Algerian Sloughi Hunting

[cúagusgiorraí 57]

http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?p=r&...1313&page=1

 

Edited May 10, 2008 by cúagusgiorraí

[trader 0]

never seen one of these do any work i know they are closely related to salukis any of the preban lads on here ever run one or a cross they look the part

[poacher2225 2]

thay got to meney dog's on one thing all them video's got 3 to 6 dog's runing one thing how can thay tell if a dog is aney good

[Tiff 36]

I'd like to see one + one quarry

[Tiff 36]

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[Miss Tarka 3]

Thought you might find this of some interest the Azawakh is said to be related to the Sloughi found this little bit of information : -

 

 

Azawakh, also known as Tuareg sloughi and Azawakh hound, is an African sighthound of afro-asian type which appeared in Europe towards 1970 and comes from the Nigerian middle basin, among others from the valley of the Azawkh. For hundreds of years he has been the companion of the nomads of the South-Sahara.

The dog is fast enough to catch gazelles, hares and European mouflon, courageous enough to ward off big predators, untiring like a camel and beautiful like an Arabian horse. The Azawakh doesn't kill the prey, but rather hamstrings the quarry until the master arrives.

 

I know its a hunting sight but a bit of show history with information regaurding their breed name,

 

The Azawakh has a show history that begins very soon after its original importation. They were first shown in the early 1970's under FCI rules as a variety of Sloughi. On January 1, 1981, they were accepted as a bona fide breed and were referred to as "Sloughi-Azawakhs". In 1986, the Azawakh was finally recognized for the unique animal it is, when FCI dropped the word "Sloughi" from the name.

 

Pic one is a Sloughi .....Pic two an Azawakh and Pic 3 a Tuareg Sloughi

 

 

Hope you find this interesting Miss Tarka xx

Edited May 27, 2008 by Miss Tarka

[Tiff 36]

so are they all 3 the same breed but called different things?

[Lily 0]

They are two seperate breeds - the Sloughi and the Azawakh.

 

You can see the differences between the breeds here: http://sloughi.tripod.com/SFAA/SlSAAZ.html

 

There is ongoing debate on Sloughi vs Saluki too - you can read an interesting article here about it

 

http://sloughi.tripod.com/SFAA/MitochondrialDNA.html

 

I only joined this forum recently in the hope to see if there are any Sloughis or Sloughi x dogs that are worked in the UK. The breed is numerically small here, and few are bred. The only existing kennel usually sells to show homes or the occasional pet home. I have read here that there are a few out there which I assume descend from a kennel, now defunct, from the South West who sold many of her dogs on as 'Lurchers' (and where my own Sloughi was picked up as a rescue). I wonder if anyone breeds them solely for the purpose of working them and if so how they perform. When bred well they perform very well in lure coursing and racing events in Europe and the US, but I've never heard of anyone first hand using them to work.

[Fishin_mad 0]

They are two seperate breeds - the Sloughi and the Azawakh.

 

You can see the differences between the breeds here: http://sloughi.tripod.com/SFAA/SlSAAZ.html

 

There is ongoing debate on Sloughi vs Saluki too - you can read an interesting article here about it

 

http://sloughi.tripod.com/SFAA/MitochondrialDNA.html

 

I only joined this forum recently in the hope to see if there are any Sloughis or Sloughi x dogs that are worked in the UK. The breed is numerically small here, and few are bred. The only existing kennel usually sells to show homes or the occasional pet home. I have read here that there are a few out there which I assume descend from a kennel, now defunct, from the South West who sold many of her dogs on as 'Lurchers' (and where my own Sloughi was picked up as a rescue). I wonder if anyone breeds them solely for the purpose of working them and if so how they perform. When bred well they perform very well in lure coursing and racing events in Europe and the US, but I've never heard of anyone first hand using them to work.

 

Thet look great dogs do people wok them in the UK?

 

When I was in the Indian Jungle, we had camp dogs that looked very similar but Sandy coloured, there were quite preparded to take on a Lepord, Monkey or even elephant that came near the camp (sadly often paying with thier life in the case of an elephant).

 

One of the guides tried to explain they were hunting dogs used for hare and had been bread in the villages of Southern India (I supect the breeding may not have been to selective!)

 

Any idea what these could have been?

Edited May 29, 2008 by Fishin_mad

[Dexter... 0]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=t-9M4SUvXDo&...feature=related

 

Looks like a Jackel they've nailed?,think you'd only need "1" Bull cross.

[cúagusgiorraí 57]

That one sloughi that has the jackel's neck is all they need. But this is how they do it over there. It is not for sport.

[Tiff 36]

shame, be nice to know how they do on their own

 

thanks for the info on them and the associated breeds, well interesting!

[Lily 0]

They are two seperate breeds - the Sloughi and the Azawakh.

 

You can see the differences between the breeds here: http://sloughi.tripod.com/SFAA/SlSAAZ.html

 

There is ongoing debate on Sloughi vs Saluki too - you can read an interesting article here about it

 

http://sloughi.tripod.com/SFAA/MitochondrialDNA.html

 

I only joined this forum recently in the hope to see if there are any Sloughis or Sloughi x dogs that are worked in the UK. The breed is numerically small here, and few are bred. The only existing kennel usually sells to show homes or the occasional pet home. I have read here that there are a few out there which I assume descend from a kennel, now defunct, from the South West who sold many of her dogs on as 'Lurchers' (and where my own Sloughi was picked up as a rescue). I wonder if anyone breeds them solely for the purpose of working them and if so how they perform. When bred well they perform very well in lure coursing and racing events in Europe and the US, but I've never heard of anyone first hand using them to work.

 

Thet look great dogs do people wok them in the UK?

 

When I was in the Indian Jungle, we had camp dogs that looked very similar but Sandy coloured, there were quite preparded to take on a Lepord, Monkey or even elephant that came near the camp (sadly often paying with thier life in the case of an elephant).

 

One of the guides tried to explain they were hunting dogs used for hare and had been bread in the villages of Southern India (I supect the breeding may not have been to selective!)

 

Any idea what these could have been?

 

The only Indian sighthounds that I can think of off the top of my head are the Caravan Hound, Mudhol and the Rampur - but I think there may be quite a few more out there too, it's not something I know much about.

 

I have searched this site and seen a couple of posts where people have said they have either seen Sloughis or Sloughi x working in the UK or owned them. Shame there dont seem to be more people who can comment on that - seeing my own Sloughis abilities over the years (and that's just as a pet owner), i'd be very interested in what people can get out of them for working purposes. He was never as fast as the Lurcher he grew up with here, but he caught many more rabbits over the years and even at 11 years old still has amazing drive and stamina if he decides he wants to go off after something. I would imagine in the right hands this breed could work very well. I know they are not the easiest dogs to come by in the UK (although there have been quite a few sold on as 'Lurchers' over the last 30 years from a now defunct kennel outside of Bath), and they do have a very sensitive nature - but handled properly I would think they'd make excellent working dogs. Oh well, maybe I'll never get the answer to that question!