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Ash-Shi'ra Salukis |
The Salukis at Ash-Shi'ra
After 30 years in the breed you would think we would have pages and pages of photos of our hounds. Unfortunately, most of the photos taken down through the years are not in digital format and I have yet to convince myself to start scanning. That might happen yet, but until it does, the latest addition to the household will get the most press.
Our population is greatly reduced from what it once was. One day about ten years ago we looked around and decided that we would better serve the hounds if we added no one new until the numbers gradually dropped in the way such things happen. For that reason the last two girls from our last litter were pushing thirteen before Frank came to live with us. He adores his "Aunties", Snitter and Poodle.
A long standing fascination with country of origin Salukis led to Midbar Tarabin Zariza sharing our home. Two of her daughters, one of whom is the lovely Poodle, still grace our sofa. Then came Sheyda of Iran, who doesn't share our home, but certainly captivated us nonetheless. Sheyda was bred to another Iranian import to produce the Melik "I" litter, from which came our Ista'sada. Fair warning: two things ensure there are lots of pictures of this boy - 1) digital photography and 2) he is very photogenic.
Ista'sada (aka Frank the Tank)
Then there are the two girls who do not live here, but are a part of our lives. They are both imports from Iran via Germany and at this time they both live with Mary Beth and George Rogers.
First is Sheyda of Iran, an Irish marked black, who was imported from Bokan, Iran in the autumn of 2003. Dam of Ista'sada, Sheyda is shared with Mary Beth Rogers (Melik Salukis), Monica Stoner (Sacre-Tyana Salukis), and Geraldine Clark. Sheyda will be bred again, sire to be determined.
Second is Nazee of Iran, a black masked, fawn girl with stripes, originally from Kordestan, Iran, imported in the autumn of 2006. Nazee is shared with Mary Beth and Lorraine Trenholm (Rataki Salukis).
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