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She won Best In Show in Germany, in 1983, Fannaya was never ill and reached the
at a show organized by Mr. Schritt, with an high age of 16 years!

entry of over 40 Sloughis and a lot of other
sighthounds. And she was only entered With thanks to Fannanya’s owner Nely
because she accompanied the Afghans of a Bleji."
friend of Nely’s, who were the main reason
for going to that show. By Els Siebel, the Netherlands.

On August 28 1983, Fannanya won the Editor’s note: Fannanya herself did not

sighthound group at the big show in have puppies but her bloodline lives
Rotterdam becoming the first Sloughi to do on today through her two brothers Fursan
so! All the other Sloughi owners of those and Furuq of Mumtaz-I-Javanadmi.
days enjoyed this victory with her! In the
breed competition, her brother Fursan was

best dog, CAC, CACIB - their judge was
Mrs. Heerkens–Verschuuren.

According to the old sighthound judge and
Sloughi specialist Mr. van der Molen, it
took so long because the breed Sloughi
does not look that spectacular at all.

Above: a very special memory, placing first at the FCI
World show, 1985. The next day the owner underwent
a new and successful transplant against Leukemia.

Right: Fannanya in 1983 winning Best In Show
under the rain in Germany.