Saluki friends from all over the world

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WORLD SIGHTHOUND CONGRESS 2002 BRUXELLES
Saluki friends from all over the world,
members of the Belgium Sighthound Club,
ladies and gentlemen,
I would like to thank the Belgium Sighthound Club for the invitation to speak at this
World Sighthound Congress, which I consider to be a great honour.
After hearing Sir Terence Clark’s detailed account of the history and development
of Salukis I would like to present my thoughts on the topic “Salukis in Comtemporary
Western Society”.
Before I begin, I would like to give those who do not know me, some details of my
life with Salukis:
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I have lived with Salukis since 1973
For 25 years I have been breeding Salukis under the kennel name SAWAHIN
with my husband Manfred Freisleben.
Our Salukis have successfully taken part in shows and coursings for many
years.
Dagmar Hintzenberg-Freisleben
Saluki in Contemporary Western Society
World Sighthound Congress Bruxelles 2002
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In 1987 I introduced the first Smooth Saluki to Germany.
From 1985 to 1996 I was the representative for Salukis in the breeding
commission.
So far I have organized 3 Saluki meetings in Germany.
I have published a databank of all German Salukis in book form.
For many years I have written articles about Salukis in national and
international Sighthound magazines and have given lectures.
Since 1989 I have been an FCI-licensed judge for Salukis, Sloughis, and
Azawakhs, and have judged these breeds at top level in Europe, the USA and
Australia.
Photos: Dagmar Hintzenberg-Freisleben
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The Saluki is not a dog – he’s a gift from Allah to man, given for his joy and use.
Every Saluki owner knows this saying and it is always proudly stated when we want to
introduce people to the breed.
According to orientalists this saying goes back to an old poem. In the Country Life
magazine of July 1925 it was attributed to the remark of a sheik.
As we know, every faithful Moslem has to pray five times a day having first washed
and put on clean clothes. The place of prayer also has to be clean. A dog can
therefore not be tolerated in the immediate vicinity during the ritual of prayers.
In addition a Moslem may only eat meat which has been ritually slaughtered, that
means slitting the throat of the living animal and respecting a certain procedure. It
is important that at the moment of slaughter they say: “In the name of God; Allah is
greatest.”
However, Moslems who in earlier centuries lived in desert areas appreciated meat,
too. In the Arabian peninsula it was only possible to obtain meat by hunting with
Salukis. The religious conflict for a Moslem, that the prey had already been killed by
the Saluki before he got it, was resolved by the Hadith, the literature of the sayings
and doings of Mohammed: At the moment he releases his Saluki for the chase, the
Moslem should say: “In the name of God; God is greatest.” This rule was only valid if
it was his own Saluki which was hunting alone and had not eaten any part of the prey.
The meat was only then considered to be fit for consumption by Moslems.
Because of the outstanding hunting qualities of Salukis and the resulting possibility
for Moslems to have meat in their otherwise meagre diet, it is not surprising that
Salukis were praised in numerous poems throughout the centuries.
In this way the Saluki quickly achieved a supremacy over all other ordinary dogs and
became “the gift of Allah”.
Today in the western world, where we live in affluence and obtaining meat only
requires a trip to the nearest supermarket, we don’t understand the full meaning of
the saying
“The Saluki is not a dog, he is a gift from Allah, …”
If we tell someone today that the Saluki isn’t a dog, then we really want to make
clear that the Saluki distinguishes himself from all other breeds by his
temperament.
Saluki experts and friends like you all know these qualities which we love so much and
which make some people addicted to the breed, according to the motto “One Saluki
is not enough!”
The Saluki doesn’t know blind obedience and should be reserved towards strangers.
This is what we read in the standard.
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Both characteristics can lead to problems in our times. Last year there was an
initiative of FCI affiliated dog associations in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, The
Netherlands, Luxembourg and Poland which emphasized that judges have a
responsibility towards the breed when judging. It’s a fact that award-winning dogs
are more frequently used for breeding than others.
The appeal to the judges covered two points:
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The judges should appraise the temperament more critically.
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The judges should interpret the standard of the breed being judged so that
the dog can be graded as “functionally healthy” with regard to the head, ears,
muzzle, weight, coat, angles and movement.
I would like to deal with the first point:
Quoting from the letter to the judges
“Some breed standards define the temperament as follows ‘reserved towards
strangers’ which can be best paraphrased as ‘aloof’. Dogs of this breed still have to
show a stable temperament and like all other breeds must allow the judge to handle
them without any difficulty, provided that he does this in a natural posture,
approaching the dog calmly and speaking to its owner in a normal way.”
