair of feathered Salukis belonging to the late Frau Wohlfahrt-Casati of Graz.”  It is interesting as the Waters were probably not aware of the other painting. Ms Bresslern-Roth’s style is very distinctive and I regret that I am unable to illustrate either the painting or wood cut here but you can see the wood cut in Hope and David’s book.  
 
In reference to David Roche, he was an all-breed championship show judge that had the honour of judging at Crufts in 1969.  He had a great interest in dogs as a breeder and exhibitor of Afghans, Kerry Blue Terriers and Smooth Fox Terriers.  He was a collector of all things canine which includes painting, ceramics and bronzes along with many other fine quality antiquities.  They are housed in his most lavish house museum in North Adelaide.  He established the David Roche Foundation to carry out his wish that his collection of more than 3000 magnificent pieces of decorative and fine art be made available to the public.  (This is similar to the Wallace Collection in London).
 
After writing in these notes about the early beginnings of the Saluki Club when discussing Serona Kelb, I have decided to look at who else attended that historical meeting in 1923, launching the Saluki or Gazelle Hound Club.  One couple of interest, attending that meeting, was Mr L Crouch who took the position as Hon Treasure along side of his wife, who was elected a Committee member.  Prior to entering the world of Salukis, Mrs L Crouch was well known for her Standard Poodles.  The photo I have found of one of her champion poodles was taken in 1907 so she was well versed in the showing scene. In Saluki Heritage, Issue 16 Spring 1989 there is an article on the Orchard Salukis with photographs showing that most of her hounds were parti coloured, while most other kennels at that time did not  have stock of this colour pattern, it appears that this was the colour of choice of the Crouches. Like most of their peers Mrs Crouch went to the Middle East for stock.  She imported Orchard Hoishan bred by Sheikh Abdulla Hamid of Bahrein during the years between the wars.  His claim to fame was that he was unbeaten on the racing track.  According to one of the interviews in the Saluki Heritage, which is mentioned above, Mrs Crouch usually kept about 25 dogs at one time in her kennels, in all she registered 16 litters under the Orchard prefix. 
 In Vera Watkins’ book “Saluki Companion of Kings”, Vera Breaks down the classification of imported Salukis into two group; pre war (up to 1939) and post war (1946 onwards).”
Vera goes on to say “Sheik Sir Hamad Ibn Isa al Khalidah K.C.I.E.C.S.I, owned a fine kennel of Salukis which were larger and more massive in type than the Salukis on the Mainland.  Colonel Dickson suggested that these Salukis ‘had Persian Greyhound’ blood in them or were imported from the Persian side of the Gulf.  He added that they did little or no hunting and were fat rather than muscular”.
  
 
 June Burt wrote in The Saluki Volume 9 Spring 1977 referring to events happened in 1954
“The death was reported of Mrs Evelyn Crouch whose Orchard prefix was famous in Salukis before the war. She came into Salukis in 1922, purchasing a black and white bitch from Brigadier Lance’s Sarona kennels.  This bitch registered as Orchard Shahin became the first Saluki champion in England and won altogether eleven CCs and many other prizes and trophies.  The Orchard Salukis also made a name for themselves both coursing and on the track.  
 
 
 Unhappily the kennels closed with the outbreak of the war and did not re-opened”.   Annually at The SGHC Open Show the Orchard Shahin Trophy is awarded annually for Best Bitch.  It was presented by the late Mrs L Crouch.
 
 
 



















 
 
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Good News for the long-awaited show scene.  Bournemouth Canine Association will be holding their Championship Show on the first weekend in October, the Kennel Club has now issued a licence.  Hounds will be judged on Saturday 3rd  October.  Judging will be Mrs Jean Wright.  Entries are now open on Higham Press/DogBiz, closing at midday on Thursday 8th September.  On the Higham Press Web sight there will be comprehensive risk assessment available to be viewed.
The Show Manager has made the following statement:” It would be good for you to bring your gazebos no larger than 10 feet X 10 feet, also small pop up tents and you can erect them in designated areas that will be clearly marked out,  not in the grooming rings or around the ring as you will be asked to move, there will be plenty of space to help with your social distancing and grooming.  You will need to bring your own chairs to stop cross contamination.  There is plenty of room on our 50 acre show site.  We ask you to bring your own masks as some judges may on the day want you to wear them.    There will be hand sanitising stations around the show ground.  We will supply judges, stewards and helpers with masks, glove and hand sanitisers.”.  
The Bournemouth committee have worked very hard to fill all the requirements to make this show a reality.  I am sure the whole canine show community is grateful for their refusal to be beaten by the pandemic.   Cross your fingers that everyone in the southwest area stay’s well and the show is able to proceed.  
 
