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FOREWORD
BY M.-DOMINIQUE CRAPON DE CAPRONA - USA
Welcome to this special issue of Sloughi Please enjoy what is presented here and
Review which is entirely dedicated to the keep in mind when judging these dogs that
Stud Book of the Dutch Sloeqi Club, as the standard for the breed was different
the breed was named at the time - prior then and called for folded ears among
to World War II. other details.
This incredible document reveals the Also, times were harsher then. Two world
enthusiasm and devotion for this breed in wars took place and veterinary medicine
the Netherlands at the time. did not have access to vaccines. Effective
vaccines against Distemper and
All the dogs were carefully named and Leptospirosis were not available until the
described by hand, many with 1950s; against Parainfluenza until the
photographs. 1970s; against Bordetella bronchiseptica
until the 1980s, etc.
It shows us how the breed looked like a
century ago and how much effort was put The photos damaged by time have been
into the Sloughi by the Dutch fanciers. restored. Only scratches, stains and tears
have been removed, no modifications were
Tragically, World War II brought an end applied to the dogs themselves, so that
to all of this, but the Studbook amazingly their looks are faithfully preserved.
survived.
To avoid distracting colors distortions, all
This book is simply invaluable to all photos were turned into sepia. Names in
admirers of the genuine Maghrebian larger font refer to the Sloughis featured in
Sloughi interested in the history of the the nearby photographs. Words in italics are
breed in the Western world. Els Siebel's comments.
Required ear set of the Sloughi (left) prior to 1937, compared to Greyhound (right).
