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Fahel Shi’Rayân Winning Hound Group Puppy, fall 1997 © Bill Meyer
Fahel started competing in LGRA in spring He was the first SGRC 2 for the breed
of 1998, was defeated a few times by his Sloughi, the 2nd sighthound SGRC 3 and
sire Aswad Shi'Rayân and aunt A'Ssissa the first sighthound SGRC 4 in the history
Shi'Rayân, but in September 1998 he took of LGRA. The 4 SGRC titles were finished in
over the lead and was undefeated until fall 2001 and 2002.
of 2002, when he placed second a couple
of times behind his kennel mate I’Saar, Fahel became the first sighthound SGRC 5
while defeating him at other events (a in December 2003 and the first SGRC 6 in
tough competition). December 2004, a few days before his 8th
birthday.
Due to a dislocated toe slipping on ice,
Fahel took several months off racing in He was the # 1 all times sighthound in
1999 and resumed racing in 2000. LGRA in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
He was NOTRA National Champion in At almost 8 years of age, he was #1 Sloughi
2000. in LGRA, NOTRA and ASFA in 2004.
In LGRA, Fahel's points were won in Fahel has been awarded the Nubia
entries of a minimum of 5, mostly 8-15 Memorial Cup for the # 1 Sloughi in
Sloughis. performance events 5 times - in 1998, 1999,
2001, 2002 and 2003.
Fahel was the third SGRC and the third
SORC for the breed Sloughi.