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Aaniq winning his first major under Debbie Campbell-Freeman © Bob Kohler
Almahboubin Aaniq When we arrived, I placed Nicco in an x-pen,
First Bred By Exhibitor Group Winner in as we call them here in the United States, so
the AKC system that I could momentarily attend to a
By Nancy Lovelady, USA. personal need. When I returned, perhaps 5
minutes after, Nicco was GONE!
Born August 26, 2020, by IABCA Int./AKC
Ch. Qalb Elassad Bagir el Qamar out of AKC My heart pounded, and I began to look for
Ch. Kamea Mahanajim. Breeder: Nancy him, panic-stricken. In my 40 years of
Lovelady and owners: Elizabeth Flower and showing dogs, I had never lost a dog.
Nancy Lovelady, USA.
I spent two days searching for him, driving
Almahboubin Aaniq, aka “Nicco”, is the first in all nearby areas, walking huge cornfields.
Sloughi champion I bred, and I am quite Word was sent to a lost dog group on
proud of his accomplishments. He was my Facebook, for the state of Illinois and they
last puppy placed, as I felt he was ‘too good’ texted me sightings.
to go to a pet home; several inquiries were
made for him, but they were declined. He I sat out in a field, cut up strips of his
was placed with Dr. Elizabeth Flower, M.D., bedding and left a trail for him. I got a phone
on a co-ownership contract in 2020. call at 5:30 am that he had been sighted
nearby…then he came by again, three hours
Fast forward to June 2021, when he and I later, after his first sighting, but was scared
attended conformation shows in the off by a well-meaning exhibitor...he was so
Chicago area. close!
