I met a GORGEOUS saluki x greyhound at a rescue event in texas years ago- Stone was his name, I believe- solid white (or very pale cream) with light eyes, smooth coated- absolutely gorgeous fellow. Was terrible with other male dogs though, so we never even thought about him.
I'm really torn about adding a hound to my pack- greyhounds are out for me- I like dogs with FUR, and the greys that my corgis have played with have all been very thin skinned- a bad thing with guys who play as rough as the corgis tend to! Plus, I do obedience/agility too- and I *really* like my reliable recalls. Think I need a lurcher. Are lurchers ALLOWED in SCA stuff? :D Cait ---- Original Message ---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SCA_Coursing] 'lukis to the Great War & *Breed* Standards Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 10:22:23 -0500 ><html><body> > > > ><tt> >I have a friend in th UK who has a Saluki X Greyhound, Jonty, who is >the <BR> >prettiest "Saluki" I've ever seen.<BR> ><BR> >Looking at modern sighthound breeds, one can pretty trace the >eastward <BR> >Islamic expansion by looking at the dogs, and how they got larger and ><BR> >hairier as they moved nothwards (Salukis -> Afghans -> Borzoi). >It's harder <BR> >going west, except for finding the Pharoah Hound on Malta and the >Ibizan <BR> >Hound in the Balearics.<BR> ><BR> >As far as breeding "outside the box", so to speak, it >*could* be <BR> >useful....if one were willing to ruthlessly cull probably 95% of the >dogs <BR> >produced--after they were grown enough to evaluate performance, at >around a <BR> >year. Which, let's face it, is what has made the racing Greyhound >what it is <BR> >today. Only the fastest racers were allowed to live and breed. It's >one <BR> >reason that there is far less incidence of hereditary health problems >in NGA <BR> >Greyhounds as compared to AKC dogs. And actually, this has been done >in the <BR> >UK for a very long time. Lurchers were bred originally to be >poachers' <BR> >dogs...ones that would have the Greyhound speed, and the intelligence >of a <BR> >herding breed. In the UK, "lurchers" are usually defined as >a cross between <BR> >a Greyhound or Whippet and a herding breed (usually a border collie). >A <BR> >cross between two sighthounds is called a "longdog".<BR> ><BR> >Of course, now lurchers have become the new "yuppie" dog in >the UK. There <BR> >are even lurcher shows and a lurcher registry. There goes the >neighborhood! <BR> ><G><BR> ><BR> >Samira<BR> ><BR> > I love my salukis, but some of the prettiest I<BR> >> have seen have been some half breeds. ~snip~. The question >I have, is how<BR> >> distant are Greyhounds and other breeds from 'lukis, and would >it be more <BR> >> helpful<BR> >> for the breed to go outside *type* dogs and look to breed to, >say, herders <BR> >> or<BR> >> other working group types?<BR> ><BR> ><BR> ></tt> > > ><br> > ><!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> > ><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2> ><tr bgcolor=#FFFFCC> ><td align=center><font size="-1" color=#003399><b>Yahoo! Groups >Sponsor</b></font></td> ></tr> ><tr bgcolor=#FFFFFF> ><td align=center width=470><table border=0 cellpadding=0 >cellspacing=0> <tr> <td align=center><font face=arial >size=-2>ADVERTISEMENT</font><br><a >href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12921bt96/M=295196.4901138.6071305. >3001176/D=groups/S=1705767503:HM/EXP=1104592950/A=2128215/R=0/SIG=10s >e96mf6/*http://companion.yahoo.com"; alt=""><img >src="http://us.a1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/a/ya/yahoo_companion/lrec_comp >anion_043004.gif" alt="click here" width="300" height="250" >border="0"></a></td></tr></table> </td> ></tr> ><tr><td><img alt="" width=1 height=1 >src="http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=295196.4901138.6071305.3001176/ >D=groups/S=:HM/A=2128215/rand=588057585"></td></tr> ></table> > ><!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> > > > ><!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> > ><br> ><tt><hr width="500"> ><b>Yahoo! Groups Links</b><br> ><ul> ><li>To visit your group on the web, go to:<br><a >href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA_Coursing/";>http://groups.yaho >o.com/group/SCA_Coursing/</a><br> ><li>To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:<br><a >href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >ribe">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a><br> ><li>Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the <a >href="http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/";>Yahoo! Terms of Service</a>. ></ul> ></tt> ></br> > ><!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> > > ></body></html> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA_Coursing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
