Ahram - The Saluki


National Specialty of the Spanish Afghan and Saluki Club Oct 28, 1999 SBIS Saluki - Hyrkanya Yann-Ahram SBIS Afghan Hound - License to Thrill de Tchekana


International Dog Show in Metz, France (Nov. 2000) - a specialty CACS... (the first French CACS)
Our first show with Ahram and first time ever showing a dog in Europe.
	... and a special mention - our thanks to Mme. Helene de Denis and to the Societe Canine de l'Est! (photo: Thierry Gauzargues)


BW Photo for an ad in "Best in Show", Brazilian dog magazine Brazil, Jan. 2001	Feb. 2001
	Mar. 2001

May 27th, 2001 - International Dog Show, Neumunster, GERMANY June 16th, 2001 - National Specialty, Bermatingen, GERMANY	June 2001 - work isn't everything! :)


Posing for a Brazilian magazine for Brides, "Noivas & Noivos", September 2001 issue


September 23rd, 2001 - National Specialty (FALAPA), Vierzon, FRANCE (the second French CACS)

October 28th, 2001 - BR Finished BR Grand Championship, with BIS-5

October 2001 - Enjoying the hotel at lake Jurumirim, Avare/BR, after a "hard" show day finishing the Brazilian Grand Championship
(as I've said already... life is not only work at the dog shows :)

See what we did in Europe, 2001(click on links below to see the pictures)

International All-breed Dog Show Neumünster, Germany - May 27th

"4 and 1/2 year male of very beautiful type, with very beautiful eye format and outline, an exceptional shoulder + upper arm assembly, beautiful deep knee, some little fringed, but he is at highest elegant, of elongated construction, with lithe gait. Evaluation: Excellent, 1st place, CAC-VDH, CAC-DWZRV, CACIB, Best Male, Best of Breed". Comments: "not heavy, not light weight - just perfect!"

German National Saluki Specialty - June 16th

"Elegant and typical male, sufficiently fringed, typical head with male expression, brown eyes, excellent ears' mobility, excellent neck- and topline, excellent long tail, good chest, excellent fore- and hindquarters and movement. Evaluation: Excellent, 1st place, CAC-VDH, CAC-DWZRV, Best Adult Male"

French National Specialty - FALAPA - September 23rd

"Pretty type with a beautiful elegant silhouette. Chiseled masculine head with a beautiful expression. Beautiful neck exit, beautiful shoulders, beautiful hindquarters without excess. The kidney is powerful. Excellent form of the chest, good amplitude. Excellent feet. In good condition of tissues and muscles. Evaluation: Excellent, 1st place, CACS, Best Male"

Meanwhile, in Brazil...

After a short campaign, with 2 BIS placements:

Finished: Championship (April 2001)

Finished: International Championship (July 2001, with 3 CACIBs in Spain, 1 CACIB in Germany and 1 CACIB in Brazil)

Finished: Pan-American Championship (July 2001)

Finished: Grand Championship (October 2001)

USA, March 2002

On February / March 2002 we went to the States to meet some wonderful Saluki ladies (from Monab, Dadaelis, Ruwach, Shiva, Desert Rose, Elysian Fields, Windstorm - just to name a few of them with whom we were in closer contact). We had the nice opportunity to see the Saluki Match, which was held at Sue Ann Pietro's (Monab / Classic Saluki Review) place and counted with some 80 entries, and collect our new and promising puppy - Monab Kadeesh at Stenara (Ch. Monab Dadaelis Remus x Ch. Shiva's Athena Shikadin).
We would like to thank all her breeders - Sue Ann, Sharon Gause, Marilyn LaBrache Brown and Cynthia Cowie Noah - for so sweet and beautiful little baby! Unfortunately my time is short, but she will have her page and then you can see her beauty and pedigree.

Because I never travel without bringing Ahram with me (believe me, he loves to travel!), and I have the "breeder / exhibitor's blood" in my veins :), we took the chance to participate at some few shows in Florida.

- So, Ahram got his first 3 points towards the American Ch., and a Best Opposite Sex. -
could he posture himself more inadequately for a BOS photo...?! :-(

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(Photo Luis F. Sosa)

FRANCE, May 2002

On May 26th Ahram finished the requirements for the French Ch. title. Under Mr. Pierre Renard's judgement, he got his last CACS being also awarded Best of Breed.

The last CACS, by Mr. Rennard
THANK YOU, MR. RENARD!

(the third and last French CACS!)

Ahram was shown only 3 times in France, and got the CACS in all of them. We were in Metz (Speciale Salukis), Vierzon (National Specialty - BOS) and Charolles (BOB).

BUENOS AIRES, August 2002

One more title finished: Ahram is now Argentinean Champion, and won a "double" SICALAM certificate for championship.

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ARGENTINEAN CHAMPION

The composition above was a commemorating gift from our dear friend Julio Cezar M. Ramalho.
Take a time to meet him, his wife and their English Setters:
visit Canil Talamasca!

Ahram Arg. Ch.
The official photo (R. Pazos)

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Rio de la Plata