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Taxonomically, it is difficult to differentiate between the historical breeds. It would have to
be examined whether an ecological landrace between Sloughi and Saluki (Tazy) could
historically be considered as a designation, in which morphologically identical or similar
races are addressed as different races if they occur geographically separated. (https://
www.wikiwand.com/de/articles/Taxonomie, 30 October 2024)

Phylogenetically, the study by Bergström et al. in 2020 refers to the different ancestries of
Sloughi and Saluki (see Sloughi Review 7). The same applies to the Cell Report by Parker et al.
in 2017, the clusters and cluster structures of Sloughi and Saluki differ greatly. American
Salukis bred according to a standard are also compared with Salukis from the Sinai regions,
which also differ genetically.

This "free choice of mate" arises by chance according to the character of a nomadic passing
tribe with a (sighthound) dog of the same races, and thus differs from a targeted mating
based on a planned breeding with eugenically selected breeding partners.

It must be said, however, that we do not yet know exactly how such a mating was initiated in

the Maghreb. However, the mating of purebred dogs according to the standard will differ
from this original form in a landrace. Since there are nomadic and semi-nomadic groups of
both Berber and Arabian descent, it can be assumed that the Sloughis have the same breeding
basis.

Aren't sexual partners often mated against the will of the bitch or the male dog in
standardised selected breeding? The instinctive rejection of a sexual partner that sometimes
occurs is completely disregarded with the help of "modern methods", for example the use of
frozen semen.

In his life as a Saluki, Laba'an II Al Khalij is still used as a stud dog by Dr. John Burchard for the
Saluki bitch Loofah Al Khalij. This must have been known and noticed during the evaluation of
Laba'an II Al Khalij! Dr. John Burchard describes TURFAH from this litter as a "young bitch" in
his letter to Philipp U. Weber in November 1980, so she could even have been whelped in

Switzerland. Loofah Al Khalij was whelped in Al-Khobar in Saudi Arabia in May 1978 (pedigree
Burchard).

In the letter dated 17 November 1980 from Dr. John Burchard to Philipp U. Weber,
Burchard mentions the Saluki bitch TURFAH, who was by Laba'an II, Saluki, out of Loofah,
a Saluki (see page 119).