Puppies arrived April 12, 2010. Five boys, two girls. See photo pages for sire and dam: Midbar Shemesh Eyal
and Midbar Ofira M'Div Tarabin.
View pedigree.
Photo by Lane Bellman
Midbar Or M'Bustan Ha Galil sired a gorgeous AKC registered litter out of Saudi descent El Baz Leila, whelped
April 22, 2009, owned by Charlotte and Chris Wrather. Thank you Charlotte, for choosing Galil, and thank you
for my beautiful Midbar Osef M'Leila and Midbar Dvash M'Leila (web page under construction).
Midbar Hamra B'Shemesh CC,CM was awarded the American Saluki Association Adana Memorial Challenge Cup, 2009,
high scoring open field coursing bitch. In 2007, she won the Boomslang Trophy; 2008-2009 season the Reed and Barton
trophy (BOS Saluki in NOFCA); Grand Course qualifier 2007-8, 2008-9, 2009-10, 3rd place in Saluki breed hunt and 4th
overall at Grand Course 2008. Hamra was also WB/BOS at the Rio Pecos Kennel Club show September 10, 2006. In May 2010, she won her first
major and the second day she went WB. Hamra is owned, loved, and campaigned by N. Jean Warner and Joel Scheinberg, Owl Ridge
Ranch.
Photo by N. J. Warner
DC Midbar Gingit Yehkara SC,CC,FCh won the ASA Shahin trophy for progeny accumulating the most OFC points during
the 2006-2007 season AND in the same year, Gingit also shared the Brood Bitch trophy for the bitch producing the
most AKC show champions. To my knowledge, Gingit is the only Saluki to earn this dual distinction. She is owned,
loved, and campaigned by Dr. R. Place and Joseph Minor, Arabesque Salukis.
Photo by J. Minor
Congratulations to Astrid and Christian Moegling on their wedding September 21, 2006! They are pictured below
with bridesmaid Midbar Kesem Nefertari.
Midbar Shenhav B'Shemesh is now an AKC show champion. He was WD/BOW at the Clackamas Kennel Club show June 24, 2006 for a 5 point major from the 6-9 puppy class. Midbar Shenhav B'Shemesh was WD at the Willamette Valley Saluki Club Specialty show June 23, 2006 for a 4 point major from the 6-9 puppy class. He is owned, loved, and shown by Cheryl Myatt, Amrika Salukis.
Photo by M. LaBrache Brown
Midbar Kesem Layla was BOB at an ASFA lure trial on March 18, 2006 for another 24 points. She currently has 76 points and all her placements toward her FCh. Layla was BOB at an ASFA lure trial on December 30, 2005. This gave her 20 more points toward her FCh and a first placement. Layla is owned, loved, and campaigned by Sabrina Al Kafaji.
Photo by S. Al Kafaji
The Shemesh Litter arrived October 15, 2005. Parents are Midbar Or M'Bustan Ha Galil and Midbar Kesem Calanit. Photos, pedigrees and information on the Shemesh Litter page.
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Midbar Kesem Nefertari won her 2nd CAC on 30th July 2005 in Hoisdorf under German judge Mrs Margret Altfeld.
Midbar Kesem Nefertari was awarded the bitch CAC and was Best Bitch at the show in Hoisdorf (Germany) August 28, 2004 under judge Mrs Tromp-Pruijn (Netherlands).
Photo by A. Moegling
We moved to our new online home on January 30, 2006. The geocities web site will remain online, but will no longer be updated.
June, 2010
Anyone who visits this site, reads the history (in several places), looks through the litters (most photos fail to do justice to my cherished Salukis; pages are being revised so please check back), and reads the numerous articles spanning my 30 plus years of devotion to the Saluki, must sense the effort made over these three plus decades not only to understand our unique breed but to breed a unique Saluki.
Someone said that imitation is a form of flattery. Unfortunately, my first "view" is a disclaimer of any connection whatsoever, other than some e-mail and sharing of information as I do with anyone who contacts me, with the Israeli based Ruah Midbar kennel. Midbar USA was founded in 1976 and in 1982 I was fortunate enough to receive Dar and Div Tarabin from Igal Sella in Israel.
We all owe much to those enduring Bedouin whose migrations and customs preserved our Saluqis over centuries. Igal Sella was gifted Ruah Tarabin, a gift of honor, from Salim Ibn Jahzi of Ein Fortaga, Sinai. Ruah was bred to Lobo, also of known Bedouin origins. Igal did three breedings of Lobo x Ruah, then brother and sister from various litters to produce the four generations necessary for American Kennel Club enrollment and subsequent full AKC registration of offspring. (This is well before SPDBS domestic registry.) Dar and Div Tarabin are the treasured result of this preservation breeding done by Sella.
Only Dar and Div Tarabin, of known to be 100% Bedouin origin, formed the foundation desert thread of Midbar pedigrees. These lines are long gone from Israel, or buried generations and generations ago in unwritten lineages. There are even reports that the desert Saluqi itself has vanished from Sinai along with the tents and caravans and migrations.
Hence, there is no verifiable genetic Saluki connection and no personal connection between the long established Midbar USA and the new on the scene, clever on the www Ruah Midbar, hijacking the word "midbar" and, I assume, an intentional attempt to ride on my reputation, dedication, and scholarship. Yes, there IS the Israel connection, of which I am both grateful and proud. This connection Ruah Midbar is using to their own ends, whatever they may be.
Please be aware, Ruah Midbar is no kin of Midbar USA other than the use of the beautiful Hebrew word: Midbar = desert.
Photo by Z. Sirik