sire :	dam :
Barak x Basma Born 30.5. 2006 - 3 dogs & 2 bitches Colours creme, golden, tricolour with mask

I had intended to use an Iranian male on Basma, but changed my mind a month before the breeding, when to my joy I realized that it was possible to use a Syrian import, the 10,5 year old Barak, residing in Switzerland. I've always admired the Syrian Salukis and the idea of doing a 100% Syrian breeding was very appealing. This was also the first time I used a Saluki that already had offspring. Barak is the sire of the Menjad litter born in France in -98 and the Achthamar C-litter bred in Germany in 2005. He has several grandchildren in the USA. The criteria for the choice of breeding animals was the same as before: up until the breeding (I can of course say nothing certain about the future) completely healthy Salukis with wonderful temperaments from good country of origin hunting lines. In addition Basma and Barak have both hunted capably in the desert themselves before being exported to the West. They also compliment each other nicely. In type this is a very different breeding from the two I had done previously, but this is not a shift in breeding goals, but a continuation of my breeding philosophy – I like all original types and do not wish to confine myself to one type in my breeding. It will be interesting to follow the growth and development of these pups. We travelled to Switzerland for the breeding and spent a week with Barak's owner Susi Muehlemann (Tepe Gawra). Barak proved just as wonderful as I had hoped: a lovely temperament, medium size, handsomely built, and in good condition despite his age. Susi also fell for Basma, and so the only black male Qashani Touman Hama was moving to live with his dad as a stud fee puppy but plans changed when Susi got back problems. Basma, as my other bitches, was also a wonderful mom and the pups very outgoing and mischivieous. If my previous litters have been energetic, these pups were even more so – they were also larger and more precocious. I was astonished when at well under three weeks they began to howl in unison daily like little wolves! Their coordination developed quickly as well. As tiny blind pups they already did laps around the 2 meter long whelping box and at three weeks they were already well up on their feet. At 6 weeks they ran, leapt and dug like much older pups and were bigger than my previous pups, eventhough at birth they weighed the same. We called these our infant mutant ninja 'lukis! Basma has been tested TgAA-negative in the spring of 2008, and her heart has been auscultated by a cardiologist, most recently in September 2008 - all was well. The T-litter is now 2 years old and two of them have begun their lure-coursing careers with success. All have nice, balanced builds and temperaments and move well. Most have snipey muzzles, though their jaws are strong and they have good teeth. Like Basma, three have a fair amount of dandruff, but no itching or allergies. Some have had ear infections and one an infected vulva. One, Qashani Talaqa al-Wajh, had localized juvenile demodicosis, one bald spot, which healed by itself. Otherwise they have thus far been healthy.

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sire: Barak imp. Syria	Touman	Unknown
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	Halma	Unknown
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dam: Basma imp. Syria	Guru	Unknown
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	Nasmah	Unknown
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Pictures of sire and dam The first day 3rd day 4th day 10th day 15.6.2006 25.6.2006 The puppies at age of 7 weeks