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Left Oya sleeping with an Italian Greyhound and left with her son Anamur Ksar Ghilane
OYA SCHURU-ESCH-SCHAMS
October 21, 1996 – May 16, 2012 (15 years She was a first-class sunshine and never
and 7 months), Germany. in a bad mood, a boundless optimist.
By Ushur Schuru-esch-Schams out of From the time she moved in at 12 weeks
Rashiqa Schuru-esch-Schams. here with me in Albig, she ruled this
Breeders: Ingeborg & Eckhard E. Schritt house and continues to do so far beyond
and Dr. Erich Zimmermann, owner: Cora her death.
Nürnberger, Germany.
Oya, a tremendously lively girl, was
"Oya Schuru-esch-Schams was, after my endowed with what distinguishes a race
two Tunisian males, my first Sloughi and to Sloughi: we call it bite (drive). That is, the
this day she was and is unique! absolute will to succeed, in this case to
catch the hare.
Oya, with a charisma that I have never seen
in a single Soughi, was with her 65 cm, She showed that particularly well in her
rather small and inconspicuous, but by her World Championship race victory in
appearance and her very frequent and on- Münster, in 2001. At just under 5 years of
command laughter, she was always the age, this magnificent success was also a
center of attention, no matter where she victory over a long injury break,
was and what she did. culminating in a toe amputation five
weeks before this title race.
