Sloughi

[shushycatcher 219]

i went to a show today and was chatting to a lad with a smart looking bitch,which i thought was a saluki cross,he then informed me it was a Sloughi cross.I hadnt heard of this breed before and was wondering if anyone owned and worked one.Pure breed or cross,what they like? How do they differ from a saluki performance wise etc. Any pics would be good. ATB Shushy

[chartpolski 23,956]

The Saluki lads on here will probably disagree; but the North Africans who own and run Sloughis will say that the Saluki and the Sloughi are just regional differences of the same breed, just like you get smooth and feathered variaties of Salukis in the Middle East.

 

Cheers.

 

Edited May 30, 2011 by chartpolski

[J.DOG 1,355]

The breed is not as previously believed, closely related to the Saluki. DNA testing has shown that these two breeds are only remotely related. The Sloughi's closest relative is the Azawakh

lol I only know this cos I own a saluki and wanted to know the difference too.I hear that they are very similar in ability and hunting style of greyhound and they are known as being quite rare (pure bred) in some countries.

hope it helps

Edited May 30, 2011 by J.DOG

[maitland93 13]

Does any one run these and if put into a dog what would it bring to it

[J.DOG 1,355]

I have acually never seen one of these dogs in the flesh

there is lots of vids on YouTube

Edited May 31, 2011 by J.DOG

[riohog 5,714]

Does any one run these and if put into a dog what would it bring to it

 

 

seen them run on a track in germany they are slow compared to a saluki .. but they have bags of stamina they are long distance runners . and they are not a regional variation of the saluki although some thought they were up untill the middle of the 1900,s

[Paid 935]

I also read a page on the dna testing of the sloughi, that found that is wasn't closely related to the saluki

[skycat 6,173]

They are generally very aloof and reserved with strangers, supposedly so even if well socialised as pups. I saw quite a few in Morocco and the South of France when I lived out there. The ones I saw where a lot stockier than the one in the photo on this thread, but the basic shape was the same. They do vary quite a bit depending on exactly where they evolved: bit like Salukis in that respect. The mountain dogs are heavier and stockier than the desert bred dogs.

[Little fish 3]

http://www.k9community.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=63667 few pics of my pure bred Sloughi on here . Edited May 31, 2011 by Little fish

[riohog 5,714]

They are generally very aloof and reserved with strangers, supposedly so even if well socialised as pups. I saw quite a few in Morocco and the South of France when I lived out there. The ones I saw where a lot stockier than the one in the photo on this thread, but the basic shape was the same. They do vary quite a bit depending on exactly where they evolved: bit like Salukis in that respect. The mountain dogs are heavier and stockier than the desert bred dogs.

 

do you have any photos : ,of these heavier stocky ,mountain dogs?

[skycat 6,173]

http://sloughi.tripod.com/sloughinet/tunisia/tunis.html

 

I don't personally have any photos: this was nearly 30 years ago! Unfortunately I didn't possess a camera in the days when I had contacts in Morocco and visited. I found the above site by Googling mountain type Sloughis. I was lent a video once of various types of desert hound: think it was made by Terence Clark (think that's the right name) and they featured on there as well. But its only the same as the different Saluki types: depending on where they evolve: smooth, feathered, stockier, leaner with longer legs.

 

I just liked the slightly feral attitude of the Sloughis I did meet: never actually got to see them working though,pity.

 

Edited to add: there seem to be a fair few Sloughi breeders in France though, though I doubt they are working dogs.

 

Also, I don't know it this is true or not,but it has been said that the true Sloughis are never brindle, and that the brindle ones are the result of out crossing to Greyhounds. Sorry don't know much more about them: I'd still love one, but the only person who was breeding them for real was that mad old woman near Bristol: apparently she had over 20, completely unsocialized and running wild on her place. Again, don't quote me on that as I didn't see it with my own eyes.

[riohog 5,714]

http://sloughi.tripod.com/sloughinet/tunisia/tunis.html

 

I don't personally have any photos: this was nearly 30 years ago! Unfortunately I didn't possess a camera in the days when I had contacts in Morocco and visited. I found the above site by Googling mountain type Sloughis. I was lent a video once of various types of desert hound: think it was made by Terence Clark (think that's the right name) and they featured on there as well. But its only the same as the different Saluki types: depending on where they evolve: smooth, feathered, stockier, leaner with longer legs.

 

I just liked the slightly feral attitude of the Sloughis I did meet: never actually got to see them working though,pity.

 

Edited to add: there seem to be a fair few Sloughi breeders in France though, though I doubt they are working dogs.

 

Also, I don't know it this is true or not,but it has been said that the true Sloughis are never brindle, and that the brindle ones are the result of out crossing to Greyhounds. Sorry don't know much more about them: I'd still love one, but the only person who was breeding them for real was that mad old woman near Bristol: apparently she had over 20, completely unsocialized and running wild on her place. Again, don't quote me on that as I didn't see it with my own eyes.

chances are they were /are crossed with the galgo,and azawahk not sure if thats the correct spelling. hence the brindle or the mastiffs from italy look at the heads !! on the heavier built dogs.

Edited May 31, 2011 by riohog