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Chapter 9 – p 128
Type or breed? Sidenote. The Taigan who does not look like a Taigan, but hunts like a
Taigan. The Borzoi and his types of a landrace, Boldareff on the idea of the English to
favour one type as the “real Borzoi” and to neglect the other types.

Chapter 10 – p 131
The hunting dog and protector of herds and dwellings, where do we find the Sloughi? The

social question in man and dog, Kurt Kotrschal. Modern selected dog breeds, Mendel and
Johannsen, the phenotype. Heidi Parker and the genetic study of 2004. The Belyaev
experiment: selection for a trait, Pandora's box is opened, in the end only hope remains.
The Sloughi is not a product of selection in the sense of breeding a modern selected
breed.

Chapter 11 – p 135
Alternatives to the idea of breeding to standard. The Africanis is the result of natural
selection and physical and mental adaptation to environmental conditions, Johan Gallant
and Joseph Sithole. Nomadism and sedentary cultures influence each other. Mental and
social exercise is important to Sloughis!

Chapter 12 – p 143
“Domestication”, the term. The “domestic”, old fashioned for: the servant. The concept of
eugenics, David J. Galton, a cousin of Darwin, with whose ideas Darwin disagreed. Darwin
and “natural selection” or just “selection”.
Domestication and man's contemptuous attitude towards fauna and flora. Angela Perri's
functional view.

Summary - p 145
Dog and master. The Capitoline she-wolf. The ideal Sloughi. Hunting community - living
community. The pride of the Maghreb and companion of man, whether in wealthy or poor
circumstances. Man is repaid for the benevolence shown to the Sloughi by good manners,
cleanliness and decency, and a pleasant nature. Amaya's urge to learn about the world
and her mental strength until old age.

Acknowledgements - p 158

Literature, links - p 161