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Elizabeth Dawsari with her husband Dr. Fahad Al- Hazzam and La'aban in the 1970s
© E. Dawsari
Elizabeth Dawsari wrote to me on Facebook But we see that this willingness to
on May 10, 2021, "The Bedouins DO NOT ASK "outcross" does not mean the permanent
about the coat ... smooth or feathered. When mixing of spatially distant types, but that
breeding two smooths it was common to have it should happen from the 3rd generation
feathered puppies occur in the litter. ... It is on, so it was by no means the rule, but
important to note that the Dawsari tribe were the exception! And one must not forget
long-distance camel breeders. They followed a that the locations with different types
rather large migratory route in search of were historically very limited.
pasturage for their camels. Along the way
they interacted with other tribes and sub- Elizabeth Dawsari knew La'aban from her
tribes. If one of those tribes had an time in Saudi Arabia, which here in the
outstanding Saluki (i.e., hunter) they might West in the PawPeds and Sloughi Breed
Archive is spelled Laba'an. He was a
breed one of their bitches to that dog. They Saluki, who was born in the 1960s in the
understood genetics from a practical Nejd (Saudi Arabia) and was a famous
standpoint ... not knowing anything about the hunter. He was mated there with a Saluki
science. They understood how to line breed bitch, Thabya (see Gail Goodman, "The
and when to outcross their camels and horses Saluqi" p.645ff).
and Salukis. And ... by the way ... my Mother-
in-law came from the Qahtan tribe ... so even
in marriage, they knew when they needed
outside blood. They used to say every third
generation should bring in fresh blood...."