After a very long wait our Kennel Club Breed Record Supplement has finally arrived.  This is the Breed Records for January to March 2020. During this quarter there have been 33 new registrations compared to last year where there were only 14. There were 5 litters registered with only two afixes that are known to me.  They make up 11 of the 30 puppies that were registered.  There were 3 importations.  They are El’Ubaid Zacharias (IMP NDL). Fawn Dog, he was born on 3rd September 2019.  Breeder is Mr B Van Der Moezel.  Owner is Mrs W E Cole.  Origin Netherlands 
2nd importation is Mala’s Amal Chakib Camal Ibn Terra (IKC).Fawn Dog.  Born 7th May 2019.  Breeder is Mrs M Latsch.  Owners Mrs V & Mr D Best & Mrs M Latsch, Origin Germany.
3rd Importation is Moonbeam Moon Shadow (IKC), colour not recognized by KC, Bitch, Born 4th November 2019.  Breeder is Mrs B M Dunne.  Owners Mr W R McMillen & Mrs V Graham.  Origin Republic of Ireland 
 
Two Junior Warrants, Alishamar Roxane (IMP BEL) owner Ms N Hamilton and Jay JP Sea Bird El Panjsher (IMP JPM) owners Ms L Aldous & Mrs J Glaister.  
 
One Show Certificate of Excellence to Vidana Amira S Berega Turi (IMP RUS) owner Misses L Phillips & H Wiseman
 
One Veteran Warrant to Ulmarra Tropical Ice At Winton (IKC) owner Mrs K H Williams

​Results for Sal-NCL test were clear for Alsahra Dakata, Canapus Minstral Under Barleymoon (IMP NDL) and Kasaque Ra Frankel.
 
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Carolyn McCormick Smith has sent a gentle reminder to anyone who has moved house and would still like to receive mailings from the Club to let her know their new address.  
 
Blackpool Championship Show will hopefully now take place on September 25.26.27th.  Fosse data will be taking entries from Monday 10th August 2020.  They go on to say a new on-line schedule will have to be produced with a few changes of judges which they will notify us on their site one they have acceptance from the new Judges.  Unfortunately, they cannot print a new schedule to time scale and no shows to distribute at, the entry will be open until Monday 31st August 2020, on-line only, however paper entries will be accepted no later than Monday 24th August 2020 (postmark). Hound day is Saturday 26th September, judge for Salukis will be Dianna Spavin, subject to KC approval.
 
In last week’s notes I commented on the different article written in the Saluki Breed Supplement of July 3rd2020. In response to my comments I received the following communication from Joanne Mahon.  Obviously, she is entitled to her opinion equally as I am mine.
 
“It is extremely rude of you to haven taken a pot-shot at my article through the breed notes of Our Dogs simply because my article is long. No one is holding anyone at gunpoint to be made to read it - it is your and everyone's else's prerogative whether they read it or not, but it is not right that you castigate it simply because it's long. We don't all have to live in a sound-bite world and it was Our Dogs prerogative to edit or not. They chose not to as they felt the entire article was too important to abridge.
 
The crux of the idea behind it is to educate those breeders and judges who have influence on our breed. If you have ever read any other article that explains Salukis in this manner then I'd like to know because it makes them much easier to understand than the information provided at most breed seminars despite the length of the article. The fact that several all-rounders have written to thank me is evidence of its importance.
 
You owe me an apology in print because it is not your right to diminish important education about the breed no matter how long the article might be. “
 
 
 
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Oh where oh where has our summer gone?  I knew it had peaked too early so it 
looks like we may be in Autumn.  We are now in the height of summer holidays, no easy access to holiday trips abroad, and the weather is windy and chilly.  Let us hope it surprises us and improves.  With the lockdown not so much of a lockdown it would be nice to sit in a pub garden without a winter coat or an umbrella.  Stay safe and follow the rules to remain safe.
 
Hon Sec of The Northern Saluki Club has sent the following message:
“The committee of the Northern Saluki Club have sadly decided that our Open Show which was due to take place at the end of September 2020 needs to be cancelled. I don't imagine that this will be a surprise given the restrictions that are in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
 
We have delayed making this decision as long as possible in case the latest Kennel Club and government advice meant a show could be safely organised. However, the committee now feel that with the present restrictions, and those likely to remain in place, we would be unable to run a show which was both safe, practical and ensured the event was an enjoyable and sociable occasion for both people and their dogs.
 
