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T H E S L O U G H I R E V I E W
Next, we come to the treasurer's report.
There we read that on February 5, a
circular letter was sent to the members
(cost of this fl 2,86 for 50 pieces) in which it
was announced that the club now had the
opportunity to buy a male Sloeqi, born in
Morocco, in France, at a price not too high.
That was 1000 French francs, at the time fl
178, -. The treasury could only provide fl 50,
-, so the help of the members was sought.
This resulted in voluntary contributions of
fl 160.
The sale was soon concluded and in April
Senoussi arrived. He was admitted to the
kennel of Mr. W. G. Zandvoort in Bussum.
And that does not go quite well, which in
itself is not so surprising with 2 adult
strange Sloughi males.
We read further: “Mister Zandvoort was
unfortunately obliged after a few months to
find a new home for the new Arab because of
repeated life and death fights with his other
Sloughi male, the well-known champion
Caïd. Senoussi then came into the hands of
Dr. Fiets in Poortugaal. Due to the unruly
nature of the Arab, this gentleman had to
give us the dog again. We then sent him to
dressage with the gamekeeper J. Been in
Nieuw Vennep. However, as the club's
finances were not sufficient to pay for the
dressage and boarding costs for a long time,
it was decided to sell the dog to the said
gamekeeper. Thanks to the tact and
unspeakable patience of Mr. Been, Senoussi
has now become a docile dog.”
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The financial report shows that fl 10,- was
paid for board and the dog was sold for fl
45,- (fl 50,- minus fl 5,- board). He did bring
in fl 40,- in stud fees.
The studbook mentions that in July 1922
the dog was sold to G. van Barneveld Kooy.
That is the last line on his page. Perhaps
less docile as thought, we will never know.
The following article appeared in the 1920
Nederlandsche Hondensport:
THREE SLOEQIS.
Some weeks ago, we were able to report
the safe arrival of the Sloeqi dog Senoessi,
who was bought in France by the Dutch
Sloeqi Club in order to renew the blood of
the Sloeqi material present in our country.
Senoessi was a real Arabian, which had
been taken to France as a puppy from his
native country. The photo, which we
reproduced of this male at that time, was
not very successful and did not show the
beautiful body of this noble male very well.
But for lack of better we had to be content
with it.
However, we are now able to give a better
picture of this new importation, which we
hasten to print herewith, so that the
owners of SIoeqi bitches may see what a
fine dog the Dutch Sloeqi Club has brought
within our borders, for the improvement of
the breed.