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T H E S L O U G H I R E V I E W 0 4

CELEBRATING LONGEVITY
BY Dr. M.-DOMINIQUE CRAPON DE CAPRONA

Dinah with Doyan, oldest recorded Sloughi in North Africa, lived to at least 15 years in Tunisia
© de Caprona 1999

Half a century has passed since the They are presented in chronological order
beginning of the Sloughi Renaissance in the according to their dates of birth.
Western World. These fifty years have seen
the upheavals caused by health problems Of course not all could be featured, and
such as Progressive Retinal Atrophy – many probably remain unknown and
which led to the development of a untraceable. But collaboration between
genotyping test effectively controlling the Sloughi people has really helped to bring

disease, such as cardiac problems and more together these stories in various countries
recently Steroid Responsive Meningitis- from the 1970s to today. We also could not
Arteritis (SRMA) and Shaking Puppy go beyond 52 pages for this issue and some
Syndrome, among others. contributions were received too late to be
included in this issue.

It is however important to remember the
Sloughis that, through it all, maintained We hope you enjoy these stories that span
their health until a very old age, proving four and a half decades.
that not all is negative in the breed.
Many thanks to all contributors, and to
This issue is entirely dedicated to Sloughis Jeannette Oliver and Iris Zuszek for their
that lived older than 15 years of age. help in locating some owners and photos.