Page 48 - The Sloughi Review - Issue 8
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                                                                As we all missed our friends and family
                                                                during 2020, we decided to meet in Borås
                                                                a day in August with the Sloughi family at
                                                                Greyhound Park and let the Sloughis try
                                                                the ovaltrack; they enjoyed it as much as

                                                                we did. In Sweden it is not possible for
                                                                Sloughis to compete on the oval track but
                                                                we are welcome to participate
                                                                unofficially.


                                                                After the adventure at Greyhound Park
                                                                we had a picnic in a park in the center of

                                                                Borås. While being together we took the
                                                                opportunity to ”play dog show” together
                                                                and had great fun discussing the breed

             Lillit in the deep forest of Knaggälve © Permo     and individuals present, 8 out of Sweden’s
                                                                approximately 40 adult Sloughis in
        Wins aside, the most memorable moments                  Sweden were there.
        from this Easter-trip were, our Sloughi-fest
        when the Sloughi family got together and                Lillit finished her Swedish Conformation
        had a nice meal together, getting to know               title August 2021; she holds 7 Swedish

        each other and the outdoor lunch during a               CACs from the 7 dog shows she entered
        walk in the deep forest at Ullis’ in Knaggälve          given by both breed specialists and all
        before leaving for home.                                breed judges: Per Lundström, SE, Nina
                                                                Karlsdotter, SE, Marie-Josee Melchior,
        In September 2019, we met with the Sloughi              LU, Olaf Knauber, DE, György Tesics, HU,
        family and participated in the Swedish                  Salvatore Tripoli, IT,  Bengt-Åke Bogren,
        kennel club’s official Behavioral and                   SE.

        Personality Description and the results can
        be seen officially on their website.                    Lillit was awarded her Swedish Champion

                                                                title (SE CH) at her first show after 2
        And then Covid-19 hit the dog activities hard           years of age (due to the pandemic).
        with little to no possibility to participate in
        anything.
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