From Shiri: being silly and puppyish…
Tag: Saluki
Gratuitous Dog Pic #2
Micaela’s Lublub in Finland, well- known for her embarrassed grin, gets her head stuck through the duvet. Not all salukis are dignified.
Riss Intent
Larissa like her mother is sure coyotes should be dealt with summarily. More heart than brains on this one– they are too small, and likely to be ganged up on. I am always relieved when they come back after looking like this on the runout…
Shiri’s new camera…
More Brat Pack! And Riss is FIT!
A quote…
One you could only get from Dr.John Burchard. A friend on our Asia canine list mentioned letting salukis sleep in the bed, as even Arabs once did a generation ago, when salukis were not dogs. “If the bed is big,”, she asked, “why not? They make such good sleeping companions.” He replied: “That’s what we …
Tavi & Riss
Tavi being photogenic as usual; upwardly mobile Larissa hobnobbing with Shiri’s screenwriter friend Rex.
Baluchi Hounds
A collage of Baluchi hounds owned in Pakistan by Ali Hosnain, a member of my “extended dogfamily”; assembled by Jutta Rubesam in Germany. Call them tazis or Asian salukis or aboriginal Afghans or what you will; I’d own one, and breed from it.
‘Riss & Tavi
Different Breeds?
Number two in my series; chart by Jutta Rubesam. Click to enlarge.Atai is a Kazakh (actually Turcoman descended) tazi, but Jutta (who I think took the photos of both) will attest she resembles the little “Afghan” second from upper right except for the pantaloons…
One more irresitible quote
Sent by Black Dog Lady, from a mentor, on her dogs and true “oriental sighthounds” generally: “These dogs are not fully domesticated, take care to keep them that way.”