Page 12 - THE SLOUGHI REVIEW Special Edition 5

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And their amazing persistence now makes these ancients appropriate for precisely something
as overly modern as the bicycle rider. I would almost dare to say the sloeqi is never tired.

After an eighty-kilometre trip behind the bicycle (as one of the owners of the sloeqis in our
country told me): “I came home with my dog, who was not even a year old at the time, and who
didn't even show any inclination to rest immediately.”

Let me first give a short description of the ideal sloeqi:

Shoulder height: for males 65 to 70 cm for bitches 60 to 66 cm.

General appearance: a medium-sized noble animal, quick, agile, elegant with intelligent gaze
and movements. Dry, very developed muscles; as little fat as possible. Very slender.

Head: long and narrow with jackal-like profile; eyes dark and large; ears carried behind.

Neck: muscular with beautiful roundness.

Chest: very deep; reaches to the elbow joint.

Body: short in relation to the length of the legs.

Abdomen: strongly tucked up.

Legs: very thin but very muscular; the paws must be clearly visible through the skin. As high
as possible. Toes well closed.

Tail: firmly curled; not sideways; must reach to the heel when stretched out.

Hair: very short and soft to the touch.

Colour: light sandy, not reddish; eyes dark surrounded by black eyelashes and black
spectacles making the eyes appear larger; black mask, nails black, soles black, lips black, nose
black.

Character: very gentle, even for visitors although usually poorly dressed people are not liked.

Reliable with children. The sloeqi barks little and then only briefly to warn.