Those who think that tazis-salukis are flatlanders or hampered by broken ground should see Tavi negotiating an arroyo– and he is hardly the only one. Photo by Shiri. Lashyn in her prime, just DOWN from a similar wall:
Tag: Tazis
Best Coursing Photos of the Year!
Terence Wright sent these pics from the Albuquerque gang last night. His, Greg’s, and Warren’s dogs at least are represented, and Greg’s gyr cross Spook. I am envious– come on down! Meanwhile, right click to enlarge as always. I believe these last two are double grandchildren of Ataika and Lashyn. UPDATE: the black dog is …
Random Doggage
Jutta’s girls in Germany:
Gratuitous Hound Pix
From Jutta in Germany and Shiri just up the road
Partners?
Soon, maybe: Ataika and Mima spy a deer at Jim’s house west of Laramie.
The T Girls in their Youth
From Jutta:
Good Run
Tavi, and Tavo Cruz’s Luna, bred on a Dutch Salmon longdog out of our Kyran. Yes, we do use wrong names sometimes. Remember how I said big packs are sometimes less effective? This was a three dog run; they caught the hare shortly. Always click right or double for bigger photos. Shot by Shiri…
Spectral Tazi
Pure silliness- phones in a dim room make for odd photos. Shiri, visiting, took this of our slightly simple Kyran being nervous in the kitchen.
Clear Thinking on Genetic Diversity
Every breeder of domestic animals with a closed studbook should read this, all of it. Most important is the section the writer, Jeffrey Bragg, calls Principles for the Breeder. (MANY thanks to Daniela Imre). “The great majority of dog breeds have been bred within a completely closed studbook for sixty to a hundred years or …
Wild Things
Tazi puppies are many things, but rarely restful or peaceable. As Libby says, they are not beginners’ dogs. Though I maintain they are not TOO bad. I know, one was called “The Shredder” and one of my favorites destroyed seven Bonsai plants I had been nursing for years because she was jealous (I watered them) …