During this difficult time it has often been trying to keep the Breed Notes going with interesting breed related items.  In this week’s notes I am more then pleased that three of the Saluki fraternity have sent me information to relay.  They are different and varied and I thank them very much.  
 
Congratulations to Maya Monk and Al Zubeyda Mahabbah.  Sascha as she is more fondly known is involved in scenting.  She has now passed her level 2 with flying colours finding all 8 of the items she was challenged to find.  It is amazing what our Salukis can do with a little encouragement.
 
Along with this same theme Masha Shaverneva has written about the latest conquest for her agility Saluki, Altai.    
 “Several clubs have been able to hold COVID compliant agility shows since June, and there are two KC shows going ahead this weekend. These shows take a lot of organisation but they run amazingly well. Exhibitors arrive at their scheduled time slot, travel between the rings in the car, walk the course in groups (cohorts) of 6, run their dogs, move on to the next ring and go home after running 3 classes. The only disadvantage is that you do not get to see all your friends, but you can request to be in the same group at the time of entry, and on the plus side you also have most of the day free. 
 
Altai and I have competed at several shows since June, including 5 shows run by Kelluki club. Those were part of a 6 show series of Kelluki Summer League. Altai has been running really well and we had 3 x 2nd places, 1 x 3rd, 2 x 4th, 2 x 5th and 3 further clears which meant he finished as the Large Beginners Runner-up and received a very generous hummer of doggy goodies for himself, a therapy, chocolates and cider for his humans. 
 
We have also ventured into a new sport of canine hoopers and have completeda 6 weeks course in summer. Hoopers is based on agility, but it is designed as an all inclusive safe sport for all. there are no jumps to jump and no contact equipment to climb. Instead there are hops a dog runs through and barrels a dogs goes around to change direction. there are also tunnels on some courses, but these are larger than in agility so even Great Danes can easily negotiate those. In competition a dog runs the numbered being directed by the handler who can either run, walk or stand. team gets extra points if they manage to do extra challenges as set out by the judge which include handling all or part of the course from a certain distance or marked area.  As Altai completed a Silver Hoopers Award test we felt brave enough to enter several hoopers shows too. It looks like Altai enjoys canine hoopers as much as agility and we have had 6 clear runs, 1 x 2nd and 2 x 3rd places at two shows, half of them with bonus points for distance handling challenges too.” 
 
 
Pam Wadsworth found the following results for a *Sanction Show which was held in the grounds of Michael and Jesse Lyne’s Dunfield House, in an old 1970’s magazine.   You can see some of the names of people and dogs that are in our pedigrees of today. Also notice the class sizes.  The judge was Vikki Gwynn, well known Greyhound breeder and exhibitor.  Interestingly her husband was the actor Michael Gwynn.  Michael is perhaps best remembered for his role in the first episode of the BBC comedy Fawlty Towers "A Touch of Class" (1975) as the conman "Lord" Melbury who eventually humiliates Basil Fawlty.[2] For Hammer Films, he performed in several productions including the war film The Camp on Blood Island (1958), and Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960), a rare drama film for the studio; the actor also appeared in one of their very best horror movies, The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), in which he played a tragic experimental subject who turns into a cannibalistic killer, and the less well-regarded Scars of Dracula (1970) in the role of a priest determined to battle Count Dracula.[3][4][5] He had a lead role in 1960's Village of the Damned, produced and distributed by MGM-British Studios.[6]
 
 
 
Sanction Show 1970
 
Although not blessed with the brightest of weather, the rain held off for the Sanction Show on 30thMay.  It was held at Dunfield House, Fairford, Gloucestershire, by kind permission of the owners Mr and Mrs Michael Lyne.  The wonderfully springy turf of the lawn made movement easy for man/woman and hound!  The judge was Mrs Victoria Gwynn and she has very kindly sent us her report.  An innovation at this show as the children’s handling competition, which attracted a considerable entry.  The winner was Miss Catherine Bullock, handling her mother’s Starflight Solitaire.
 
It was a great pleasure to see and handle so many beautiful Salukis and I thank the Saluki Club and its officers for allowing me this facility.
 
Thanks too to exhibitors for a splendid entry.  I was distressed that so many worthy hounds were turned away unrewarded.  As the classes were so large, I have included the name of the Reserve award in each case, as I think them well worthy of mention.
 
I am indebted to two good stewards, Mr and Mrs Mooney, who looked after me so well.
 
101 Exhibits – 181 Entries
 
Puppy Dog(7) (1) Tebbs’ Almanza Kafiat – well grown fawn, surprisingly firm and mature for his eleven months.  Masculine head, strong, well-boned body and legs, big quarters.  Has great scope and moved very freely.  Best puppy.  (2) Bullock’s Starflight Scimitar – ten months grizzle dog.  Well made, straight front, good spring of rib and quarters, straight sound mover.  Should like finer head.  (3) Wieden’s Sedeki Bin – a well grown golden of ten months.  He has quality and is sound with good bone, depth of brisket and strong quarters.  Moved well with impressive forehand.  (R) Sedeki Bal.
 
