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When he was a teenager he gave us a
difficult time not coming back on leash at
the end of the walk. We had to use all
tricks in the books to ‘catch’ him and
practice our patience… But he has (almost)
grown out of that habit now.  

                                © Frie den Boer                                © William Pompe

Coursing is something he likes very much.        Gabr is now Dutch show champion, Dutch
Having had two formidable teachers in            show and performance champion, twice
Ferda Kamar al Akbar and Zinah, he               winner of the Holland Coursing Cup and
learned at an early age how to catch the         had a 4th and 5th place at the European
lure (or occasionally the hare).  He knows       Coursing Championships. Due to his
that cooperating with your companion             incomplete pedigree, because he has
works best.  On the lure-coursing field he       recent Algerian and Moroccan ancestry,
always tries to do that.  Most of the time       like his brothers Ganoosh Areen and
the other dog doesn’t understand what he         Ghanem, he cannot be awarded FCI
means but his girlfriend Yamka Schuru-           international titles.  
esch-Schams does and it is very special to
see them working together.                        

                                                                       Zinah, Gabr and Ferda © Siebel

                                                 Gabr Ghazelle Ksar Ghilane is by Dagash
                                                 Ksar Ghilane out of V’Hadiyyah Shi’Rayan.
                                                 He is bred by Cora Nürnberger and Ylenia
                                                 Gasparini in Germany.
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