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Dominique de Caprona provided With regard to the statements about
information that Gisela Bergmann and Mrs. breeding by the Bergmanns, this section
Stichelmeir had given her: contradicts Roland Stichelmeir's own
statements, see below, but it is very
"Over time, Sloughis came from Gafsa, Sidi interesting in regard to the Sloughis
Thabet (Abla), Tozeur (Sloughi Ben), Enfidha, themselves. He also writes:

Le Sers, Sidi Bouzid (Meknassy) and
Bouficha. For example, S'Tak and Hmami “… Tozeur is not far from the Algerian
(Hmame) from Mezouna in northern Algeria border. It is still not uncommon for nomads
were registered in Djidiouia at Relizane. (and smugglers) to cross the border, so a

They have enriched the population in national classification is rather difficult,
Tunisia with their litters." especially in Sloughi breeding. One should
consider this aspect: Sloughis are not the
Roland Stichelmeir contradicts Gisela result of static breeding, but come from
Bergmann and Ulrike Stichelmeir, his wife; nomads who do not respect the barely visible

they gave information and a pedigree of borders in the South. The Sloughi is now
their self-bred dogs to Dominique de more often on the back of an all-terrain
Caprona in 1999: pick-up, but it still corresponds to what I
saw in Tunisia over 40 years ago and is used
“… There were no dogs from Algeria, Gafsa, for hunting."

Sidi Thabet etc. that went to the Bergmanns.
I repeat: Srap from Linke had no offspring,
nor did Abla and Antar from Meknassy. Azm
from Linke only left offspring in Meknassy.
Breeding started with Kahena from

Meknassy and Stak and Hamam from
Algeria, that’s all. I do not know of any
Sloughis from Tunisia that went to Europe,

at least not to Germany, and the few imports
probably did not correspond to the taste (and
level of knowledge) of the judges. I have seen
nomad Sloughis in Tunisia, a type which do

not correspond to the expectations of Heinz-Gerd Bergmann with Dinah, 1994
western breeders, but funnily enough, they © Biebach
were dogs for hunting usage. Hamam, Stak
(from Algeria, see authors note) and Soufi

left very noble, sometimes large-framed dogs
in Baraket."