Junior Dog(19) (1) Almanza Kafiat (2) Ormsby’s Burydown Yehudi – quality cream.  Excellent head, neck and shoulder.  Good body and quarters with correct moderate angulation and well let down hocks; first class legs and feet, free mover.  (3) Caston’s Benjamin of Thurlsway – seventeen months black and red.  Nicely built sound dog who moved with drive.  (R) Amena Rualla Khallil.
 
Novice Dog(25) (1) Almanza Kafiat (2) Overton’s Stoneybridge Spartacus striking read and white dog of twenty months.  Good head and feathering, dark eye; straight front, good lay of shoulder; strong loin and quarters.  Moved gaily and freely.  (3) Applebee’s Mazuri Hanuman of Lineage – classy black and silver.  Well boned with correct angulation of shoulder and hock. Excellent legs and feet, sound mover. (R) Barker’s Burydown Nimrod.
 
Graduate Dog(17) (1) Abbott’s Hasana Rafiq – beautifully built silver grizzle smooth.  Alert, intelligent head, long neck let into well-laid shoulder; good depth and rib cage; firm loin and strong quarters giving great drive in moving; sound legs and feet.  Well muscled and in fine bloom and was eventually best in show.  (2) Almanza Kafiat.  (3) Cuff’s Burydown Umbashi – big cream dog with dark pigmentation. Strongly built with great quarters. Moved with excellent forehand and drive. (R) Stoneybridge Spartacus.
 
Post Graduate Dog(14) (1) Hasana Rafiq (2) Cooper’s Divels Yakoubi black, tan and cream.  Nicely made with fine head, long neck, well-laid shoulder, sound quarters, legs and feet with strong pasterns.  Moved freely. (3) Wieden’s Sedeki Saditt – another very enviable smooth, black and silver.  Well made and compact with good bone; nice depth, powerful quarters, fluid movement. (R) Almanza Kafiat.
 
Puppy Bitch(10) (1) Bullock’s Starflight Sceptre – ten months black grizzle, well grown for her age.  Good head with dark eye, long neck, firm front.  Has to drop a little yet in brisket but good rib cage with strong loin and quarters.  Legs and feet excellent, good feathering.  Moved well both ways.  Best bitch. (2) Lucas and James’ Bedouin Geldara Amalia – only seven months but a well built girl.  Cream with good dark pigmentation.  Is a sound mover and has all the essentials.  (3) Henderson’s Sedeki Asala of Kumasi – gorgeous smooth red grizzle of ten months.  Chiselled head with dark eye, long graceful neck, perfect shoulder placement.  Good depth, big quarters, the whole animal giving an impression of supreme quality.  Unfortunately, she was too unruly to place higher.  I did manage to get a glimpse of what a superb mover she will be.  Presented in top condition. (R) Rogers’ Ellerthwaite’s Lisa-Lyka.
 
Junior Bitch(17) (1) Starflight Sceptre. (2) Ashwell’s Xanthippe El Ghazi – sixteen months pied bitch.  An exhibit of tremendous quality.  Lovely delicate head, good body and quarters, well muscled with strong second thigh, good angulation and moved freely.  (3) Long’s Amena Jo – well made cream of seventeen months, good body and bone.  Covered a lot of ground.  Good forehand but moved a little close behind.  (R) Geldara Burydown Yanina.
 
Novice Bitch(31) (1) Starflight Sceptre. (2) Lloyd’s Stoneybridge Safibadeh – striking pied bitch, more mature at three years.  Elegant head and neck, dark eye and abundant feathering.  Well balanced with well set shoulder, big rib cage, strong loin and quarters.  Moved effortlessly, presented fit.  (3) Xanthippe El Ghazi (R) Amena Javelin.
 
Graduate Bitch(21) (1) Batty’s Myhorlyns Springbarn Destiny – sizeable but feminine, white and red parti. Superb head, neck and body, great depth and long in loin but no weakness here; powerful quarters with moderate angulation.  In the first instance moved perfectly and should have been best bitch had she not, in the final assessment, gone very slackly and thrown it all away.  A pity!  (2) Yardley’s Bedouin Dahili – well presented deer grizzle.  Sound and fit with well made body and excellent legs and feet.  Moved very well.  (3) Applebee’s Sedeki Khamsa of Lineage – elegant white and black parti.  A pretty head and good feathering.  Impressive depth, oved freely.  (R) Xanthippe El Ghazi.
 
