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T H E S L O U G H I R E V I E W 1 9
In 2006, I got in touch with a local Sloughi What was remarkable was her absolutely
scout through the president of the unique, relaxed nature. Although Sina
Moroccan Sloughi Club. Mr. Ahmed M. had only lived in her village so far, the
Charkaoui introduced me to various female long taxi ride and the stay in the big city
dogs in the Atlas Mountains. were no problem at all. As if she had
never done anything else, we were able
When I saw Sina for the first time, I was to ride elevators at the hotel and go on
immediately impressed by her charisma leash walks around Fes. She also survived
and elegant appearance. I had never seen a the flight back to Germany in complete
dog like that on my trip up to that point. calm.
Born in 2002, she lived with a family in a This calm arose from an obviously
mud hut in the Lower Atlas Mountains. The irrepressible strength of character and
owners valued Sina because of her great power. So, she became the boss of the
passion for hunting. Thanks to her success local pack without a fight. You could
in rabbit hunting, she was able to regularly never tell she was stressed.
supply the family with meat.
The DWZRV racing license was quickly
Luckily, we quickly came to an agreement acquired and Sina was also able to score
and the journey back to Germany could successfully at exhibitions with several
begin. Excellent ratings.
We happened to have the chance to take
part in a MARS DNA study on breed
profiles. The result confirmed that my
Atlas beauty had 100% purebred Sloughi
genetics.
With judge Dr. el Baroudi in Paris 2006