There is no question that both judges and Saluki breeders/ owners can’t or do not
want to accept shy Salukis. Shyness means stress for the dog and the dog owner,
too. Shyness is also to be seen as a fault according to the current standard. To
prevent shyness the breeder must exclude dogs with temperament imperfections
from their breeding programme. In addition they should carry out socialisation
programmes with the pups and encourage the future owners to attend puppy
kindergardens or similar facilities.
There can be no discussion about whether we should accept shy Salukis or not. I
want to reflect if the requirement of the Saluki standard for reserved behaviour
towards strangers can be reconciled with the requirement of the cynological
associations for a temperament which make him reliable in all situations.
Is there not a danger that in time the temperament of a Saluki will be judged
according to the new quality and then, what is typical for a Saluki, his reserved
behaviour towards strangers, will become less important and perhaps will soon no
longer be appreciated at all?
Will one day the Saluki who wags his tail at every judge be the one who has the best
chance of winning?
The requirement of the international dog association that judges should pay more
attention to temperament isn’t without good reason.
For two years there has been a massive swing of public opinion against dogs,
especially big ones, which has been stirred up by the media. In North-Rhine
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Westphalia, the most densely populated federal German state, there has been a new
state dog law since last year and other federal states have similar regulations.
According to these laws dangerous dogs are, e.g., (for example) those which have
chased and/ or killed game, cattle, cats or other dogs.
All sighthounds including Salukis are therefore potentionally dangerous. Breeding
dogs which are defined as dangerous in this law is banned in North-Rhine Westphalia.
We must therefore make sure that Salukis don’t by chance meet any game which
they then persue.
If they are caught doing so, the owner of the Salukis will have a lot of trouble with
the authorities and the Saluki may even be shot by the police as recently happened in
Hannover.
At the moment sighthound breeds are not on the list of the so-called dangerous
dogs. We hope that it will remain so. But there is great danger that irresponsible
Saluki owners allow their dogs to take chase.
At present the following breeds are regarded as dangerous:
American Staffordshire Terrier, Pitbull Terrier, Staffordshire Bullterrier,
Bullterrier, Mastino Napolitano, Mastin Espanol, Bordeaux Dogge, Dogo Argentino,
Fila Brasileiro, Tosa Inu
All these breeds are considered a danger to human beings.
Fortunately this danger does not exist with the Saluki as a breed, but for game they
do mean a serious danger as every owner of a Saluki will certainly have experienced.
In Continental Europe the law is:
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hunting with sighthounds and thus with Salukis is forbidden
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there are only a few countries for example Norway and Belgium where dogs
are allowed to run free for a certain period of time, mostly in winter.
However, they must be completely under control.
But which Saluki is under complete control when he runs free???
In the whole of Europe there are less than 20 Salukis which have passed an
obedience test. And even this is no guarantee that a Saluki will allow himself to be
called back when he sees a rabbit or a hare.
I have taken part in such exams with four of my Salukis including agility
competitions, but I couldn’t guarantee that they would give up the chase if they saw
a pheasant or a hare. This shows the dilemma, which we Saluki owners are facing in
the Western world.
On the one hand there are laws and regulations which we have to respect when
keeping dogs in order not to come into conflict with the law and possibly pay a fine.
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On the other hand there is our beloved Saluki breed which needs to be able to run
freely in the same way it needs air to breathe. Only after hundreds of years of
hunting did the Saluki become the breed we know and love today.
Since Salukis appeared in the western world all the Sighthound Clubs, Saluki Clubs
and the affiliated Saluki breeders have made it their goal to preserve the breed.
Know-it-alls even speak of improving the breed. They still have a lot to learn!!
But how can the Saluki with its outstanding hunting skills be preserved if
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we in the western world don’t need Salukis to have meat on our tables
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hunting with Salukis and all other dogs is banned
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national laws in most countries prohibit owners from allowing them to run free
and contravening these laws brings the threat of a heavy fine
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the Salukis can reckon on being shot by the police or forest rangers if they
are caught hunting any animals???
Can we in our western world offer to the Saluki a life which is appropriate to its
basic qualities and thus preserve the breed?
Can we conserve his original reserved temperament and do we really want to do so if
society expects a dog with a more outgoing temperament?
I will come back to these questions later, but first I would like to give you a survey
of the development of Saluki breeding in Europe.
