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Physiological characteristics that are necessary for a long hunt at top speed in the field
cannot simply be bred. For example, dogs under such stress need a particularly large heart to
supply the muscles with oxygen and the blood must be thicker to transport the oxygen to the
muscles.

Other breeders also used dogs from Afghanistan, such as L'Karla Diane, or Azawakh like Safo-
Garra. The origin of Luuk was not clearly traceable. For Muna, according to Schritts, there
was a note in the letter from the previous owner that she came from Morocco. Out of
uncertainty, she was first registered as a Galgo español, but later judges rated her as a
Sloughi.

Imports from regions of origin that are not assigned to the current FCI Standard No. 188
Sloughi or other standards must therefore be regarded as foreign and unauthorised.

They are therefore not North African Sloughis. Mating of North African Sloughis with dogs
from foreign regions must be regarded as mixtures with the Sloughi, even if they have been
mistakenly and erroneously entered in a Sloughi registry.

After a few generations, these Sloughi mixes often look convincingly like a North African
Sloughi, but there are also some that still cannot deny their true origins. Excessively large
ears, coat markings and colours that were uncommon in the countries of origin until the
1970s characterise the foreign origins.

Bersheba's Meezaan, mixed origin, unknown photographer.