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Left: coursing in Kansas, 2011 © Big Paw Prints and right: in 2007 © de Caprona
O'DAH SHI'RAYAN
June 1, 2004 - October 11, 2019 (15 years and O’Dah managed to course without being
4.5 months), USA. soaked while his companion, Mujiir, was
By Bi-na Mahanajim out of Ibtsama Haifa running right through the swamp and
Shi’Rayan. came out completely wet. Naturally,
Breeder: Dr. M.-Dominique Crapon de O’Dah was not placed first, but he was the
Caprona, owner: Dr. Bernd Fritzsch, USA. “dry” Sloughi.
“O’Dah was born the first day of June, and O’Dah was our fastest sloughi for a while,
became “my puppy." He was an outstanding dominating for years in LGRA and NOTRA
Shi’Rayan, great in the field and in the show events. I remember when we were going
ring, with wonderful presence, with one to the LGRA/NOTRA Nationals, O’Dah was
minor problem: if he was going into dark racing so far ahead of the other Sloughis,
corners, he would stop approaching the that I was not worried about O’Dah taking
person. He also hated to get wet. off, as he was trying to “play” with the
lure. At one time, I was standing close to
I remember when we had an ASFA O’Dah when he dived down to catch the
International Invitational coursing event in “bunny.” He knocked me off my legs from
Oklahoma, it was soaked with water to the underneath with only one thing in mind:
extent that the field was almost filled with get the “bunny.” That was O’Dah, intense
rain, with a few dry spots. and running for nearly eight years. Later
on, we offered him to run for his own fun.