From the very beginning all dog publications have named Great Britain as the first
European country with Saluki imports. This and the fact that until lately the United
Kingdom was also the country in charge of the standard even for FCI governed
countries caused the impression in many people that the UK also has a much older
tradition of Saluki breeding than other European countries. Studying the German
studbook, however, proves this impression to be false.
The first Salukis came to England in 1840: a bitch belonging to Sir Hamilton Smith
and two dogs, one of which was owned by the Zoo in Regents Park, the other by the
then Duke of Devon in Chatsworth. They were called Persian Greyhounds as all three
came from Persia. In Britain just as in Germany interest in this breed was not very
great in the middle of the 19th century. In Britain this changed with the Honourable
Florence Amherst. In the 90ies of that century the Right Honourable Miss Florence
Amherst brought some light coloured Salukis from the kennels of Prince Abdullah in
Palestine to Britain. But it wasn't till the end of the First World War that the main
and most important Saluki imports began coming into Britain. During the war Brig.
General F. F. Lance had trained a polo pony for an Arab sheikh. In return he received
from him the Smooth bitch Baalbek. Then one day there appeared in the camp of the
British officers a Saluki dog, called Seleughi, white with dark spots and docked ears
(because of the many cactus hedges). He stayed in one officer's tent for a while and
then disappeared again only to reappear in the tent of Brig. General Lance who owned
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the bitch Baalbek, a grizzle. When he was posted to Sarona, between Jerusalem and
Haifa, a short time later, the two Salukis naturally accompanied him.
From these two there was a litter in 1919, given the kennel name 'Sarona' after the
town of Sarona. This litter contained a dog that was later to become Britain's and
Europe's most famous sire of that time, Champion Sarona Kelb.
In 1921 Brig. General Lance took Kelb to Britain where he quickly became a champion
after the British Kennel Club had recognized Salukis as a breed in 1923, there also
called Gazelle Hound. The 'Saluki or Gazelle Hound Club' had been founded just a
few months before, on Feb. 8th, 1923, on the occasion of Crufts Dog Show in London.
All in all Kelb won 12 CCs.
It has been reported that Sarona Kelb had to be trimmed before every show
because he had such long hair on his brisket, ribs and thighs, and the judges were of
the opinion that was only allowed for Afghan Hounds. (S. Koch, 'Notes on Salukis',
UR, 4(1972). P. 286)
These historical memories of the beginnings of British Saluki breeding have
frequently been published and everybody interested in Salukis knows them.
It is less generally known, however, that Germany can look back on just as old a
history of Salukis as Britain.
In Germany the first Salukis were shown at the first German Dog Show in Hamburg
in 1863. When and by whom they had been imported can no longer be traced. There
is no studbook entry about them as at that time there was no organisation of any
kind that kept a studbook for sight hounds or for purebred dogs in general. There
may have been further Saluki imports now and then during the 50 years following
1863, but, for the same reason there is no information on them. Around the year
1920 two Salukis are imported into Germany that made German Saluki history by
being the first entries in the German Saluki stud book. They were, however, not bred
from.
Cyrus and Slongha Peri, both from the Teheran kennels of Sultan Ahmed Shah
Kadjar, are the sire and dam of the first registered Saluki litters in Germany. The
first litter arrived on Nov.12th, 1922, in C. Woltering's kennel 'von Persien' in
Weinböhla, the second was born on the 15th of July, 1923. This makes the breeding
of Salukis exactly the same age as the British 'Saluki or Gazelle Hound Club',
founded in 1923.
Breeding Salukis began in Germany in 1922 with a short phase of breeding based on
Salukis from the countries of origin, lasting till 1926. From then on it was essentially
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based on hounds imported from other European countries, mainly Britain, later the
Netherlands and in the last two decades also from the US, but then again from the
countries of origin.
In order to survey Saluki breeding and activities with Salukis in different countries
I sent a questionnaire to Saluki experts in eleven European countries, the US and
Australia months ago.
I have not received usable data from all these countries, as in some countries, like
the US, breeding data may be obtained only at a certain fee. Besides not all puppies
are registered in the stud book in some countries, as in the US and United Kingdom,
where only those are registered that seem promising, mostly seen from a showing
point of view.
Numbers therefore, if I had had them, would not have been very convincing. The
data of United Kingdom for the last two decades I got too late to include them in
the survey. So what you will presently see is a survey of Continental European Saluki
breeding.
