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THE SLOUGHI, A FIRST FOR THE FCI!
BY DR. M.-DOMINIQUE CRAPON DE CAPRONA
According to the Fédération Cynologique first Sighthound breed recognized within
Internationale's website, we learn the the FCI system on November 8, 1934.
following:
Twenty-one years later, the twelve other
"The Fédération Cynologique Internationale Sighthound breeds in Group 10 started to
was created on May 22nd, 1911 with the aim get recognized by the FCI. They were
to promote and protect Cynology and added in the following order:
purebred dogs by any means it considers
necessary. Greyhound: April 23, 1955
Irish Wolfhound: April 26, 1955
The founding nations of the FCI are as Whippet: April 27, 1955
follows: Deerhound: April 29, 1955
• Germany (Kartell für das Deutsche Borzoi: January 13, 1956
Hundewesen and Die Delegierten- Italian Greyhound: October 22, 1956
Commission) Afghan Hound: December 12, 1961
• Austria (Osterreichischer Magyar Agar: March 29, 1963
Saluki: April 8, 1966
Kynologenverband) Galgo español: August 10, 1971
• Belgium (Société Royale Saint-Hubert) Azawakh: June 6, 1980
• France (Société Centrale Canine de Chart Polski: March 1, 2001
France)
• Netherlands (Raad van Beheer op Furthermore, a thorough comparison with
Kynologisch Gebied in Nederland) the remaining 343 breeds recognized by
The Fédération disappeared due to the first the FCI revealed the awesome fact that the
World War and in 1921, the Société Centrale Sloughi was also the FIRST BREED OF DOG
Canine de France and the Société Royale ever officially recognized by the FCI.
Saint-Hubert re-created it. It was followed 2 years later, in 1936, by
The new articles of association were the American Staffordshire Terrier. World
adopted on April 10th, 1921 and on March War II then prevented new recognitions,
5th, 1968, the FCI got the legal personality by and it was not until 1945 that another
decree." American breed, the Black and Tan
Coonhound, was officially recognized.
Looking through the thirteen Sighthound Further breed recognitions resumed 9
breeds recognized by the FCI, I was years later in 1954, then in 1955, and
surprised to find that the Sloughi was the following years.
