Interesting article on Salukis

[skycat 6,173]

Found this on Ozziedoggers: put on there by Grubbavitch. Very interesting reading.

 

http://saluqi.home.netcom.com/belkin.htm

[Guest SJM]

Ive just begun to read this article, and allready I am nodding my head at the first line of the first paragraph

 

I WANT YOU TO LEAVE HERE with this idea: things you cannot see are more important than things you can.

 

Looks like an interesting article, am going to make myself a cuppa and have a read

[Guest SJM]

Fantastic article, best I have read in a long time. I wish someone would write one for every single KC registered breed that originally had a working function, in particular the ones which are still supposed to, today ie gundogs, hounds, terriers, herding breeds etc

 

I would love to shake that mans hand but sadly at the beginning of the article it says that he passed away

[snoopdog 1,256]

good post skycat ..ive read this before and just read some of it again ...the bloke seems to talk alot of sense ...we just have to understand hes talking about the pure and not the 3/4 based saluki we run....i will read it all again when i have more time to let the info sink in ....but a very intersting write up ....thanks ...snoop

[sandymere 8,263]

Excellent article, reads as if the fella had his head screwed on! intrestin points from someone who appears to have experience in the field and a certain amount of experimental study ie track times etc.

The only ? I would make is dogs running circles round a car doing 45 mph maybe they ment Km.

[Guest joe ox]

Excellent reading thankyou skycat, Dan Belkin comes across as a open minded and modest man.

[inan 841]

Found this on Ozziedoggers: put on there by Grubbavitch. Very interesting reading.

 

http://saluqi.home.netcom.com/belkin.htm

Excellent article told with modesty,that puts some preconceived ideas on their head.The author is talking from practical ,"in the field "experience and as has been proved time and again ,you can't beat it!

Thanks Skycat ,a very interesting read.Inan.

[skycat 6,173]

I was waiting for someone to comment on the fact that the skeleton is not fully fused, i.e. ready to run hard, until 14 months. Hopefully some of the people who enter their pups to hard work early will read this and realise that even a lightly built dog isn't really mature enough to work hard before this age.

 

I've been as guilty as the next person of letting a 10 to 12 month old lurcher do to much: and it always shows in the long run: usually in damaged shoulders and hip joints.

[DiStuRBeD 0]

yes article seems quite good doesnt it, only read the first bit, there is 25 pages there

[juckler123 707]

I was waiting for someone to comment on the fact that the skeleton is not fully fused, i.e. ready to run hard, until 14 months. Hopefully some of the people who enter their pups to hard work early will read this and realise that even a lightly built dog isn't really mature enough to work hard before this age.

 

seen many fail from early and incorrect entering i give em till there a good age eighteen months to two years before they get tested fully

Great article Skycat

[Guest Frank]

Thats was very good reading, thanks Skycat.

Very intersting, how he mentions, the 14 month old, quiting the fast hares, but catching the easy half grown ones, using its brain, unlike a greyhound?

These dogs, are by far, more feral then i thought, very interesting.

[roan 4]

brilliant article read it a few years ago and it made me consider trying to compile a similar document for deerhounds its in progress but it will be a while before it will be at a stage of that quality as i lack the knowledge on showing presently as quite simply i hate shows and attend them very irregularily however i will aim to solve this and portay the ever growing undesired distinction between show and hunting stock ,,,,,