Jutta’s irresistible Nhubia and Taalai from Germany, once again… “Use it or lose it”– would you believe Nhubia (white) is almost twelve?
Tag: Tazis
The Bird Today
With Taik. Think these two will work together?
Sunday Random Doggage
Micaela’s J litter in Finland with dachshund. I’d take that black and white pup.
Aristocracy
Five inch gold- leaf bronze of an old- style Afghan by D L Engle, with a hint of Bugatti in its planes… I would own this one in a SECOND.
Random Doggage
The Ataika- Kyran litter were 8 last week– hard to believe. Here is Paul’s Zoltar and one of his other boys, Kurdish- Iranian and leggy. I am trying to arrange or breed one more litter, but everything seems slower as we float down the stream, especially when we turn back against the flow…
Central Asian Dogs and Falconry
First, a wonderful film from Kyrgizstan– in English! Next, an amazing album of photos by our friend Jutta, who traveled there this spring. I have already posted a few of her photos. Another film, from Turkmenistan. Notice the smaller Sakers there, more like Prairie falcons than Gyrs. The style of hunting is much like ours, …
Easter Doggage/ Impending Litter?
Riss and Aymoon: If you think Aymoon seems a little goofy, consider this photo of him in action. We already know that Rissy is a good girl.
Weekend Doggage
The imperturbable Almaty Ataika, Queen of the universe and still looking young, surveys her Brokedown Palace.
Turkmeni Falconry
Some of you know Vadim Gorbatov’s painting of a Turcoman falconer waiting out a sandstorm with tazi and saker. Sir Terence Clarke just sent this excellent little video of hunting there. My Ataika, though born in Kazakhstan, is rather a Turkmeni type. And the falconry is almost just like the kind we practice but for …
Still more gratuitous dog images
For the end of the year. Jutta’s girls in Germany once again, on a bright windy day… An end- of- the- day game painting Jonathan found in a museum in Brussels, with greyhounds. And Princess Ataika, who can find a throne anywhere… at home or on the road, in this case Jim and Penelope Caldwell’s …