Preserving the Saluki involves understanding and supporting not only the traditional cultures that still live side by side with him, but also by providing science-based information on Saluki history, Saluki genetics, and resources of information.

There is a type called "desert Saluki" or "Sinai Saluki" or "Hijazi Saluki", which descends from bloodlines brought directly from the original region of the breed. It exists in the entire Middle Eastern region but the origin is West of the Arabian Peninsula. In Israel the type is known as the "Negev Saluki". [14] .

Welcome to Desertskye Salukis! Best in Show, Best in Specialty, National Specialty Winning, and Best in Field Salukis. Located in Southern New England. Our Salukis can excel in the AKC show ring, lure coursing, and as pampered companions. If you’re interested in a Saluki puppy, please visit our Litters page for information on planned litters.

SCOA holds a Desert Bred Exhibition at its National every year. Visit this link for more information about the Exhibition as well as catalogs from past events.

The Saluki is an ancient hunting dog. For thousands of years they would accompany the Bedouins, their hunting falcons, and their Arabian horses on hunts in the desert. The Bedouins would release the falcons to look for game from above, and the Salukis would follow the falcon.

Society for the Perpetuation of Desert Bred Salukis. 2,598 likes · 7 talking about this. The SPDBS became a domestic registry, recognized by AKC in 2002,...

Feb 3, 2020 · A serious interest in the Saluki will inevitably expose one to the words, “Desert bred,” “ROO,” or “COO” Saluki, but what do any of these terms mean?

The Society for the Perpetuation of Desert Bred Salukis would not have any critiqued Desert Bred Salukis if petroleum had not changed the economics of the Middle East radically in the last half of the twentieth century.

Dec 30, 2015 · Considered the aristocrat of the greyhound family, the Saluki has, for millennia, been an honoured companion of man. Its air of aloof dignity and independent spirit has for centuries made this breed of dog cherished in the desert lands of Arabia – a hound without equal.

Our challenge is conserving and perpetuating the COO (Country 0f Origin) Saluki genetic resource into the 21st Century. The Society Studbook is the repository of function bred Salukis originating in and descending from their original homelands in …