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Sheik of Egypt and Egyptian Harem, apparently
imported from Egypt by Mrs Foster Mitchell in 1922,
exact origin not yet clear, therefore not certain whether
they are Salukis or Sloughis. In any case, these two
imports of "gazelle hounds" are smooth. The apparently
movable ears with the kink indicate ears that are typical
of Sloughis.

Quaritsch comments on Burchard's remarks
on the different forms of the Saluki on the
Arabian Peninsula, namely smooth and

feathered types side by side, in the following
way: "Dr. Burchard's remarks on the situation
in Saudi Arabia should also prompt us to
consider whether this country can still be
recognised as the country of origin for the

Saluki breed."

This attitude reflects the Western idea of
the time that a smooth sighthound is a
Sloughi, while a feathered one is a Saluki.

However, we have already highlighted the
fact that this attitude of purely considering
the phenotype leads to a dead end, because
even at the constituent meeting to
establish a first standard for the Saluki at
Crufts in 1923, there were different types
of coat. Feathered as well as smooth, from

different areas of origin.

Except for North Africa, if one excludes Egypt with the unclear original origins of the

"Salukis" imported from there.

Quaritsch derives his idea from modern state borders, but not from the tribal
structures of a culture based on family structures and kinship relationships.