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Saluki World Congress 2008

       

Welcome one and all to celebrate the multifaceted Saluki in all its glory! The Finnish Saluki fancy warmly invites you and yours to a Saluki celebration without equal - 7 days of seminars, shows, races and lure-courses set in the lovely Finnish summer. A chance to share our passion for the breed with likeminded people from across the globe, from neophytes to seasoned veterans.

    

We offer a full week of Saluki activities:

26.06. The Saluki Lure-Coursing Competition
27.06. The National Saluki Speciality (Judges Mrs. Rosemary Lewis of
the Knightellington Salukis, England, and Dr. JoAnn van Arsdale of the
Chubasco Salukis, USA)
28.06. The National Sighthound Speciality
29.06. An International All-breed Show
30.06. Seminars
01.07. Seminars and the Saluki Racing Competition
02.07. The Saluki Racing Competition

The seminars cover all things Saluki and are given by recognized authorities in the breed:

Dr. Riitta Aho (DVM) (Finland) - Saluki movement and conformation
Dr. JoAnn van Arsdale (DVM) (USA) - Saluki Health
Dr. John Burchard (Ph.D) (USA) - hunting and coursing
Sir Terence Clark (UK) - Salukis in the countries of origin
Dr. Espen Engh (DVM) (Norway) - Saluki types and trends around the world
Ms. Karin Hedberg (Sweden) - Saluki temperament
Ms. Dagmar Hintzenberg-Freisleben (Germany) - Saluki activities
Ms. Annika Kutilainen (Finland) - Saluki colors and their inheritance
Brian Duggan and Mary Beth Rogers (USA) - Saluki history
Hamad Alghanem (UAE) - A life with Salukis

The seminar days are wrapped up with panel discussions on the day's topics.
Don't miss out on the Saluki celebration of a lifetime!

For more information contact:

Coordinator, Communications Officer
Ms. Micaela Lehtonen
Metsäkulmantie 27
FIN-14770 Eteläinen
Finland
+358-41-483 2630
qashani@gmail.com