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One day, I was looking out the window and Saff was also the model for the fabulous
my heart stopped: Saff and Rsassa were first artist bronze statue of a Sloughi made
literally nose-to-nose with a large coyote since the early 1900s: “The Pursuit of a
on the other side of the fence. They were Distant Dream” by Debbie Engle, USA.
sniffing each other in total silence. The
coyote then left before I could get there Breeding
fast enough to chase him away. I had never With Moroccan Amal
seen this before nor have I seen this since. Born July 22, 2011, USA.
Male: Ch. V’Fa’Iz Shi’Rayân Swedish
Saff finished his Gazehound Racing coursing Ch.; females: V’Inaam GRC,
Champion title in straight racing in no time V’Nawal GRC Nubia cup 2014, Ch. V’Atiya,
but then had to take a break due to a soft Ch. V’Jada, Ch. V’Hadiyyah.
tissue injury in his shoulder resulting from
rough playing with Rsassa. He then finished
his Superior Gazehound Racing Champion Saff’s bloodline is still active in Finland,
title at the age of 10 at full speed. Saff was Germany, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands,
NOTRA (oval racing) National Champion and the USA.
Sloughi in 2013 and winner of the best
Sloughi athlete trophy: the Nubia Memorial Text and photos © M.-Dominique Crapon
Cup in 2015. de Caprona, 2024
2020, Saff is 10 years old
