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For comparison: correct ear carriage of Sloughis until
1938, when the standard was changed. Does the
change of the standard by the French have anything
to do with the Saluki imports from Syria from 1930?
Bronze by A. Dubucand circa 1870 © D. Lecomte

... (La'aban stands for Laba'an II Al Khajij in the following statements, author's note)

Hello Mr Liedke, La'aban is a frequently used name for males, La'aba is the name for
females. Unfortunately I can't give you an answer because I simply don't know. La'aban
came to us as a rescue. That was pretty much all we knew. We didn't know John Burchard

back then.

Thomas Liedtke: For example, was he categorised as a Saluki or Sloughi breed before you
had him assessed?

... I received a message that two sighthounds from Saudi Arabia were arriving at Zurich

station and needed a place to stay. That was more or less all we knew. As it was winter and
very cold for such dogs, we agreed to take them in. No, there was no such classification.

Thomas Liedtke: Accordingly, the main reason for the assessment of Laba'an II could have

been that there was uncertainty as to whether he was a Saluki or a Sloughi. The then valid
standard for Sloughis 188c did not give any information on the origin of the FCI Sloughi
breed. However, Mr Oechslin notes that "short-haired Salukis" were not included as
Salukis in the Saluki Register at that time. See text below.

You see, for me La'aban and Loofah, who came to us with him, were simply lovely dogs who

fitted in perfectly with our pack. We regularly went to the racecourse back then. But as you
can't really take part without being registered in the stud book, we decided to have them
registered. La'aban was then registered as a Sloughi due to his format (shorter than tall) and
as a short-hair, assessed by two judges. Loofah was recognised and registered as a Saluki at

a show.