This survey was made possible by the excellent international cooperation of many
highly involved friends of the Saluki without whose help this compilation would not
have been possible, and I would like to thank them very much, in particular:
Henrik Stampe in Denmark, Ingunn Solberg in Norway, Karin Hedberg in Sweden,
Saija Salovaara in Finland, Peter van Arkel in The Netherlands, Walter Verhaegen in
Belgium,
Sylvie Couneson in France, Karen Fisher and Daphne Parnham in United Kingdom and
Astrid Söchtig in Germany.
I know all of them have had further contributors in their country. So, to all of them
my thanks, even if I do not know them.
Very special thanks go to Astrid Söchtig. From her and my data and the material
that was sent to me she produced some tables.
Without the new media, internet and email communication this international Saluki
project could not have been realized in such a short time.
Ladies and gentlemen,
as far as I know there has not been an international comparison of this kind of Saluki
numbers so far.
The comparison of these numbers allows some interesting
conclusions that partly surprised me.
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Photos: D.Hintzenberg-Freisleben
Have you ever put the following questions to yourself?
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What is the total number of Salukis that have been registered in Germany,
The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Denmark, Sweden, Finland since the
beginning of the studbooks?
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Which countries breed the most Salukis?
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Where do the Saluki imports of the different countries come from?
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Which country has the most Salukis per inhabitant?
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How many Salukis are living in the above countries just now assuming that a
Saluki has an average lifespan of 10 years?
We may assume that since 1923 just over 20.000 Salukis were registered in
Continental European studbooks.
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So far Germany has bred the most registrations of Salukis, followed by Sweden,
France and the Netherlands. Up to now these four countries together have bred
nearly 14,000 Salukis, Germany bred the same amount as the Netherlands and
France together.
In Germany regular Saluki breeding began, as mentioned above, in the twenties of
the last century. In the Netherlands Saluki breeding began at the end of the
twenties, but by far not with the same intensity as in Germany. In Sweden Salukis
were bred as early as 1926 but the final breakthrough didn't come before the 50ies.
In the other countries that were questioned there have been occasional Salukis, but
they can't be said to have regular breeding yet.
It wasn't till the 70ies that the interest in the Salukis as a breed grew strongly in
all European countries. By the 80s the current maximum of registration numbers had
been reached. In Sweden registration numbers rose by another 5 % in the 90ies as
compared to the 80s. Finland, however nearly doubled its number of registered
Salukis in the last decade as compared to that before.
With the exception of Denmark the Scandinavian countries formed a 'Saluki Island'
for decades because of the quarantine regulations. Importing and exporting Salukis
between each other and to and from Britain functioned without any problems.
Imports from other countries had to go through quarantine, and only few breeders
wanted to expose their Salukis to that. At the beginning of 1988 Finland was the
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first Scandinavian country to abolish quarantine and by and by Sweden and Norway
followed.
Since then there has been some breeding contact between Scandinavia and the West
European countries, but not many so far.
For the past decade, for the years 1991 to 2001 to be precise, I would like to
present the development of Saluki breeding in greater detail to you.
In the 90s Saluki numbers decrease in the West European countries, in the
Scandinavian countries the development of breeding is not uniform: in Denmark and
Norway there is a slight decrease, in Sweden we find near stagnation, in Finland
registration numbers rise by almost 80% as compared to the decade before.
It would be very interesting to find out the reasons for the enormous rise in Finland.
The decrease of Saluki breeding in the West European countries is most probably
also a consequence of the severe rise of the anti-dog feeling in general and the
increasing severity of regulations against large dogs that I mentioned before.
Unfortunately this is especially true for Germany.
In recent years more and more breeders in Western Europe therefore came to the
conclusion that it would be becoming increasingly difficult to find suitable potential
buyers for Salukis – all of you know it had always been difficult. Cutting down
breeding activities was an obvious consequence.
Adding up the available numbers and supplementing them by a guess at the numbers
from the missing European countries we may surmise that about 6,000 Salukis are
living on the European Continent at the moment, assuming an average lifespan of 10
years. This number is probably higher than many would estimate.
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Relating the Saluki registrations since 1991 to the number of inhabitants of each
individual country you find that in Finland there is a Saluki to every 6010th
inhabitant. That makes Finland the country on the continent that likes the Saluki
best. In Germany there is 1 Saluki only to every 50,000th inhabitant, and in France
only every 62,000th Frenchman has a Saluki although it is regarded as a very dogloving country.