Post Graduate Bitch(18) (1) Myhorlyns Springbarn Destiny.  (2) Kendall’s Tahawi Kenella – lovely black grizzle.  Dark eye built on classical lines.  Good depth, well-presented.  Moved with springy gait as a Saluki should.  (3) Bryant’s Tahawi Lucina – striking red and white parti, difficult not to be seduced by the gorgeous colour.  Built on similar lines to Kenella but less depth and I preferred Kenella’s front.  Moved well. (R) Tazi Burydown Rizpah.
Victoria Gwynn.
*Sanction Shows were a forerunner to Limited Shows.  You had to be a member of a club to attend.   There were no classes available after Post Graduate as the show was mainly for young dogs. Dogs with RCCS or CC were not eligible to enter.
 
The Northern Saluki Club facebook page has a new name.  It is called the ‘UK Saluki Friends’, it is still hosted by Caroline Pickering on behalf of the NSC.
 
On the front of the new KC web site and the cover of the KC’s Annual Report for 2019/2022 is a photo of a grizzle male Saluki.  His name is Almas Al Farid, he is owned by Elisabetta Bellomi from Italy.
 

 
 
 
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​Along with everyone else we must thank Bournemouth Committee for their
valiant effort in trying to organize a championship dog show within all the guidelines.  They did just that, but with the rate of infection escalating at a rapid rate, they were stumped.  Southampton Boat Show, just miles away was stopped the very evening 
before opening.  Fortunately, the Club did not have to go to the expense of setting up the showground then at the last minute told it was no go. The future does not look good right now. In our local newspaper this week the headlines are “Newbury Agricultural Show 2021, cancelled’ As these are the grounds where Southern Counties Championship Show is held, the short term future is just a tad gloomy. As Boris would say, we will come back even stronger.
 
From their last posting the UK Sighthound Sport has had permission to carry on with their lure trial which is being held on the 4thOctober.   It is to be held at the Borrego Stud, Moreton-in-Marsh.  You do not have to be a member to enter but if you have more than one dog to run, it is cheaper if you join.  This meeting is a qualifier for the 2021 European lure coursing Championship which will be held in Hungary.  For further information please go to the Club’s website which is www.uksighthoundsport.com.  If there is any change I will post it here.  
 
Helena Haywood has sent the following regarding the SGHC Calendar
The SGHC 2021 Calendar is now available. Costs are - 1 Calendar is £10.83 to a UK address inclusive of P&P.  2 Calendars in 1 envelope £19.98 to a UK address inclusive of P&P.  1 Calendar to an address in Europe £14.10 inclusive of P&P.
2 Calendars in 1 envelope to a European address £23.60 inclusive of P&P.
For further details contact helenahaywood191@btinternet.comor telephone 
01494 874587.  From photograph I have seen the calendar, it is most attractive.  
 
In last week’s Breed Notes I wrote about the on-line auction the SGHC is having to raise funding for the upcoming Centennial.  Unfortunately, I did not put the correct telephone number in for Diane Layton-Smith.  Her number is 01208 72927.   
 
Stay well!

​ I was pleased to read that the Kennel Club has managed to secure the transfer of 
our Saluki DNA samples along with other breeds from the now closed Animal Health Trust.  They are now at the Department of Veterinary Medicine at Cambridge University. It is sad the AHT had to close down after financial difficulties.  They have worked with our breed for many years over different projects.  I hope their able and capable staff have managed to secure jobs.  
 
Diana Klein has been working hard on the production of ‘The Saluki’ the magazine of the Saluki or Gazelle Hound Club.  She is hoping to have it ready for distribution about the same time The Saluki Club Championship Show was due to be held, which was about the middle of October.  Copies of the Championship Show edition of the magazine can be purchased from Diana.  Her email address is  editorsalukimagazine@gmail.com, or telephone 07751061719
 
There is still time to enter the UK Sighthound Sport open lure coursing meeting on October 4th.  It is being held at the Borrego stud, Moreton-in-Marsh.  You do not have to be a member to enter but if you have more then one dog to run, it is cheaper if you join.  This meeting is a qualifier for the 2021 European lure coursing Championship which will be held in Hungary.  For further information please go to the Club’s website which is www.uksighthoundsport.com
 
An auction to raise money for the SGHC Centennial is underway.  I have heard from Diane Layton-Smith that they are listing the first set of auction items at the beginning of October.  They have books, jewellery, art, a figurine and some other Saluki related collectables.  They have some non-Saluki related lots which may be of interest.  Diane goes on to say they are still accepting items so anyone who has anything to donate should contact her or Helena Haywood.  Diane can be contacted on tel. 0208 72927 or email: laytondiane@hotmail.com or Helena at tel. 01494 874587 , e:mail helenahaywood191@btinternet.com  For further information SGHC members can view the facebook members page’ or  UK Salukis Friends.  There is a SGHC Auction and Merchandise Page too.  I will be posting updates as they arrive.  
 
The SGHC Calendar should also be available soon.  Information on this and how to obtain a copy please contact Helena Haywood.  Her contact details are above.

 
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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Click here to SALUKI BREED NOTES WEEKENDING 14TH AUGUST 2020
 
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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