Pure Saluki?

[cocker 2,654]

i could understand being a pioneer and fetching a saluki back 3500 miles for breeding coursing stock 20 or 30 years ago, but why do it now, when the coursing jobs f@cked and salukis are not in vogue, theres already good saluki/ saluki saturated working dogs here

Edited March 30, 2013 by cocker

[riohog 5,701]

i could understand fetching a saluki back 3500 miles for breeding coursing stock 20 or 30 years ago, but why do it now, when the coursing jobs f@cked and salukis are not in vogue, theres already good saluki/ saluki saturated working dogs here

and since when are sulukis only used just for coursing ?are they not capable of anything else?

[Banter 1,751]

a bit of racing that clip you put up of fifty salukis chasing a goat was good the lead dog was a goodn

[riohog 5,701]

a bit of racing that clip you put up of fifty salukis chasing a goat was good the lead dog was a goodn

there wasnt 50 only 48

[cocker 2,654]

i would be the first to defend them and say they are capable of many things, you know ive hunted them with falcons, had a go at lamping with them, killed deer with them before the ban, gone to watch coursing meetings, etc used them for mooching etc catching pheasants rabbits foxes etc had them up the scottish moorland etc ive ran and owned my own and also being lucky enough to be friends with a few saluki aficionado, stalwarts but in my opinion regarding hunting, and this is a hunting forum, they excel at one, the one they were bred for, the pursuit of game, and the imports i have seen with my own eyes performed no better in england, than dogs bred here off non import parentage, in fact they were not as good, due to having almost feral traits, the ones i have seen were much stronger willed than the more home bred type saluki, some traits you may have been able to put up with before 2005, but things have changed for the worse now

Edited March 30, 2013 by cocker

[Banter 1,751]

 

a bit of racing that clip you put up of fifty salukis chasing a goat was good the lead dog was a goodn

there wasnt 50 only 48

see if you can find it the lead dog had fantastic speed

[riohog 5,701]

i would be the first to defend them and say they are capable of many things, you know ive hunted them with falcons, had a go at lamping with them, killed deer with them before the ban, gone to watch coursing meetings, etc used them for mooching etc catching pheasants rabbits foxes etc had them up the scottish moorland etc ive ran and owned my own and also being lucky enough to be friends with a few saluki aficionado, stalwarts but in my opinion regarding hunting, and this is a hunting forum, they excel at one, the one they were bred for, the pursuit of game, and the imports i have seen with my own eyes performed no better in england, than dogs bred here off non import parentage, in fact they were not as good, due to having almost feral traits, the ones i have seen were much stronger willed than the more home bred type saluki, some traits you may have been able to put up with before 2005, but things have changed for the worse now

i think thats a preety fair sumary mate , and to be born in mind for those who may consider a coo bred sal without the western influence .. they are a different beasty .and take some understanding

[riohog 5,701]

 

i would be the first to defend them and say they are capable of many things, you know ive hunted them with falcons, had a go at lamping with them, killed deer with them before the ban, gone to watch coursing meetings, etc used them for mooching etc catching pheasants rabbits foxes etc had them up the scottish moorland etc ive ran and owned my own and also being lucky enough to be friends with a few saluki aficionado, stalwarts but in my opinion regarding hunting, and this is a hunting forum, they excel at one, the one they were bred for, the pursuit of game, and the imports i have seen with my own eyes performed no better in england, than dogs bred here off non import parentage, in fact they were not as good, due to having almost feral traits, the ones i have seen were much stronger willed than the more home bred type saluki, some traits you may have been able to put up with before 2005, but things have changed for the worse now

i think thats a preety fair sumary mate , and to be born in mind for those who may consider a coo bred sal without the western influence .. they are a different beasty .and take some understanding im talking anything from say 0 to about 3 or 4 gen

[desertbred 5,490]

anything you will be able to buy in Dubai Abu Dhabi or Qatar will be from the Arab equivelent of Hancock so take your chance but you will have to be lucky .The freight charges are the least of the problems , the good ones are family bred and very very very rarely gifted to anyone only in exceptional circumstances

Edited March 30, 2013 by desertbred

[riohog 5,701]

anything you will be able to buy in Dubai Abu Dhabi or Qatar will be from the Arab equivelent of Hancock so take your chance buit you will have to be lucky .The freight charges are the least of the problems , the good ones are famioly bred and very very very rarely gifted to anyone only in exceptional circumstances

haaaa haaa i didnt want to tell him that but your probebly right about the hancock thing

[brookie 1,193]

does the ordinary joe in the street not keep and work dogs why does it have to come from prince moneybags

banter they wont have better than what you have in your kennels mate .

[desertbred 5,490]

The Sheikh Hancock tribe have written loads on the subject but its all in Arabic LOL

[Charlie in bed 5]

Wow that is an eye opener, thank you chaps.

I was working on the oil plants out their last year, seen a few running with the locals, they impressed me but were not like lurchers over here.

I shall see if i can source a pup from over here a much more easier way i do think.

[riohog 5,701]

The Sheikh Hancock tribe have written loads on the subject but its all in Arabic LOL

 

 

The Sheikh Hancock tribe have written loads on the subject but its all in Arabic LOL

they would have been better off writing about catapults .... dont think they fetch as much money thiough YET!!

[desertbred 5,490]

sling shots mate David and Goliath thats the vogue but might be a niche market for brightly coloured catties