You may find an overview interesting, that shows the origins of the imported Salukis.
Most Salukis were sold within Europe. Relatively few came from abroad, that is the
US, Canada and Australia. In total there is a tendency here, however, towards an
increase in the last couple of years.
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It is amazing that no other country has imported so many Salukis from the countries
of origin as Germany. As all Saluki breeders keep confessing that they want to
preserve the Saluki as a breed you start wondering why interest in 'desert bred
Salukis' is so small elsewhere. Does such a confession not have to find its orientation
again and again towards Salukis from the countries of origin, or are the hounds that
come from there nowadays considered so untypical, maybe not even thoroughbred
that nobody wants to include them in their breeding program? Or have the Salukis
bred in the western world already departed so far from the 'desert bred' Salukis
that they are no longer classified as belonging to the same breed?
Reasons for the lack of interest may vary. In the Netherlands, e.g., imports from
countries of origin cannot be bred from. You can only breed from their offspring if
you want pedigrees for the puppies to be issued.
I think the great number of Salukis from countries of origin in Germany may be
explained by the following:
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There have been Saluki owners in Germany for many years who are in contact
with Turkey and Iran, having either lived there for a while or originating from
there themselves so that they have the possibilities to import Salukis from
there.
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Racing sighthounds on tracks has a long tradition in Germany. Salukis from the
countries of origin have time and again proved to be keener on the lure and
faster than Salukis whose pedigree list 5 generations of names of Salukis bred
in western countries. This fact is not surprising as Salukis in the countries of
origin are exclusively selected for performance.
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In consequence anybody interested in racing in Germany and looking for a
puppy will turn to a breeder who breeds from Salukis imported from the
countries of origin.
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Salukis from the countries of origin are given a so-called Imp-S-O-pedigree,
we call it an import pedigree. The O signifies that none of the ancestors, even
if they are known, are recognized by the FCI. Offspring of such a hound are
then given Imp-S-1-pedigrees, their offspring Imp-S-2-pedigrees. Only when a
Saluki with an Imp-S-3-pedigree is bred from does the abbreviation Imp and
the number behind the S that stands for Saluki, disappear from the pedigree.
That means that this offspring no longer has an import status but a complete
pedigree in which all ancestors are recognized by the FCI. Only dogs with a
complete pedigree are eligible for the titles 'International Champion' or
International Working Champion.
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In the same proportion in which Salukis from countries of origin have proven
themselves on the track or in the field that is becoming more and more
popular, to the same extent have most of them been less successful at shows.
So far only 2 of all the directly imported Salukis have gained the German
championship.
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Some first generation Salukis have been able to gain the German Championship
and the title of Champion for beauty and performance.The owners of these
Salukis are, however, mainly interested in participating in racing and coursing
and not in gaining further national championships. Therefore they are rarely
found at shows in other countries.
Photos: Rudi Böhm, Uschi Lehr, Christa Kahler
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On the other hand there are only very few Salukis in Germany who gained
several national championships, maybe even the international championship as
well as being among the most successful Salukis on the track or the field, who
do not have at least some proportion of import among their 3 generation
pedigree.
The conclusion from these facts is that - at least in Germany - there is a danger of
'Show Salukis' and 'Racing Salukis' drifting apart. As whoever wants success on the
track or field with their Saluki will buy a Saluki with a proportion of import blood,
and if you want to be successful at shows internationally you will look for a hound
without any imports in its pedigree.
Salukis with an excellent potential for showing and performance are extremely rare
and a stroke of luck for any breeder and owner.
Photo: D. Hintzenberg-Freisleben
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Countries that don't have Salukis from the countries of origin of course don't have
the danger that their Salukis will drift apart into show Salukis and performance
Salukis either. There is no competition from desert bred Salukis that were bred for
performance only. But that means that their owners and breeders don't know
whether their Salukis really perform excellently, as they don't have to compete
against desert-breds.
Insiders will often recognize Salukis with import ancestors from traits of their
outer appearance:
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Mostly they have much less feathering on their ears and tail.
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They are much less angulated in the rear.
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Their movement is less far reaching.
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They often have a certain instability in front.
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They have a curled tail more often.
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Some of them have an unusual colour.
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Some of them have an untypical expression for Salukis.
All these traits will render success at shows in large competition and at wellrenowned international shows nearly impossible.
Furthermore the greater keenness for the lure in most of the desert-breds and
their offspring adds to the risk that they will hunt when let off the lead. Exercise
off lead is very restricted in most European countries, as mentioned before, but
many Saluki owners take the risk in order to train their dogs according to the needs
of the breed.