The judge Mr J Johnston-White has agreed to move his appointment to our Open Show in September 2021. So, we will look forward to seeing you then, with hopefully something which resembles a more normal show. 
We all hope you are staying well and healthy.”
 
 
Steve Ham has been in touch with Buzz’s daughter and has asked me to include the following:
“As a lot of you will know Buzz has been unwell lately, one of her daughters, Rosanne managed to get into the UK a little while ago and has asked that I update you. All the hounds are safe and sound in their new homes and Buzz has a new permanent address of Monkscroft Care Home, Shelly Road, Cheltenham GI51 7DP. I am sure she would love to hear from her doggy friends.”
 
Bournemouth Championship Dog Show is planning to go ahead.  It will be on Saturday October 3rd, 2020 at Pike’s Farm, Organford, Poole, subject to Government Guidelines.  The entries will open after the 7th July online at Higham Press, Dog biz. Schedules may be obtained by sending a stamped addressed envelopes to the secretary, Mrs Sally Duffin, Foxholes Cottage, Poole Road, Sturminster Marshall, Dorset BH21 3RR.  Judge is Mrs Jean Wright.
 
This week in ‘Our Dogs’ A to Z of breeds is featured Salukis. The paper has given us 16 pages of information, history, adverts of our breed to read through.  A thank you to Our Dogs and the editor Ali Smith for allowing us to ‘showcase’ our breed.  It takes a lot of time and effort to pull together a feature, especially when working under difficult circumstances.  As expected, the first article starts off with ‘Back to the beginning’. Anna Freegard has written an interesting history of the breed enhanced by photographs from the Saluki or Gazelle Hound Club’s achieves.  It is a very free flowing article that works it’s way through the breed history without allowing the reader to become bored or straying away from the content. 
 The second article was by John Davies, Health co-ordinator of UK Salukis.  As John states in his introduction “The Salukis appears to be one of the healthiest breeds in the UK.  We presently have no health issues which could be classed as prevalent.” John mentions that this year a voluntary breeding code was drawn up, working with the KC to test for NCL.  This hopefully will ensure in the future that we eradicate this disease.  For more information he refers you to the Northern Saluki Club website or the SGHC web site.
Meet the breeder: is Mrs Debbie Copperthwaite ( Al Caliph Salukis)..  Debbie is probably the longest active breeder we have in this country.  She obtained her first Saluki in 1964.  The article is a question and answer which allows us to understand the processes of this very successful breeder.  Debbie has said this is her first and last interview like this she will be doing.  Very interesting reading.
 
Next article is by yours’s truly on Activities to participate with your Saluki.  I have written about some of the many activities you can do with your Saluki whether it a show dog or not, to have fun interacting with your hound.    
 
Mary Sanders Parker has written the next article on ‘Judging the Saluki’.   Mary has presented photos to give you the visual experience of what the Saluki Standard states along with an explanation.  
 
Saluki Welfare states” The objective of ‘Saluki Rescue’ as it was originally called was to help members of the saluki breed clubs in case of need where owners were unable to continue to care for their hounds.  Over time, however it became clear that there was a parallel universe of breeders who are not known to either of the recognised UK breed clubs who have generated many more cases of Salukis in need, which remains the situation today.  Many of these hounds find their way into other rescue organisations some of which do not have the experience and knowledge of the breed to be able to find the right homes for them.  However, over the years Saluki Welfare has enabled hundreds of Salukis to find their new forever home.”
 
The temperament of the Saluki by Denise Rogers.  A very concise article that ticks a lot of boxes.  A woman that understands the breed and explains it very well.  
 
The evolution of the Saluki: a natural breed created by natural selective pressures by Joanne Mahon.  The introduction states “The Saluki is a unique hound in the whole of the animal kingdom.  Whether breeding or judging Salukis, its uniqueness of purpose its evolution and conformation must be understood and preserved.  The Salukis is the world’s fasted predatory endurance galloper who can catch and bring down gazelle and smaller game, securing a highly valuable food source for the nomadic tribes people and sheiks who revered them.  Their ability to bring home meat for the pot inferred high value on capable hunters and ensured their survival in the world’s harshest environments.  This is basis of this thesis.  The historical part is very interesting but Mrs Mahon has gone on page after page working to prove her thesis.  It is well written and she has a lot to say which would have kept the readership interest if it was not so long.  Congratulations to Michael who at this time is the only person I know that has managed to wade through this article.  
 
Interspersed are adverts which are always fun looking and reading.  Copies of this special Saluki supplement, which will not be in the paper again for 24 years are available on line from Our Dogs.  Just google Our Dogs then go to subscribe where you can obtain a single issue of the Saluki Supplement.
 

     
 
 
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