The question therefore is: How can you exercise a Saluki in a way appropriate to his
nature- no matter whether he is with or without import blood - in our countries?
Coursing and racing do mean a vent for the Saluki's hunting passion, but coursing and
track-racing take place on the weekend only, and 20 times a year at most if the
hound is in excellent condition. But what do owners do with their hounds for the rest
of the time?
Besides track racing and coursing are not put on in all countries, and not all Saluki
owners take part, even if they have the possibility.
I wonder what the owners of the approximately 6000 in Continental Europe do, to
allow their hounds a life according to their needs, if they aren't interested in
coursing or track racing and don' t want to come into conflict with valid rules and
laws?
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Do these Salukis really have the daily possibility to romp off the lead and
hereby exercising their hunting abilities? How can that be possible while
hunting game with sighthounds is prohibited in Continental Europe?
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Or is the exercise of most Salukis restricted to the romps he is allowed to
have in the garden?
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Or does the Saluki always have to walk on the lead, at best beside a bicycle, as
being off lead is officially prohibited, as explained before?
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If the worst comes to the worst he will spend the whole of his life in kennels
leaving them only to for shows at the weekend.
I am of the opinion that we must start to admit that because of the social
restrictions here in Europe we are hardly able to provide the Saluki with a way of
life that is anywhere near the one he was formerly intended for. As a consequence
the Saluki will, and unfortunately already has in part, change in temperament and
outer appearance, since: “Form follows function.” Only in a few cases the Saluki is
still a performing hound, in some he has regrettably already mutated into a mere
show dog, in most cases he has become family pet exclusively. In some pure show
Salukis you will find characteristics that could hardly be found in desert-breds.
Robert Cole, a Canadian judge for many breeds has written an excellent article in
Dog World of February 22nd, 2002 titling „Should a Saluki move with tremendous
reach and drive?“ In it he explains that many successful show Salukis in the US and
Canada already show the following deviations:
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They are too heavy overall.
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Their topline is not correct because it is not flowing and their back is too
straight.
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Their bottom line is not correct, as there is not enough tuck up.
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Their second thigh is too long in comparison to the first thigh.
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Movement shows tremendous reach and drive.
Drawings by courtesy of Robert Cole
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Therefore I am afraid that the noble aim of all Saluki breeders of wanting to
preserve the breed as it originally was will become more and more of a lip-service.
I would briefly like to sum up the reasons for this once more:
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Except for Germany interest in Salukis from countries of origin and their
offspring is almost nil.
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It is very difficult for breeders interested in imported Salukis to obtain good
ones.
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Import Salukis generally have a keener hunting instinct. With today's laws
and severe punishment for offences that leads to even greater problems in
exercising them off lead.
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Import Salukis are primarily suited for track racing and coursing, less for a
successful show career.
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Import Salukis and show Salukis differ more and more.
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Most Salukis in all countries are mere family pets, only a relatively small
number takes part in performance competitions, participation in shows is
much more popular than participation in racing or coursing.
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Many show Salukis already have characteristics that are far more serious in
the degree they differ from the standard than even a generous
interpretation of the standard will allow for and cannot even be justified by
referring to the great variety in Saluki type.
For one century the Saluki has now been the companion of man in the Western
World. As Saluki enthusiasts especially breeders and judges should remember time
and again the actual purpose of the Saluki and should try to allow the Saluki a life
that, on the one hand abides to national laws, but on the other hand does not let its
hunting abilities degenerate completely. I know that this is a task comparable to the
squaring of the circle.
Participation in track racing and coursing admittedly only means a rather inadequate
substitute, but they are better than no exercise at all. Should the Saluki a further
100 years hence no longer show any hunting instinct at all or not be allowed to show
it any longer because of the prevailing laws, then the Saluki shall no longer exist as a
breed.
In order to oppose the described anatomical deviations from the standard that are
unfortunately already appearing here and there we must, for the selection of
breeding partners return to the criteria of the FCI standard for the Saluki as it has
been valid for just under 2 years, which all in all is in accordance with the English
1923 standard and for which Saluki enthusiasts from all over Europe fought to have
it come into effect.
Only then will the Saluki in a hundred years still be a Saluki.
Thank you very much.
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Copyright: Dagmar Hintzenberg-Freisleben, www.salukis.de
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Saluki friends from all over the world

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